diff --git a/Framework/DataHandling/inc/MantidDataHandling/LoadGeometry.h b/Framework/DataHandling/inc/MantidDataHandling/LoadGeometry.h
index e01e4d07e460c275a3bfe4daad71dfa30347b07f..f85f517c4f6444c540c577b866682ddb44e70010 100644
--- a/Framework/DataHandling/inc/MantidDataHandling/LoadGeometry.h
+++ b/Framework/DataHandling/inc/MantidDataHandling/LoadGeometry.h
@@ -12,32 +12,10 @@
 namespace Mantid {
 namespace DataHandling {
 /**
-Loads an instrument definition file into a workspace, with the purpose of being
-able to visualise an instrument without requiring to read in a ISIS raw datafile
-first.
-The name of the algorithm refers to the fact that an instrument
-is loaded into a workspace but without any real data - hence the reason for
-referring to
-it as an 'empty' instrument.
+Common methods for LoadInstrument.cpp and LoadEmptyInstrument.cpp
 
-Required Properties:
-<UL>
-<LI> Filename - The name of an instrument definition file </LI>
-<LI> OutputWorkspace - The name of the workspace in which to store the imported
-instrument</LI>
-</UL>
-
-Optional Properties: (note that these options are not available if reading a
-multiperiod file)
-<UL>
-<LI> detector_value  - This value affect the colour of the detectorss in the
-instrument display window</LI>
-<LI> monitor_value  - This value affect the colour of the monitors in the
-instrument display window</LI>
-</UL>
-
-@author Anders Markvardsen, ISIS, RAL
-@date 31/10/2008
+@author Neil Vaytet, ESS
+@date 01/11/2018
 */
 namespace LoadGeometry {
 
diff --git a/Framework/DataHandling/src/LoadInstrument.cpp b/Framework/DataHandling/src/LoadInstrument.cpp
index 60dd2bf54bce1d872b9c58dabc815f7a11a57131..7e498333efe2bd7f3f98f87ec77c9070b7bca45c 100644
--- a/Framework/DataHandling/src/LoadInstrument.cpp
+++ b/Framework/DataHandling/src/LoadInstrument.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <Poco/File.h>
 #include <Poco/Path.h>
 #include <fstream>
-#include <iostream>
 #include <sstream>
 
 namespace Mantid {
diff --git a/Framework/DataHandling/test/LoadInstrumentTest.h b/Framework/DataHandling/test/LoadInstrumentTest.h
index fca50f95c642d8a08bac8bf798dbe90b7f66dd58..9f694d8e9a8a3453b73c99dc7328bbdcfa9b3150 100644
--- a/Framework/DataHandling/test/LoadInstrumentTest.h
+++ b/Framework/DataHandling/test/LoadInstrumentTest.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "MantidDataHandling/LoadInstrument.h"
 #include "MantidDataObjects/Workspace2D.h"
 #include "MantidGeometry/Instrument.h"
+#include "MantidGeometry/Instrument/ComponentInfo.h"
 #include "MantidGeometry/Instrument/DetectorInfo.h"
 #include "MantidGeometry/Instrument/FitParameter.h"
 #include "MantidHistogramData/LinearGenerator.h"
@@ -293,6 +294,54 @@ public:
     AnalysisDataService::Instance().remove(wsName);
   }
 
+  void testExecLOKI() {
+    LoadInstrument loaderLOKI;
+
+    TS_ASSERT_THROWS_NOTHING(loaderLOKI.initialize());
+
+    // // create a workspace with some sample data
+    wsName = "LoadInstrumentTestLOKI";
+    Workspace_sptr ws =
+        WorkspaceFactory::Instance().create("Workspace2D", 1, 1, 1);
+    Workspace2D_sptr ws2D = boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<Workspace2D>(ws);
+
+    // put this workspace in the data service
+    TS_ASSERT_THROWS_NOTHING(AnalysisDataService::Instance().add(wsName, ws2D));
+
+    const std::string definitionFile = "LOKI_Definition.hdf5";
+    loaderLOKI.setPropertyValue("Filename", definitionFile);
+    loaderLOKI.setPropertyValue("Workspace", wsName);
+    loaderLOKI.setProperty("RewriteSpectraMap", OptionalBool(true));
+    inputFile = loaderLOKI.getPropertyValue("Filename");
+
+    std::string result;
+    TS_ASSERT_THROWS_NOTHING(result =
+                                 loaderLOKI.getPropertyValue("Filename"));
+    TS_ASSERT(!result.compare(inputFile));
+
+    TS_ASSERT_THROWS_NOTHING(result =
+                                 loaderLOKI.getPropertyValue("Workspace"));
+    TS_ASSERT(!result.compare(wsName));
+
+    TS_ASSERT_THROWS_NOTHING(loaderLOKI.execute());
+
+    TS_ASSERT(loaderLOKI.isExecuted());
+
+    // Get back the saved workspace
+    MatrixWorkspace_sptr outputWs;
+    TS_ASSERT_THROWS_NOTHING(
+        outputWs = loaderLOKI.getProperty("Workspace"));
+
+    auto &componentInfo = outputWs->componentInfo();
+    auto &detectorInfo = outputWs->detectorInfo();
+    TS_ASSERT_EQUALS(componentInfo.name(componentInfo.root()), "LOKI");
+    TS_ASSERT_EQUALS(detectorInfo.size(), 8000);
+
+    TS_ASSERT_EQUALS(0, detectorInfo.detectorIDs()[0])
+    TS_ASSERT_EQUALS(1, detectorInfo.detectorIDs()[1])
+
+  }
+
   void testExecHRP2() {
     // Test Parameter file in instrument folder is used by an IDF file not in
     // the instrument folder