diff --git a/tests/70041_MDIB_Final.xml b/tests/70041_MDIB_Final.xml
index fe290a2c..2116b07a 100644
--- a/tests/70041_MDIB_Final.xml
+++ b/tests/70041_MDIB_Final.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,31 @@
               <pm:ConceptDescription Lang="en-US">Normal</pm:ConceptDescription>
             </pm:Type>
           </pm:AlertSignal>
-        
+
+          <pm:AlertSignal Handle="0xD3C00100.loc.Aud" DescriptorVersion="2" SafetyClassification="MedA" ConditionSignaled="0xD3C00100" Manifestation="Aud" Latching="false">
+            <ext:Extension>
+              <msg:Retrievability>
+                <msg:By Method="Get"/>
+                <msg:By Method="Ep"/>
+              </msg:Retrievability>
+            </ext:Extension>
+            <pm:Type Code="194088">
+              <pm:ConceptDescription Lang="en-US">Normal</pm:ConceptDescription>
+            </pm:Type>
+          </pm:AlertSignal>
+
+          <pm:AlertSignal Handle="0xD3C00100.loc.Aud2" DescriptorVersion="2" SafetyClassification="MedA" ConditionSignaled="0xD3C00100" Manifestation="Aud" Latching="false" AcknowledgementSupported="true">
+            <ext:Extension>
+              <msg:Retrievability>
+                <msg:By Method="Get"/>
+                <msg:By Method="Ep"/>
+              </msg:Retrievability>
+            </ext:Extension>
+            <pm:Type Code="194088">
+              <pm:ConceptDescription Lang="en-US">Normal</pm:ConceptDescription>
+            </pm:Type>
+          </pm:AlertSignal>
+
 		</pm:AlertSystem>
         <pm:Sco Handle="Sco.mds0" DescriptorVersion="2">
           <ext:Extension>
diff --git a/tests/test_operations.py b/tests/test_operations.py
index 6ba49362..6d84f69a 100644
--- a/tests/test_operations.py
+++ b/tests/test_operations.py
@@ -293,6 +293,11 @@ def test_audio_pause(self):
         """Tests AudioPauseProvider
 
         """
+        # switch one alert system off
+        alert_system_off = 'Asy.3208'
+        with self.sdc_device.mdib.transaction_manager() as mgr:
+            state = mgr.get_state(alert_system_off)
+            state.ActivationState = pm_types.AlertActivation.OFF
         alert_system_descriptors = self.sdc_device.mdib.descriptions.NODETYPE.get(pm.AlertSystemDescriptor)
         self.assertTrue(alert_system_descriptors is not None)
         self.assertGreater(len(alert_system_descriptors), 0)
@@ -314,7 +319,8 @@ def test_audio_pause(self):
         for alert_system_descriptor in alert_system_descriptors:
             state = self.sdc_client.mdib.states.descriptor_handle.get_one(alert_system_descriptor.Handle)
             # we know that the state has only one SystemSignalActivation entity, which is audible and should be paused now
-            self.assertEqual(state.SystemSignalActivation[0].State, pm_types.AlertActivation.PAUSED)
+            if alert_system_descriptor.Handle != alert_system_off:
+                self.assertEqual(state.SystemSignalActivation[0].State, pm_types.AlertActivation.PAUSED)
 
         coding = pm_types.Coding(NomenclatureCodes.MDC_OP_SET_CANCEL_ALARMS_AUDIO_PAUSE)
         operation = self.sdc_device.mdib.descriptions.coding.get_one(coding)