diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_environment.py b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_environment.py
index bc46901..96e1c50 100644
--- a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_environment.py
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_environment.py
@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@
 
         # random_string.yaml specifies a length of 10
         random_value = self.get_stack_output(stack_identifier, 'random_value')
-        self.assertEqual(10, len(random_value))
+        random_string_template = self.load_template('random_string')
+        expected_length = random_string_template['parameters'][
+            'random_length']['default']
+        self.assertEqual(expected_length, len(random_value))
 
     @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_files_provider_resource(self):
@@ -90,4 +93,7 @@
 
         # random_string.yaml specifies a length of 10
         random_value = self.get_stack_output(stack_identifier, 'random_value')
-        self.assertEqual(10, len(random_value))
+        random_string_template = self.load_template('random_string')
+        expected_length = random_string_template['parameters'][
+            'random_length']['default']
+        self.assertEqual(expected_length, len(random_value))
diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_nova_keypair_resources.py b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_nova_keypair_resources.py
index 336fc99..e22a08b 100644
--- a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_nova_keypair_resources.py
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_nova_keypair_resources.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
 class NovaKeyPairResourcesYAMLTest(base.BaseOrchestrationTest):
     _tpl_type = 'yaml'
+    _resource = 'resources'
+    _type = 'type'
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
@@ -49,8 +51,15 @@
     @test.attr(type='slow')
     def test_created_resources(self):
         """Verifies created keypair resource."""
-        resources = [('KeyPairSavePrivate', 'OS::Nova::KeyPair'),
-                     ('KeyPairDontSavePrivate', 'OS::Nova::KeyPair')]
+
+        nova_keypair_template = self.load_template('nova_keypair',
+                                                   ext=self._tpl_type)
+        resources = [('KeyPairSavePrivate',
+                      nova_keypair_template[self._resource][
+                      'KeyPairSavePrivate'][self._type]),
+                     ('KeyPairDontSavePrivate',
+                      nova_keypair_template[self._resource][
+                      'KeyPairDontSavePrivate'][self._type])]
 
         for resource_name, resource_type in resources:
             resource = self.test_resources.get(resource_name, None)
@@ -85,3 +94,5 @@
 
 class NovaKeyPairResourcesAWSTest(NovaKeyPairResourcesYAMLTest):
     _tpl_type = 'json'
+    _resource = 'Resources'
+    _type = 'Type'
diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_swift_resources.py b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_swift_resources.py
index 2ba2811..adab8c3 100644
--- a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_swift_resources.py
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_swift_resources.py
@@ -49,8 +49,11 @@
 
     def test_created_resources(self):
         """Created stack should be in the list of existing stacks."""
-        resources = [('SwiftContainer', 'OS::Swift::Container'),
-                     ('SwiftContainerWebsite', 'OS::Swift::Container')]
+        swift_basic_template = self.load_template('swift_basic')
+        resources = [('SwiftContainer', swift_basic_template['resources'][
+                      'SwiftContainer']['type']),
+                     ('SwiftContainerWebsite', swift_basic_template[
+                      'resources']['SwiftContainerWebsite']['type'])]
         for resource_name, resource_type in resources:
             resource = self.test_resources.get(resource_name)
             self.assertIsInstance(resource, dict)
@@ -84,10 +87,9 @@
             self.assertIn(h, headers)
 
     def test_metadata(self):
-        metadatas = {
-            "web-index": "index.html",
-            "web-error": "error.html"
-        }
+        swift_basic_template = self.load_template('swift_basic')
+        metadatas = swift_basic_template['resources']['SwiftContainerWebsite'][
+            'properties']['X-Container-Meta']
         swcont_website = self.test_resources.get(
             'SwiftContainerWebsite')['physical_resource_id']
         headers, _ = self.container_client.list_container_metadata(