diff --git a/tests/test_cloudwatch/test_cloudwatch.py b/tests/test_cloudwatch/test_cloudwatch.py
index dee8aa605..f86b57d54 100644
--- a/tests/test_cloudwatch/test_cloudwatch.py
+++ b/tests/test_cloudwatch/test_cloudwatch.py
@@ -101,15 +101,22 @@ def test_describe_alarms():
     conn.create_alarm(alarm_fixture(name="nfoobaz", action="afoobaz"))
     conn.create_alarm(alarm_fixture(name="nbarfoo", action="abarfoo"))
     conn.create_alarm(alarm_fixture(name="nbazfoo", action="abazfoo"))
-
+    
+    enabled = alarm_fixture(name="enabled1", action=["abarfoo"])
+    enabled.add_alarm_action("arn:alarm")
+    conn.create_alarm(enabled)
+    
     alarms = conn.describe_alarms()
-    alarms.should.have.length_of(4)
+    alarms.should.have.length_of(5)
     alarms = conn.describe_alarms(alarm_name_prefix="nfoo")
     alarms.should.have.length_of(2)
     alarms = conn.describe_alarms(alarm_names=["nfoobar", "nbarfoo", "nbazfoo"])
     alarms.should.have.length_of(3)
     alarms = conn.describe_alarms(action_prefix="afoo")
     alarms.should.have.length_of(2)
+    alarms = conn.describe_alarms(alarm_name_prefix="enabled")
+    alarms.should.have.length_of(1)
+    alarms[0].actions_enabled.should.equal("true")
 
     for alarm in conn.describe_alarms():
         alarm.delete()
@@ -117,7 +124,6 @@ def test_describe_alarms():
     alarms = conn.describe_alarms()
     alarms.should.have.length_of(0)
 
-
 @mock_cloudwatch_deprecated
 def test_get_metric_statistics():
     conn = boto.connect_cloudwatch()
diff --git a/tests/test_cloudwatch/test_cloudwatch_boto3.py b/tests/test_cloudwatch/test_cloudwatch_boto3.py
index 1935a4181..6bef2b3f2 100644
--- a/tests/test_cloudwatch/test_cloudwatch_boto3.py
+++ b/tests/test_cloudwatch/test_cloudwatch_boto3.py
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ def test_alarm_state():
         Statistic="Average",
         Threshold=2,
         ComparisonOperator="GreaterThanThreshold",
+        ActionsEnabled=True,
     )
     client.put_metric_alarm(
         AlarmName="testalarm2",
@@ -128,19 +129,18 @@ def test_alarm_state():
     len(resp["MetricAlarms"]).should.equal(1)
     resp["MetricAlarms"][0]["AlarmName"].should.equal("testalarm1")
     resp["MetricAlarms"][0]["StateValue"].should.equal("ALARM")
-    resp["MetricAlarms"][0]["ActionsEnabled"].should.equal("True")
+    resp["MetricAlarms"][0]["ActionsEnabled"].should.equal(True)
 
     resp = client.describe_alarms(StateValue="OK")
     len(resp["MetricAlarms"]).should.equal(1)
     resp["MetricAlarms"][0]["AlarmName"].should.equal("testalarm2")
     resp["MetricAlarms"][0]["StateValue"].should.equal("OK")
-    resp["MetricAlarms"][0]["ActionsEnabled"].should.equal("True")
+    resp["MetricAlarms"][0]["ActionsEnabled"].should.equal(False)
 
     # Just for sanity
     resp = client.describe_alarms()
     len(resp["MetricAlarms"]).should.equal(2)
 
-
 @mock_cloudwatch
 def test_put_metric_data_no_dimensions():
     conn = boto3.client("cloudwatch", region_name="us-east-1")