diff --git a/SoftLayer/managers/cdn.py b/SoftLayer/managers/cdn.py
index 95a32f870..2ead8c1fc 100644
--- a/SoftLayer/managers/cdn.py
+++ b/SoftLayer/managers/cdn.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ class CDNManager(utils.IdentifierMixin, object):
 
     def __init__(self, client):
         self.client = client
+        self._start_date = None
+        self._end_date = None
         self.cdn_configuration = self.client['Network_CdnMarketplace_Configuration_Mapping']
         self.cdn_path = self.client['SoftLayer_Network_CdnMarketplace_Configuration_Mapping_Path']
         self.cdn_metrics = self.client['Network_CdnMarketplace_Metrics']
@@ -151,10 +153,20 @@ def get_usage_metrics(self, unique_id, history=30, frequency="aggregate"):
         _start = utils.days_to_datetime(history)
         _end = utils.days_to_datetime(0)
 
-        _start_date = utils.timestamp(_start)
-        _end_date = utils.timestamp(_end)
+        self._start_date = utils.timestamp(_start)
+        self._end_date = utils.timestamp(_end)
 
-        usage = self.cdn_metrics.getMappingUsageMetrics(unique_id, _start_date, _end_date, frequency)
+        usage = self.cdn_metrics.getMappingUsageMetrics(unique_id, self._start_date, self._end_date, frequency)
 
         # The method getMappingUsageMetrics() returns an array but there is only 1 object
         return usage[0]
+
+    @property
+    def start_data(self):
+        """Retrieve the cdn usage metric start date."""
+        return self._start_date
+
+    @property
+    def end_date(self):
+        """Retrieve the cdn usage metric end date."""
+        return self._end_date
diff --git a/tests/managers/cdn_tests.py b/tests/managers/cdn_tests.py
index 41a675c6d..31c3c4fa0 100644
--- a/tests/managers/cdn_tests.py
+++ b/tests/managers/cdn_tests.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 from SoftLayer.managers import cdn
 from SoftLayer import testing
-from SoftLayer import utils
 
 
 class CDNTests(testing.TestCase):
@@ -31,15 +30,9 @@ def test_detail_cdn(self):
     def test_detail_usage_metric(self):
         self.cdn_client.get_usage_metrics(12345, history=30, frequency="aggregate")
 
-        _start = utils.days_to_datetime(30)
-        _end = utils.days_to_datetime(0)
-
-        _start_date = utils.timestamp(_start)
-        _end_date = utils.timestamp(_end)
-
         args = (12345,
-                _start_date,
-                _end_date,
+                self.cdn_client.start_data,
+                self.cdn_client.end_date,
                 "aggregate")
         self.assert_called_with('SoftLayer_Network_CdnMarketplace_Metrics',
                                 'getMappingUsageMetrics',