diff --git a/cvp_checks/tests/test_k8s.py b/cvp_checks/tests/test_k8s.py
index 2ff3383..97dceca 100644
--- a/cvp_checks/tests/test_k8s.py
+++ b/cvp_checks/tests/test_k8s.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import pytest
 import json
+import os
 
 
 def test_k8s_get_cs_status(local_salt_client):
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@
     for node in result:
         for line in result[node].split('\n'):
             line = line.strip()
-            if 'MESSAGE' in line:
+            if 'MESSAGE' in line or 'proto' in line:
                 continue
             else:
                 if 'Healthy' not in line:
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@
     for node in result:
         for line in result[node].split('\n'):
             line = line.strip()
-            if 'STATUS' in line:
+            if 'STATUS' in line or 'proto' in line:
                 continue
             else:
                 if 'Ready' not in line:
@@ -46,3 +47,73 @@
     assert not errors, 'k8s is not healthy: {}'.format(json.dumps(
                                                        errors,
                                                        indent=4))
+
+
+def test_k8s_get_calico_status(local_salt_client):
+    result = local_salt_client.cmd(
+        'kubernetes:pool', 'cmd.run',
+        ['calicoctl node status'],
+        expr_form='pillar'
+    )
+    errors = []
+    if not result:
+        pytest.skip("k8s is not found on this environment")
+    for node in result:
+        for line in result[node].split('\n'):
+            line = line.strip('|')
+            if 'STATE' in line or '| ' not in line:
+                continue
+            else:
+                if 'up' not in line or 'Established' not in line:
+                    errors.append(line)
+    assert not errors, 'Calico node status is not good: {}'.format(json.dumps(
+                                                                   errors,
+                                                                   indent=4))
+
+
+def test_k8s_cluster_status(local_salt_client):
+    result = local_salt_client.cmd(
+        'kubernetes:pool', 'cmd.run',
+        ['kubectl cluster-info'],
+        expr_form='pillar'
+    )
+    errors = []
+    if not result:
+        pytest.skip("k8s is not found on this environment")
+    for node in result:
+        for line in result[node].split('\n'):
+            if 'proto' in line or 'further' in line or line == '':
+                continue
+            else:
+                if 'is running' not in line:
+                    errors.append(line)
+        break
+    assert not errors, 'k8s cluster info is not good: {}'.format(json.dumps(
+                                                                 errors,
+                                                                 indent=4))
+
+
+def test_k8s_kubelet_status(local_salt_client):
+    result = local_salt_client.cmd(
+        'kubernetes:pool', 'service.status',
+        ['kubelet'],
+        expr_form='pillar'
+    )
+    errors = []
+    if not result:
+        pytest.skip("k8s is not found on this environment")
+    for node in result:
+        if not result[node]:
+            errors.append(node)
+    assert not errors, 'Kublete is not running on these nodes: {}'.format(
+                       errors)
+
+
+def test_ping_host(local_salt_client):
+    # not a test actually
+    hostname = 'docker-dev-virtual.docker.mirantis.net'
+    response = os.system('ping -c 1 ' + hostname)
+    if response == 0:
+        print '{} is AVAILABLE'.format(hostname)
+    else:
+        print '{} IS NOT AVAILABLE'.format(hostname)