diff --git a/python/ray/autoscaler/autoscaler.py b/python/ray/autoscaler/autoscaler.py
index 4172f027f84a..c9cf46ba9a62 100644
--- a/python/ray/autoscaler/autoscaler.py
+++ b/python/ray/autoscaler/autoscaler.py
@@ -209,15 +209,10 @@ def approx_workers_used(self):
     def num_workers_connected(self):
         return self._info()["NumNodesConnected"]
 
-    def info_string(self):
-        return ", ".join(
-            ["{}={}".format(k, v) for k, v in sorted(self._info().items())])
-
-    def _info(self):
+    def get_resource_usage(self):
         nodes_used = 0.0
         resources_used = {}
         resources_total = {}
-        now = time.time()
         for ip, max_resources in self.static_resources_by_ip.items():
             avail_resources = self.dynamic_resources_by_ip[ip]
             max_frac = 0.0
@@ -234,6 +229,17 @@ def _info(self):
                     if frac > max_frac:
                         max_frac = frac
             nodes_used += max_frac
+
+        return nodes_used, resources_used, resources_total
+
+    def info_string(self):
+        return ", ".join(
+            ["{}={}".format(k, v) for k, v in sorted(self._info().items())])
+
+    def _info(self):
+        nodes_used, resources_used, resources_total = self.get_resource_usage()
+
+        now = time.time()
         idle_times = [now - t for t in self.last_used_time_by_ip.values()]
         heartbeat_times = [
             now - t for t in self.last_heartbeat_time_by_ip.values()
diff --git a/python/ray/monitor.py b/python/ray/monitor.py
index 4f512d6db68f..9bcb7dfd59db 100644
--- a/python/ray/monitor.py
+++ b/python/ray/monitor.py
@@ -122,8 +122,9 @@ def xray_heartbeat_batch_handler(self, unused_channel, data):
             # Update the load metrics for this raylet.
             client_id = ray.utils.binary_to_hex(heartbeat_message.client_id)
             ip = self.raylet_id_to_ip_map.get(client_id)
+            load_metrics_id = ip + "-" + client_id
             if ip:
-                self.load_metrics.update(ip, static_resources,
+                self.load_metrics.update(load_metrics_id, static_resources,
                                          dynamic_resources)
             else:
                 logger.warning(
diff --git a/python/ray/tests/test_multi_node_2.py b/python/ray/tests/test_multi_node_2.py
index dc8853c5e917..57948034ca53 100644
--- a/python/ray/tests/test_multi_node_2.py
+++ b/python/ray/tests/test_multi_node_2.py
@@ -59,6 +59,26 @@ def test_internal_config(ray_start_cluster_head):
     assert ray.cluster_resources()["CPU"] == 1
 
 
+def verify_load_metrics(monitor, expected_resource_usage=None, timeout=10):
+    while True:
+        monitor.process_messages()
+        resource_usage = monitor.load_metrics.get_resource_usage()
+
+        if expected_resource_usage is None:
+            if all(x for x in resource_usage[1:]):
+                break
+        elif all(x == y for x, y in zip(resource_usage, expected_resource_usage)):
+            break
+        else:
+            timeout -= 1
+            time.sleep(1)
+
+        if timeout <= 0:
+            raise ValueError("Should not be here.")
+
+    return resource_usage
+
+
 def test_heartbeats(ray_start_cluster_head):
     """Unit test for `Cluster.wait_for_nodes`.
 
@@ -67,28 +87,55 @@ def test_heartbeats(ray_start_cluster_head):
     cluster = ray_start_cluster_head
     monitor = Monitor(cluster.redis_address, None)
 
+    work_handles = []
+
     @ray.remote
     class Actor():
-        pass
+        def work(self, timeout=10):
+            time.sleep(timeout)
+            return True
 
     test_actors = [Actor.remote()]
-    # This is only used to update the load metrics for the autoscaler.
 
     monitor.subscribe(ray.gcs_utils.XRAY_HEARTBEAT_BATCH_CHANNEL)
     monitor.subscribe(ray.gcs_utils.XRAY_JOB_CHANNEL)
 
     monitor.update_raylet_map()
     monitor._maybe_flush_gcs()
-    # Process a round of messages.
-    monitor.process_messages()
-    from pprint import pprint; import ipdb; ipdb.set_trace(context=30)
-    pprint(vars(monitor.load_metrics))
-
-    # worker_nodes = [cluster.add_node() for i in range(4)]
-    # for i in range(3):
-    #     test_actors += [Actor.remote()]
-    # check_resource_usage(monitor.get_heartbeat())
-    # cluster.wait_for_nodes()
+
+    timeout = 5
+
+    verify_load_metrics(monitor, (0.0, {'CPU': 0.0}, {'CPU': 1.0}))
+
+    work_handles += [test_actors[0].work.remote(timeout=timeout * 2)]
+
+    verify_load_metrics(monitor, (1.0, {'CPU': 1.0}, {'CPU': 1.0}))
+
+    ray.get(work_handles)
+
+    num_workers = 4
+    num_nodes_total = float(num_workers + 1)
+    worker_nodes = [cluster.add_node() for i in range(num_workers)]
+
+    cluster.wait_for_nodes()
+    monitor.update_raylet_map()
+    monitor._maybe_flush_gcs()
+
+    verify_load_metrics(monitor, (0.0, {'CPU': 0.0}, {'CPU': num_nodes_total}))
+
+    work_handles = [test_actors[0].work.remote(timeout=timeout * 2)]
+    for i in range(num_workers):
+        new_actor = Actor.remote()
+        work_handles += [new_actor.work.remote(timeout=timeout * 2)]
+        test_actors += [new_actor]
+
+    verify_load_metrics(
+        monitor,
+        (num_nodes_total, {'CPU': num_nodes_total}, {'CPU': num_nodes_total}))
+
+    ray.get(work_handles)
+
+    verify_load_metrics(monitor, (0.0, {'CPU': 0.0}, {'CPU': num_nodes_total}))
 
 
 def test_wait_for_nodes(ray_start_cluster_head):