diff --git a/app/models/ems_event.rb b/app/models/ems_event.rb
index 88e0cfa890c..87b248761df 100644
--- a/app/models/ems_event.rb
+++ b/app/models/ems_event.rb
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def self.group_name(group)
     group[:name]
   end
 
-  def self.add_queue(_meth, ems_id, event)
+  def self.add_queue(meth, ems_id, event)
     if Settings.prototype.queue_type == 'artemis'
       MiqQueue.artemis_client('event_handler').publish_topic(
         :service => "events",
diff --git a/spec/models/ems_event_spec.rb b/spec/models/ems_event_spec.rb
index 2d11f46530d..7507c2b1a74 100644
--- a/spec/models/ems_event_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/ems_event_spec.rb
@@ -177,6 +177,55 @@
       end
     end
 
+    context ".add_queue" do
+      let(:ems) { FactoryGirl.create(:ems_kubernetes) }
+      let(:event_hash) do
+        {
+          :ems_ref    => "event-ref",
+          :ems_id     => ems.id,
+          :event_type => "STUFF_HAPPENED"
+        }
+      end
+
+      context "queue_type: artemis" do
+        before { stub_settings_merge(:prototype => {:queue_type => 'artemis'}) }
+
+        it "Adds event to Artemis queue" do
+          queue_client = double("ManageIQ::Messaging")
+
+          expected_queue_payload = {
+            :service => "events",
+            :sender  => ems.id,
+            :event   => event_hash[:event_type],
+            :payload => event_hash,
+          }
+
+          expect(queue_client).to receive(:publish_topic).with(expected_queue_payload)
+          expect(MiqQueue).to receive(:artemis_client).with('event_handler').and_return(queue_client)
+
+          described_class.add_queue('add', ems.id, event_hash)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "queue_type: miq_queue" do
+        before { stub_settings_merge(:prototype => {:queue_type => 'miq_queue'}) }
+
+        it "Adds event to MiqQueue" do
+          expected_queue_payload = {
+            :service     => "event",
+            :target_id   => ems.id,
+            :class_name  => described_class.name,
+            :method_name => 'add',
+            :args        => [event_hash],
+          }
+
+          expect(MiqQueue).to receive(:submit_job).with(expected_queue_payload)
+
+          described_class.add_queue('add', ems.id, event_hash)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     context ".add" do
       before :each do
         @event_hash = {