diff --git a/sensu/files/checks/check_instance_metadata.sh b/sensu/files/checks/check_instance_metadata.sh
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+++ b/sensu/files/checks/check_instance_metadata.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+usage() {
+    echo "usage: ./check_metadata_instance.sh -t <check.last.x[hour]>"
+    exit 1
+}
+exit_ok() {
+    echo "OK: $*"
+    exit 0
+}
+exit_warning() {
+    echo "WARNING: $*"
+    exit 1
+}
+exit_critical() {
+    echo "CRITICAL: $*"
+    exit 2
+}
+
+while getopts ":t:" opt; do
+    case $opt in
+        t)
+            LAST=${OPTARG};;
+       \?)
+            echo "Invalid option"
+            usage;;
+        : ) echo "Option -"$OPTARG" requires an argument." >&2
+            usage;;
+    esac
+done
+
+if [[ -z $LAST ]]; then
+        usage
+fi
+LAST=$[LAST*3600]
+metadata_down=()
+
+for i in /var/lib/nova/instances/*/console.log ; do
+
+    LASTCHANGED="$(expr `date +%s` - `stat -c %Y $i`)"
+
+    if [[ $LASTCHANGED -lt $LAST ]]; then
+        if [[ -n $(grep -l "Giving up on waiting for the metadata" $i) ]] ; then
+            metadata_down+="$(echo "$i" | grep -o -P '(?<=instances/).*(?=/console)' | awk '{print "Instance " $1 " has broken metadata; "}')"
+        fi
+    fi
+done
+
+if [[ -z "${metadata_down[*]}" ]]; then
+    exit_ok "All instances OK"
+else
+    echo "${metadata_down[*]}"
+      exit 2
+fi
+exit_warning "Unknown error"
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