diff --git a/Branch-TestBed/Branch-SDK-Tests/BNCRequestFactoryTests.m b/Branch-TestBed/Branch-SDK-Tests/BNCRequestFactoryTests.m
index c18505774..c28d3b6e0 100644
--- a/Branch-TestBed/Branch-SDK-Tests/BNCRequestFactoryTests.m
+++ b/Branch-TestBed/Branch-SDK-Tests/BNCRequestFactoryTests.m
@@ -8,15 +8,19 @@
 
 #import <XCTest/XCTest.h>
 #import "BNCRequestFactory.h"
+#import "BranchConstants.h"
+#import "BNCEncodingUtils.h"
 
 @interface BNCRequestFactoryTests : XCTestCase
-
+@property (nonatomic, copy, readwrite) NSString *requestUUID;
+@property (nonatomic, copy, readwrite) NSNumber *requestCreationTimeStamp;
 @end
 
 @implementation BNCRequestFactoryTests
 
 - (void)setUp {
-    
+    _requestUUID = [[NSUUID UUID ] UUIDString];
+    _requestCreationTimeStamp = BNCWireFormatFromDate([NSDate date]);
 }
 
 - (void)tearDown {
@@ -24,32 +28,40 @@ - (void)tearDown {
 }
 
 - (void)testInitWithBranchKeyNil {
-    BNCRequestFactory *factory = [[BNCRequestFactory alloc] initWithBranchKey:nil];
+    BNCRequestFactory *factory = [[BNCRequestFactory alloc] initWithBranchKey:nil UUID:_requestUUID TimeStamp:_requestCreationTimeStamp];
     NSDictionary *json = [factory dataForInstallWithURLString:@"https://branch.io"];
     XCTAssertNotNil(json);
     
     // key is omitted when nil
     XCTAssertNil([json objectForKey:@"branch_key"]);
+    XCTAssertTrue(self.requestCreationTimeStamp  == [json objectForKey:BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_REQUEST_CREATION_TIME_STAMP]);
+    XCTAssertTrue([self.requestUUID isEqualToString:[json objectForKey:BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_REQUEST_UUID]]);
 }
 
 - (void)testInitWithBranchKeyEmpty {
-    BNCRequestFactory *factory = [[BNCRequestFactory alloc] initWithBranchKey:@""];
+    BNCRequestFactory *factory = [[BNCRequestFactory alloc] initWithBranchKey:@"" UUID:self.requestUUID TimeStamp:self.requestCreationTimeStamp];
     NSDictionary *json = [factory dataForInstallWithURLString:@"https://branch.io"];
     XCTAssertNotNil(json);
     
     // empty string is allowed
     XCTAssertTrue([@"" isEqualToString:[json objectForKey:@"branch_key"]]);
+    
+    XCTAssertTrue(self.requestCreationTimeStamp  == [json objectForKey:BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_REQUEST_CREATION_TIME_STAMP]);
+    XCTAssertTrue([self.requestUUID isEqualToString:[json objectForKey:BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_REQUEST_UUID]]);
 }
 
 - (void)testInitWithBranchKey {
-    BNCRequestFactory *factory = [[BNCRequestFactory alloc] initWithBranchKey:@"key_abcd"];
+    BNCRequestFactory *factory = [[BNCRequestFactory alloc] initWithBranchKey:@"key_abcd" UUID:self.requestUUID TimeStamp:self.requestCreationTimeStamp];
     NSDictionary *json = [factory dataForInstallWithURLString:@"https://branch.io"];
     XCTAssertNotNil(json);
     XCTAssertTrue([@"key_abcd" isEqualToString:[json objectForKey:@"branch_key"]]);
+    
+    XCTAssertTrue(self.requestCreationTimeStamp  == [json objectForKey:BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_REQUEST_CREATION_TIME_STAMP]);
+    XCTAssertTrue([self.requestUUID isEqualToString:[json objectForKey:BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_REQUEST_UUID]]);
 }
 
 - (void)testDataForInstall {
-    BNCRequestFactory *factory = [[BNCRequestFactory alloc] initWithBranchKey:@"key_abcd"];
+    BNCRequestFactory *factory = [[BNCRequestFactory alloc] initWithBranchKey:@"key_abcd" UUID:self.requestUUID TimeStamp:self.requestCreationTimeStamp];
     NSDictionary *json = [factory dataForInstallWithURLString:@"https://branch.io"];
     XCTAssertNotNil(json);
     
@@ -60,10 +72,13 @@ - (void)testDataForInstall {
     
     // not present on installs
     XCTAssertNil([json objectForKey:@"randomized_bundle_token"]);
+    
+    XCTAssertTrue(self.requestCreationTimeStamp  == [json objectForKey:BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_REQUEST_CREATION_TIME_STAMP]);
+    XCTAssertTrue([self.requestUUID isEqualToString:[json objectForKey:BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_REQUEST_UUID]]);
 }
 
 - (void)testDataForOpen {
-    BNCRequestFactory *factory = [[BNCRequestFactory alloc] initWithBranchKey:@"key_abcd"];
+    BNCRequestFactory *factory = [[BNCRequestFactory alloc] initWithBranchKey:@"key_abcd" UUID:self.requestUUID TimeStamp:self.requestCreationTimeStamp];
     NSDictionary *json = [factory dataForOpenWithURLString:@"https://branch.io"];
     XCTAssertNotNil(json);
     
@@ -75,12 +90,15 @@ - (void)testDataForOpen {
     // Present only on opens. Assumes test runs after the host app completes an install.
     // This is not a reliable assumption on test runners
     //XCTAssertNotNil([json objectForKey:@"randomized_bundle_token"]);
+    
+    XCTAssertTrue(self.requestCreationTimeStamp  == [json objectForKey:BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_REQUEST_CREATION_TIME_STAMP]);
+    XCTAssertTrue([self.requestUUID isEqualToString:[json objectForKey:BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_REQUEST_UUID]]);
 }
 
 - (void)testDataForEvent {
     NSDictionary *event = @{@"name": @"ADD_TO_CART"};
     
-    BNCRequestFactory *factory = [[BNCRequestFactory alloc] initWithBranchKey:@"key_abcd"];
+    BNCRequestFactory *factory = [[BNCRequestFactory alloc] initWithBranchKey:@"key_abcd" UUID:self.requestUUID TimeStamp:self.requestCreationTimeStamp];
     NSDictionary *json = [factory dataForEventWithEventDictionary:[event mutableCopy]];
     XCTAssertNotNil(json);
     
@@ -89,6 +107,9 @@ - (void)testDataForEvent {
     NSDictionary *userData = [json objectForKey:@"user_data"];
     XCTAssertNotNil(userData);
     XCTAssertNotNil([userData objectForKey:@"idfv"]);
+    
+    XCTAssertTrue(self.requestCreationTimeStamp  == [json objectForKey:BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_REQUEST_CREATION_TIME_STAMP]);
+    XCTAssertTrue([self.requestUUID isEqualToString:[json objectForKey:BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_REQUEST_UUID]]);
 }
 
 - (void)testDataForEventWithContentItem {
@@ -104,7 +125,7 @@ - (void)testDataForEventWithContentItem {
         ]
     };
     
-    BNCRequestFactory *factory = [[BNCRequestFactory alloc] initWithBranchKey:@"key_abcd"];
+    BNCRequestFactory *factory = [[BNCRequestFactory alloc] initWithBranchKey:@"key_abcd" UUID:self.requestUUID TimeStamp:self.requestCreationTimeStamp];
     NSDictionary *json = [factory dataForEventWithEventDictionary:[event mutableCopy]];
     XCTAssertNotNil(json);
     
@@ -117,6 +138,9 @@ - (void)testDataForEventWithContentItem {
     NSDictionary *userData = [json objectForKey:@"user_data"];
     XCTAssertNotNil(userData);
     XCTAssertNotNil([userData objectForKey:@"idfv"]);
+    
+    XCTAssertTrue(self.requestCreationTimeStamp  == [json objectForKey:BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_REQUEST_CREATION_TIME_STAMP]);
+    XCTAssertTrue([self.requestUUID isEqualToString:[json objectForKey:BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_REQUEST_UUID]]);
 }
 
 - (void)testDataForEventWithTwoContentItem {
@@ -138,7 +162,7 @@ - (void)testDataForEventWithTwoContentItem {
         ]
     };
     
-    BNCRequestFactory *factory = [[BNCRequestFactory alloc] initWithBranchKey:@"key_abcd"];
+    BNCRequestFactory *factory = [[BNCRequestFactory alloc] initWithBranchKey:@"key_abcd" UUID:self.requestUUID TimeStamp:self.requestCreationTimeStamp];
     NSDictionary *json = [factory dataForEventWithEventDictionary:[event mutableCopy]];
     XCTAssertNotNil(json);
     
@@ -151,12 +175,15 @@ - (void)testDataForEventWithTwoContentItem {
     NSDictionary *userData = [json objectForKey:@"user_data"];
     XCTAssertNotNil(userData);
     XCTAssertNotNil([userData objectForKey:@"idfv"]);
+    
+    XCTAssertTrue(self.requestCreationTimeStamp  == [json objectForKey:BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_REQUEST_CREATION_TIME_STAMP]);
+    XCTAssertTrue([self.requestUUID isEqualToString:[json objectForKey:BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_REQUEST_UUID]]);
 }
 
 - (void)testDataForEventEmpty {
     NSDictionary *event = @{};
     
-    BNCRequestFactory *factory = [[BNCRequestFactory alloc] initWithBranchKey:@"key_abcd"];
+    BNCRequestFactory *factory = [[BNCRequestFactory alloc] initWithBranchKey:@"key_abcd" UUID:self.requestUUID TimeStamp:self.requestCreationTimeStamp];
     NSDictionary *json = [factory dataForEventWithEventDictionary:[event mutableCopy]];
     XCTAssertNotNil(json);
     
@@ -165,10 +192,13 @@ - (void)testDataForEventEmpty {
     NSDictionary *userData = [json objectForKey:@"user_data"];
     XCTAssertNotNil(userData);
     XCTAssertNotNil([userData objectForKey:@"idfv"]);
+    
+    XCTAssertTrue(self.requestCreationTimeStamp  == [json objectForKey:BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_REQUEST_CREATION_TIME_STAMP]);
+    XCTAssertTrue([self.requestUUID isEqualToString:[json objectForKey:BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_REQUEST_UUID]]);
 }
 
 - (void)testDataForEventNil {
-    BNCRequestFactory *factory = [[BNCRequestFactory alloc] initWithBranchKey:@"key_abcd"];
+    BNCRequestFactory *factory = [[BNCRequestFactory alloc] initWithBranchKey:@"key_abcd" UUID:self.requestUUID TimeStamp:self.requestCreationTimeStamp];
     NSDictionary *json = [factory dataForEventWithEventDictionary:nil];
     XCTAssertNotNil(json);
     
@@ -177,19 +207,28 @@ - (void)testDataForEventNil {
     NSDictionary *userData = [json objectForKey:@"user_data"];
     XCTAssertNotNil(userData);
     XCTAssertNotNil([userData objectForKey:@"idfv"]);
+    
+    XCTAssertTrue(self.requestCreationTimeStamp  == [json objectForKey:BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_REQUEST_CREATION_TIME_STAMP]);
+    XCTAssertTrue([self.requestUUID isEqualToString:[json objectForKey:BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_REQUEST_UUID]]);
 }
 
 
 - (void)testDataForShortURL {
-    BNCRequestFactory *factory = [[BNCRequestFactory alloc] initWithBranchKey:@"key_abcd"];
+    BNCRequestFactory *factory = [[BNCRequestFactory alloc] initWithBranchKey:@"key_abcd" UUID:self.requestUUID TimeStamp:self.requestCreationTimeStamp];
     NSDictionary *json = [factory dataForShortURLWithLinkDataDictionary:@{}.mutableCopy isSpotlightRequest:NO];
     XCTAssertNotNil(json);
+    
+    XCTAssertTrue(self.requestCreationTimeStamp  == [json objectForKey:BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_REQUEST_CREATION_TIME_STAMP]);
+    XCTAssertTrue([self.requestUUID isEqualToString:[json objectForKey:BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_REQUEST_UUID]]);
 }
 
 - (void)testDataForLATD {
-    BNCRequestFactory *factory = [[BNCRequestFactory alloc] initWithBranchKey:@"key_abcd"];
+    BNCRequestFactory *factory = [[BNCRequestFactory alloc] initWithBranchKey:@"key_abcd" UUID:self.requestUUID TimeStamp:self.requestCreationTimeStamp];
     NSDictionary *json = [factory dataForLATDWithDataDictionary:@{}.mutableCopy];
     XCTAssertNotNil(json);
+    
+    XCTAssertTrue(self.requestCreationTimeStamp  == [json objectForKey:BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_REQUEST_CREATION_TIME_STAMP]);
+    XCTAssertTrue([self.requestUUID isEqualToString:[json objectForKey:BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_REQUEST_UUID]]);
 }
 
 @end