diff --git a/openstack/orchestration/v1/stacktemplates/fixtures.go b/openstack/orchestration/v1/stacktemplates/fixtures.go
index 71fa808..fa9b301 100644
--- a/openstack/orchestration/v1/stacktemplates/fixtures.go
+++ b/openstack/orchestration/v1/stacktemplates/fixtures.go
@@ -10,29 +10,7 @@
 )
 
 // GetExpected represents the expected object from a Get request.
-var GetExpected = &Template{
-	Description:         "Simple template to test heat commands",
-	HeatTemplateVersion: "2013-05-23",
-	Parameters: map[string]interface{}{
-		"flavor": map[string]interface{}{
-			"default": "m1.tiny",
-			"type":    "string",
-		},
-	},
-	Resources: map[string]interface{}{
-		"hello_world": map[string]interface{}{
-			"type": "OS::Nova::Server",
-			"properties": map[string]interface{}{
-				"key_name": "heat_key",
-				"flavor": map[string]interface{}{
-					"get_param": "flavor",
-				},
-				"image":     "ad091b52-742f-469e-8f3c-fd81cadf0743",
-				"user_data": "#!/bin/bash -xv\necho \"hello world\" &gt; /root/hello-world.txt\n",
-			},
-		},
-	},
-}
+var GetExpected = "{\n  \"description\": \"Simple template to test heat commands\",\n  \"heat_template_version\": \"2013-05-23\",\n  \"parameters\": {\n    \"flavor\": {\n      \"default\": \"m1.tiny\",\n      \"type\": \"string\"\n    }\n  },\n  \"resources\": {\n    \"hello_world\": {\n      \"properties\": {\n        \"flavor\": {\n          \"get_param\": \"flavor\"\n        },\n        \"image\": \"ad091b52-742f-469e-8f3c-fd81cadf0743\",\n        \"key_name\": \"heat_key\"\n      },\n      \"type\": \"OS::Nova::Server\"\n    }\n  }\n}"
 
 // GetOutput represents the response body from a Get request.
 const GetOutput = `
@@ -53,8 +31,7 @@
         "flavor": {
           "get_param": "flavor"
         },
-        "image": "ad091b52-742f-469e-8f3c-fd81cadf0743",
-        "user_data": "#!/bin/bash -xv\necho \"hello world\" &gt; /root/hello-world.txt\n"
+        "image": "ad091b52-742f-469e-8f3c-fd81cadf0743"
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/openstack/orchestration/v1/stacktemplates/requests.go b/openstack/orchestration/v1/stacktemplates/requests.go
index ad1e468..c0cea35 100644
--- a/openstack/orchestration/v1/stacktemplates/requests.go
+++ b/openstack/orchestration/v1/stacktemplates/requests.go
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@
 
 // ValidateOpts specifies the template validation parameters.
 type ValidateOpts struct {
-	Template    map[string]interface{}
+	Template    string
 	TemplateURL string
 }
 
 // ToStackTemplateValidateMap assembles a request body based on the contents of a ValidateOpts.
 func (opts ValidateOpts) ToStackTemplateValidateMap() (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 	vo := make(map[string]interface{})
-	if opts.Template != nil {
+	if opts.Template != "" {
 		vo["template"] = opts.Template
 		return vo, nil
 	}
diff --git a/openstack/orchestration/v1/stacktemplates/requests_test.go b/openstack/orchestration/v1/stacktemplates/requests_test.go
index d31c4ac..42667c9 100644
--- a/openstack/orchestration/v1/stacktemplates/requests_test.go
+++ b/openstack/orchestration/v1/stacktemplates/requests_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 	th.AssertNoErr(t, err)
 
 	expected := GetExpected
-	th.AssertDeepEquals(t, expected, actual)
+	th.AssertDeepEquals(t, expected, string(actual))
 }
 
 func TestValidateTemplate(t *testing.T) {
@@ -25,29 +25,29 @@
 	HandleValidateSuccessfully(t, ValidateOutput)
 
 	opts := ValidateOpts{
-		Template: map[string]interface{}{
-			"heat_template_version": "2013-05-23",
-			"description":           "Simple template to test heat commands",
-			"parameters": map[string]interface{}{
-				"flavor": map[string]interface{}{
-					"default": "m1.tiny",
-					"type":    "string",
-				},
-			},
-			"resources": map[string]interface{}{
-				"hello_world": map[string]interface{}{
-					"type": "OS::Nova::Server",
-					"properties": map[string]interface{}{
-						"key_name": "heat_key",
-						"flavor": map[string]interface{}{
-							"get_param": "flavor",
-						},
-						"image":     "ad091b52-742f-469e-8f3c-fd81cadf0743",
-						"user_data": "#!/bin/bash -xv\necho \"hello world\" &gt; /root/hello-world.txt\n",
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		},
+		Template: `{
+		  "heat_template_version": "2013-05-23",
+		  "description": "Simple template to test heat commands",
+		  "parameters": {
+		    "flavor": {
+		      "default": "m1.tiny",
+		      "type": "string"
+		    }
+		  },
+		  "resources": {
+		    "hello_world": {
+		      "type": "OS::Nova::Server",
+		      "properties": {
+		        "key_name": "heat_key",
+		        "flavor": {
+		          "get_param": "flavor"
+		        },
+		        "image": "ad091b52-742f-469e-8f3c-fd81cadf0743",
+		        "user_data": "#!/bin/bash -xv\necho \"hello world\" &gt; /root/hello-world.txt\n"
+		      }
+		    }
+		  }
+		}`,
 	}
 	actual, err := Validate(fake.ServiceClient(), opts).Extract()
 	th.AssertNoErr(t, err)
diff --git a/openstack/orchestration/v1/stacktemplates/results.go b/openstack/orchestration/v1/stacktemplates/results.go
index ac2f24b..4e9ba5a 100644
--- a/openstack/orchestration/v1/stacktemplates/results.go
+++ b/openstack/orchestration/v1/stacktemplates/results.go
@@ -1,42 +1,33 @@
 package stacktemplates
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
 )
 
-// Template represents a stack template.
-type Template struct {
-	Description         string                 `mapstructure:"description"`
-	HeatTemplateVersion string                 `mapstructure:"heat_template_version"`
-	Parameters          map[string]interface{} `mapstructure:"parameters"`
-	Resources           map[string]interface{} `mapstructure:"resources"`
-}
-
 // GetResult represents the result of a Get operation.
 type GetResult struct {
 	gophercloud.Result
 }
 
-// Extract returns a pointer to a Template object and is called after a
-// Get operation.
-func (r GetResult) Extract() (*Template, error) {
+// Extract returns the JSON template and is called after a Get operation.
+func (r GetResult) Extract() ([]byte, error) {
 	if r.Err != nil {
 		return nil, r.Err
 	}
-
-	var res Template
-	if err := mapstructure.Decode(r.Body, &res); err != nil {
+	template, err := json.MarshalIndent(r.Body, "", "  ")
+	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
-	return &res, nil
+	return template, nil
 }
 
 // ValidatedTemplate represents the parsed object returned from a Validate request.
 type ValidatedTemplate struct {
-	Description string
-	Parameters  map[string]interface{}
+	Description     string                 `mapstructure:"Description"`
+	Parameters      map[string]interface{} `mapstructure:"Parameters"`
+	ParameterGroups map[string]interface{} `mapstructure:"ParameterGroups"`
 }
 
 // ValidateResult represents the result of a Validate operation.