diff --git a/platform/persistence/queue/test/PersistenceFailureConstantsSpec.js b/platform/persistence/queue/test/PersistenceFailureConstantsSpec.js
index 63db344def..475880facd 100644
--- a/platform/persistence/queue/test/PersistenceFailureConstantsSpec.js
+++ b/platform/persistence/queue/test/PersistenceFailureConstantsSpec.js
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ define(
         "use strict";
 
         describe("Persistence failure constants", function () {
-
+            it("defines an overwrite key", function () {
+                expect(PersistenceFailureConstants.OVERWRITE_KEY)
+                    .toEqual(jasmine.any(String));
+            });
         });
     }
 );
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diff --git a/platform/persistence/queue/test/PersistenceFailureDialogSpec.js b/platform/persistence/queue/test/PersistenceFailureDialogSpec.js
index 0903832d1c..9de400be79 100644
--- a/platform/persistence/queue/test/PersistenceFailureDialogSpec.js
+++ b/platform/persistence/queue/test/PersistenceFailureDialogSpec.js
@@ -2,12 +2,37 @@
 
 
 define(
-    ["../src/PersistenceFailureDialog"],
-    function (PersistenceFailureDialog) {
+    ["../src/PersistenceFailureDialog", "../src/PersistenceFailureConstants"],
+    function (PersistenceFailureDialog, Constants) {
         "use strict";
 
         describe("The persistence failure dialog", function () {
+            var testFailures,
+                dialog;
 
+            beforeEach(function () {
+                testFailures = [
+                    { error: { key: Constants.REVISION_ERROR_KEY }, someKey: "abc" },
+                    { error: { key: "..." }, someKey: "def" },
+                    { error: { key: Constants.REVISION_ERROR_KEY }, someKey: "ghi" },
+                    { error: { key: Constants.REVISION_ERROR_KEY }, someKey: "jkl" },
+                    { error: { key: "..." }, someKey: "mno" }
+                ];
+                dialog = new PersistenceFailureDialog(testFailures);
+            });
+
+            it("categorizes failures", function () {
+                expect(dialog.model.revised).toEqual([
+                    testFailures[0], testFailures[2], testFailures[3]
+                ]);
+                expect(dialog.model.unrecoverable).toEqual([
+                    testFailures[1], testFailures[4]
+                ]);
+            });
+
+            it("provides an overwrite option", function () {
+                expect(dialog.options[0].key).toEqual(Constants.OVERWRITE_KEY);
+            });
         });
     }
 );
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