diff --git a/lib/vmpooler/pool_manager.rb b/lib/vmpooler/pool_manager.rb
index 3f4a8b6..adb75af 100644
--- a/lib/vmpooler/pool_manager.rb
+++ b/lib/vmpooler/pool_manager.rb
@@ -768,6 +768,27 @@ module Vmpooler
       end
     end
 
+    def check_completed_pool_vms(pool_name, provider, pool_check_response, inventory)
+      $redis.smembers("vmpooler__completed__#{pool_name}").each do |vm|
+        if inventory[vm]
+          begin
+            pool_check_response[:destroyed_vms] += 1
+            destroy_vm(vm, pool_name, provider)
+          rescue => err
+            $redis.srem("vmpooler__completed__#{pool_name}", vm)
+            $redis.hdel("vmpooler__active__#{pool_name}", vm)
+            $redis.del("vmpooler__vm__#{vm}")
+            $logger.log('d', "[!] [#{pool_name}] _check_pool failed with an error while evaluating completed VMs: #{err}")
+          end
+        else
+          $logger.log('s', "[!] [#{pool_name}] '#{vm}' not found in inventory, removed from 'completed' queue")
+          $redis.srem("vmpooler__completed__#{pool_name}", vm)
+          $redis.hdel("vmpooler__active__#{pool_name}", vm)
+          $redis.del("vmpooler__vm__#{vm}")
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     def _check_pool(pool, provider)
       pool_check_response = {
         discovered_vms: 0,
@@ -791,25 +812,7 @@ module Vmpooler
 
       check_pending_pool_vms(pool['name'], provider, pool_check_response, inventory, pool['timeout'])
 
-      # COMPLETED
-      $redis.smembers("vmpooler__completed__#{pool['name']}").each do |vm|
-        if inventory[vm]
-          begin
-            pool_check_response[:destroyed_vms] += 1
-            destroy_vm(vm, pool['name'], provider)
-          rescue => err
-            $redis.srem("vmpooler__completed__#{pool['name']}", vm)
-            $redis.hdel("vmpooler__active__#{pool['name']}", vm)
-            $redis.del("vmpooler__vm__#{vm}")
-            $logger.log('d', "[!] [#{pool['name']}] _check_pool failed with an error while evaluating completed VMs: #{err}")
-          end
-        else
-          $logger.log('s', "[!] [#{pool['name']}] '#{vm}' not found in inventory, removed from 'completed' queue")
-          $redis.srem("vmpooler__completed__#{pool['name']}", vm)
-          $redis.hdel("vmpooler__active__#{pool['name']}", vm)
-          $redis.del("vmpooler__vm__#{vm}")
-        end
-      end
+      check_completed_pool_vms(pool['name'], provider, pool_check_response, inventory)
 
       # DISCOVERED
       begin
diff --git a/spec/unit/pool_manager_spec.rb b/spec/unit/pool_manager_spec.rb
index 71cb498..40cbf63 100644
--- a/spec/unit/pool_manager_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/pool_manager_spec.rb
@@ -2891,6 +2891,111 @@ EOT
     end
   end
 
+  describe '#check_completed_pool_vms' do
+    let(:provider) { double('provider') }
+    let(:pool_check_response) { {
+        :checked_completed_vms => 0,
+        :destroyed_vms => 0
+      }
+    }
+    context 'Completed VM not in the inventory' do
+      let(:inventory) {
+        # mock response from create_inventory
+        {}
+      }
+      # let(:new_vm) { 'newvm'}
+      # let(:new_vm_response) {
+      #   # Mock response from Base Provider for vms_in_pool
+      #   [{ 'name' => new_vm}]
+      # }
+      before(:each) do
+        # expect(provider).to receive(:vms_in_pool).with(pool).and_return(new_vm_response)
+        # expect(logger).to receive(:log).with('s', "[?] [#{pool}] '#{new_vm}' added to 'discovered' queue")
+        # expect(logger).to receive(:log).with('s', "[!] [#{pool}] '#{vm}' not found in inventory, removed from 'completed' queue")
+        create_completed_vm(vm,pool,true)
+      end
+
+      it 'should log a message' do
+        # subject._check_pool(pool_object,provider)
+        subject.check_completed_pool_vms(pool, provider, pool_check_response, inventory)
+      end
+
+      it 'should not call destroy_vm' do
+        expect(subject).to receive(:destroy_vm).exactly(0).times
+
+        # subject._check_pool(pool_object,provider)
+        subject.check_completed_pool_vms(pool, provider, pool_check_response, inventory)
+      end
+
+      it 'should remove redis information' do
+        expect(redis.sismember("vmpooler__completed__#{pool}",vm)).to be(true)
+        expect(redis.hget("vmpooler__vm__#{vm}", 'checkout')).to_not be(nil)
+        expect(redis.hget("vmpooler__active__#{pool}",vm)).to_not be(nil)
+
+        # subject._check_pool(pool_object,provider)
+        subject.check_completed_pool_vms(pool, provider, pool_check_response, inventory)
+
+        expect(redis.sismember("vmpooler__completed__#{pool}",vm)).to be(false)
+        expect(redis.hget("vmpooler__vm__#{vm}", 'checkout')).to be(nil)
+        expect(redis.hget("vmpooler__active__#{pool}",vm)).to be(nil)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'Completed VM in the inventory' do
+      let(:vm_response) {
+        # Mock response from Base Provider for vms_in_pool
+        [{'name' => vm}]
+      }
+      let(:inventory) {
+        # mock response from create_inventory
+        {vm => 1}
+      }
+      before(:each) do
+        # expect(provider).to receive(:vms_in_pool).with(pool).and_return(vm_response)
+        create_completed_vm(vm,pool,true)
+      end
+
+      it 'should call destroy_vm' do
+        expect(subject).to receive(:destroy_vm)
+
+        # subject._check_pool(pool_object,provider)
+        subject.check_completed_pool_vms(pool, provider, pool_check_response, inventory)
+      end
+
+      it 'should return the number of destroyed VMs' do
+        result = subject._check_pool(pool_object,provider)
+        subject.check_completed_pool_vms(pool, provider, pool_check_response, inventory)
+
+        expect(result[:destroyed_vms]).to be(1)
+      end
+
+      context 'with an error during destroy_vm' do
+        before(:each) do
+          expect(subject).to receive(:destroy_vm).and_raise(RuntimeError,"MockError")
+          expect(logger).to receive(:log).with('d', "[!] [#{pool}] _check_pool failed with an error while evaluating completed VMs: MockError")
+        end
+
+        it 'should log a message' do
+          subject._check_pool(pool_object,provider)
+          subject.check_completed_pool_vms(pool, provider, pool_check_response, inventory)
+        end
+
+        it 'should remove redis information' do
+          expect(redis.sismember("vmpooler__completed__#{pool}",vm)).to be(true)
+          expect(redis.hget("vmpooler__vm__#{vm}", 'checkout')).to_not be(nil)
+          expect(redis.hget("vmpooler__active__#{pool}",vm)).to_not be(nil)
+
+          subject._check_pool(pool_object,provider)
+          subject.check_completed_pool_vms(pool, provider, pool_check_response, inventory)
+
+          expect(redis.sismember("vmpooler__completed__#{pool}",vm)).to be(false)
+          expect(redis.hget("vmpooler__vm__#{vm}", 'checkout')).to be(nil)
+          expect(redis.hget("vmpooler__active__#{pool}",vm)).to be(nil)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   describe '#_check_pool' do
     let(:new_vm_response) {
       # Mock response from Base Provider for vms_in_pool
@@ -3090,78 +3195,6 @@ EOT
 
 
     # COMPLETED
-    context 'Completed VM not in the inventory' do
-      before(:each) do
-        expect(provider).to receive(:vms_in_pool).with(pool).and_return(new_vm_response)
-        expect(logger).to receive(:log).with('s', "[?] [#{pool}] '#{new_vm}' added to 'discovered' queue")
-        expect(logger).to receive(:log).with('s', "[!] [#{pool}] '#{vm}' not found in inventory, removed from 'completed' queue")
-        create_completed_vm(vm,pool,true)
-      end
-
-      it 'should log a message' do
-        subject._check_pool(pool_object,provider)
-      end
-
-      it 'should not call destroy_vm' do
-        expect(subject).to receive(:destroy_vm).exactly(0).times
-
-        subject._check_pool(pool_object,provider)
-      end
-
-      it 'should remove redis information' do
-        expect(redis.sismember("vmpooler__completed__#{pool}",vm)).to be(true)
-        expect(redis.hget("vmpooler__vm__#{vm}", 'checkout')).to_not be(nil)
-        expect(redis.hget("vmpooler__active__#{pool}",vm)).to_not be(nil)
-
-        subject._check_pool(pool_object,provider)
-
-        expect(redis.sismember("vmpooler__completed__#{pool}",vm)).to be(false)
-        expect(redis.hget("vmpooler__vm__#{vm}", 'checkout')).to be(nil)
-        expect(redis.hget("vmpooler__active__#{pool}",vm)).to be(nil)
-      end
-    end
-
-    context 'Completed VM in the inventory' do
-      before(:each) do
-        expect(provider).to receive(:vms_in_pool).with(pool).and_return(vm_response)
-        create_completed_vm(vm,pool,true)
-      end
-
-      it 'should call destroy_vm' do
-        expect(subject).to receive(:destroy_vm)
-
-        subject._check_pool(pool_object,provider)
-      end
-
-      it 'should return the number of destroyed VMs' do
-        result = subject._check_pool(pool_object,provider)
-
-        expect(result[:destroyed_vms]).to be(1)
-      end
-
-      context 'with an error during destroy_vm' do
-        before(:each) do
-          expect(subject).to receive(:destroy_vm).and_raise(RuntimeError,"MockError")
-          expect(logger).to receive(:log).with('d', "[!] [#{pool}] _check_pool failed with an error while evaluating completed VMs: MockError")
-        end
-
-        it 'should log a message' do
-          subject._check_pool(pool_object,provider)
-        end
-
-        it 'should remove redis information' do
-          expect(redis.sismember("vmpooler__completed__#{pool}",vm)).to be(true)
-          expect(redis.hget("vmpooler__vm__#{vm}", 'checkout')).to_not be(nil)
-          expect(redis.hget("vmpooler__active__#{pool}",vm)).to_not be(nil)
-
-          subject._check_pool(pool_object,provider)
-
-          expect(redis.sismember("vmpooler__completed__#{pool}",vm)).to be(false)
-          expect(redis.hget("vmpooler__vm__#{vm}", 'checkout')).to be(nil)
-          expect(redis.hget("vmpooler__active__#{pool}",vm)).to be(nil)
-        end
-      end
-    end
 
     # DISCOVERED
     context 'Discovered VM' do