diff --git a/src/v2i-hub/CARMAStreetsPlugin/test/test_JsonToJ3224SDSMConverter.cpp b/src/v2i-hub/CARMAStreetsPlugin/test/test_JsonToJ3224SDSMConverter.cpp
index 3fa751476..5f033a553 100644
--- a/src/v2i-hub/CARMAStreetsPlugin/test/test_JsonToJ3224SDSMConverter.cpp
+++ b/src/v2i-hub/CARMAStreetsPlugin/test/test_JsonToJ3224SDSMConverter.cpp
@@ -255,14 +255,92 @@ namespace CARMAStreetsPlugin
 
         ASSERT_EQ(11, *sdsmPtr->objects.list.array[0]->detObjOptData->choice.detVeh.vehicleClass);
         ASSERT_EQ(75, *sdsmPtr->objects.list.array[0]->detObjOptData->choice.detVeh.classConf);
-
+         tmx::messages::SdsmEncodedMessage encodedSdsm;
+        converter.encodeSDSM(sdsmPtr, encodedSdsm);
+        ASSERT_EQ(41,  encodedSdsm.get_msgId());
+	
+        std::string expectedSDSMEncHex = "00294e81303330343fdf5dc933c4e226c29af8da011e1a2ffe203dd790c3514017f304bea06402c7cfbe97c00992a0d18fa23e808fa0bb900ffff2e61ff96004b039d04e412bbe6fee2585791aeca172c0";
+        ASSERT_EQ(expectedSDSMEncHex, encodedSdsm.get_payload_str());	
     }
 
     // Test for SDSM optional data - VRU data
     TEST_F(test_JsonToJ3224SDSMConverter, convertJsonToSDSM_vru)
     {
         JsonToJ3224SDSMConverter converter;
-        std::string valid_json_str = "{\"equipment_type\":1,\"msg_cnt\":1,\"objects\":[{\"detected_object_data\":{\"detected_object_common_data\":{\"acc_cfd_x\":4,\"acc_cfd_y\":5,\"acc_cfd_yaw\":3,\"acc_cfd_z\":6,\"accel_4_way\":{\"lat\":-500,\"long\":200,\"vert\":1,\"yaw\":400},\"heading\":16000,\"heading_conf\":4,\"measurement_time\":-1100,\"object_id\":12200,\"obj_type\":1,\"obj_type_cfd\":65,\"pos\":{\"offset_x\":4000,\"offset_y\":-720,\"offset_z\":20},\"pos_confidence\":{\"elevation\":5,\"pos\":2},\"speed\":2100,\"speed_confidence\":3,\"speed_confidence_z\":4,\"speed_z\":1000,\"time_confidence\":2},\"detected_object_optional_data\":{\"detected_vru_data\":{\"attachment\":3,\"basic_type\":1,\"propulsion\":{\"human\":2},\"radius\":30}}}}],\"ref_pos\":{\"long\":600000000,\"elevation\":30,\"lat\":400000000},\"ref_pos_el_conf\":10,\"ref_pos_xy_conf\":{\"orientation\":25000,\"semi_major\":235,\"semi_minor\":200},\"sdsm_time_stamp\":{\"day\":4,\"hour\":19,\"minute\":15,\"month\":7,\"offset\":400,\"second\":5000,\"year\":2007},\"source_id\":\"01020304\"}";
+        std::string valid_json_str = R"(
+        {
+            "equipment_type": 1,
+            "msg_cnt": 1,
+            "objects": [
+                {
+                "detected_object_data": {
+                    "detected_object_common_data": {
+                    "acc_cfd_x": 4,
+                    "acc_cfd_y": 5,
+                    "acc_cfd_yaw": 3,
+                    "acc_cfd_z": 6,
+                    "accel_4_way": {
+                        "lat": -500,
+                        "long": 200,
+                        "vert": 1,
+                        "yaw": 400
+                    },
+                    "heading": 16000,
+                    "heading_conf": 4,
+                    "measurement_time": -1100,
+                    "object_id": 12200,
+                    "obj_type": 1,
+                    "obj_type_cfd": 65,
+                    "pos": {
+                        "offset_x": 4000,
+                        "offset_y": -720,
+                        "offset_z": 20
+                    },
+                    "pos_confidence": {
+                        "elevation": 5,
+                        "pos": 2
+                    },
+                    "speed": 2100,
+                    "speed_confidence": 3,
+                    "speed_confidence_z": 4,
+                    "speed_z": 1000,
+                    "time_confidence": 2
+                    },
+                    "detected_object_optional_data": {
+                    "detected_vru_data": {
+                        "attachment": 3,
+                        "basic_type": 1,
+                        "propulsion": {
+                        "human": 2
+                        },
+                        "radius": 30
+                    }
+                    }
+                }
+                }
+            ],
+            "ref_pos": {
+                "long": 600000000,
+                "elevation": 30,
+                "lat": 400000000
+            },
+            "ref_pos_el_conf": 10,
+            "ref_pos_xy_conf": {
+                "orientation": 25000,
+                "semi_major": 235,
+                "semi_minor": 200
+            },
+            "sdsm_time_stamp": {
+                "day": 4,
+                "hour": 19,
+                "minute": 15,
+                "month": 7,
+                "offset": 400,
+                "second": 5000,
+                "year": 2007
+            },
+            "source_id": "01020304"
+        })";
         Json::Value root;
         bool result = converter.parseJsonString(valid_json_str, root);
         ASSERT_TRUE(result);