diff --git a/f5/bigip/tm/ltm/virtual.py b/f5/bigip/tm/ltm/virtual.py
index 290ccde35..3062cab60 100644
--- a/f5/bigip/tm/ltm/virtual.py
+++ b/f5/bigip/tm/ltm/virtual.py
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ class Profiles(Resource):
     def __init__(self, Profiles_s):
         '''Autogenerated constructor.'''
         super(Profiles, self).__init__(Profiles_s)
+        self._meta_data['required_creation_parameters'].update(('partition',))
+        self._meta_data['required_load_parameters'].update(('partition',))
         self._meta_data['template_generated'] = True
         self._meta_data['required_json_kind'] =\
             u"tm:ltm:virtual:profiles:profilesstate"
diff --git a/test/functional/tm/ltm/test_virtual.py b/test/functional/tm/ltm/test_virtual.py
index 90bdaf1e7..302b26af6 100644
--- a/test/functional/tm/ltm/test_virtual.py
+++ b/test/functional/tm/ltm/test_virtual.py
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion
+from f5.bigip.resource import MissingRequiredCreationParameter
+from f5.bigip.resource import MissingRequiredReadParameter
+
 from pprint import pprint as pp
 import pytest
 
@@ -25,19 +27,23 @@ def delete_resource(resources):
         resource.delete()
 
 
-def setup_virtual_test(request, bigip, partition, name):
+def setup_virtual_test(request, mgmt_root, partition, name):
     def teardown():
         delete_resource(vc1)
     request.addfinalizer(teardown)
-    vc1 = bigip.ltm.virtuals
+    vc1 = mgmt_root.tm.ltm.virtuals
     pp('****')
     virtual1 = vc1.virtual.create(name=name, partition=partition)
     return virtual1, vc1
 
 
 class TestVirtual(object):
-    def test_virtual_create_refresh_update_delete_load(self, request, bigip):
-        virtual1, vc1 = setup_virtual_test(request, bigip, 'Common', 'vstest1')
+    def test_virtual_create_refresh_update_delete_load(
+            self, request, mgmt_root, setup_device_snapshot
+    ):
+        virtual1, vc1 = setup_virtual_test(
+            request, mgmt_root, 'Common', 'vstest1'
+        )
         assert virtual1.name == 'vstest1'
         virtual1.description = TESTDESCRIPTION
         virtual1.update()
@@ -49,24 +55,48 @@ def test_virtual_create_refresh_update_delete_load(self, request, bigip):
         assert virtual2.selfLink == virtual1.selfLink
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(LooseVersion(pytest.config.getoption('--release')) <
-                    LooseVersion('11.6.0'),
-                    reason='This test fails in 11.5.4. Will '
-                    'revert this change in next PR.'
-                    )
-def test_profiles_CE(bigip, opt_release):
-    v1 = bigip.ltm.virtuals.virtual.create(name="tv1", partition="Common")
-    p1 = v1.profiles_s.profiles.create(name="http")
-    pp(p1.raw)
+def test_profiles_CE(
+        mgmt_root, opt_release, setup_device_snapshot
+):
+    v1 = mgmt_root.tm.ltm.virtuals.virtual.create(
+        name="tv1", partition="Common"
+    )
+    p1 = v1.profiles_s.profiles.create(name="http", partition='Common')
     test_profiles_s = v1.profiles_s
-    pp(test_profiles_s.raw)
     test_profiles_s.context = 'all'
-    pp(test_profiles_s.raw)
     assert p1.selfLink ==\
         u"https://localhost/mgmt/tm/ltm/virtual/"\
-        "~Common~tv1/profiles/http?ver="+opt_release
+        "~Common~tv1/profiles/~Common~http?ver="+opt_release
 
     p2 = v1.profiles_s.profiles
-    assert p2.exists(name='http')
+    assert p2.exists(name='http', partition='Common')
+
+    v1.delete()
+
+
+def test_profiles_CE_check_create_params(mgmt_root, setup_device_snapshot):
+    v1 = mgmt_root.tm.ltm.virtuals.virtual.create(
+        name="tv2", partition="Common"
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(MissingRequiredCreationParameter) as ex:
+        v1.profiles_s.profiles.create(name="http")
+    assert "Missing required params: ['partition']" in ex.value.message
+    v1.delete()
+
+
+def test_profiles_CE_check_load_params(mgmt_root, setup_device_snapshot):
+    v1 = mgmt_root.tm.ltm.virtuals.virtual.create(
+        name="tv3", partition="Common"
+    )
+    p1 = v1.profiles_s.profiles.create(name="http", partition="Common")
+
+    with pytest.raises(MissingRequiredReadParameter) as ex:
+        assert v1.profiles_s.profiles.load(name='http')
+    assert "Missing required params: ['partition']" in ex.value.message
+
+    v1.profiles_s.profiles.load(name="http", partition="Common")
+
+    # Check for existence with partition given
+    p1.exists(name='http', partition='Common')
 
     v1.delete()