diff --git a/tests/pillar/lefthand_single.sls b/tests/pillar/lefthand_single.sls
index 024f2bc..cc23584 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/lefthand_single.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/lefthand_single.sls
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
       password: pwd
       region: regionOne
     osapi:
-        host: 127.0.0.1
+      host: 127.0.0.1
     glance:
-        host: 127.0.0.1
-        port: 9292
+      host: 127.0.0.1
+      port: 9292
     logging:
       log_appender: false
       log_handlers:
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@
       host: 127.0.0.1
     osapi_max_limit: 500
     glance:
-        host: 127.0.0.1
-        port: 9292
+      host: 127.0.0.1
+      port: 9292
     logging:
       log_appender: false
       log_handlers:
diff --git a/tests/pillar/netapp.sls b/tests/pillar/netapp.sls
index 4a81fee..3acc024 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/netapp.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/netapp.sls
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 cinder:
   controller:
+    osapi:
+      host: 127.0.0.1
+    glance:
+      host: 127.0.0.1
+      port: 9292
     enabled: true
     version: mitaka
     message_queue:
diff --git a/tests/pillar/nfs.sls b/tests/pillar/nfs.sls
index c0edf25..09689ef 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/nfs.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/nfs.sls
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 cinder:
   controller:
+    osapi:
+      host: 127.0.0.1
+    glance:
+      host: 127.0.0.1
+      port: 9292
     enabled: true
     version: liberty
     default_volume_type: nfs-driver
diff --git a/tests/pillar/volume_single_vmware.sls b/tests/pillar/volume_single_vmware.sls
index 1512040..1d3bcbf 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/volume_single_vmware.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/volume_single_vmware.sls
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     backend:
       vmware:
         engine: vmware
+        type_name: vmware-driver
         host_username: vmware
         host_password: vmware
         cluster_name: vmware_cluster01
diff --git a/tests/run_tests.sh b/tests/run_tests.sh
index ae7d68f..9761585 100755
--- a/tests/run_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/run_tests.sh
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@
 CURDIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 METADATA=${CURDIR}/../metadata.yml
 FORMULA_NAME=$(cat $METADATA | python -c "import sys,yaml; print yaml.load(sys.stdin)['name']")
+FORMULA_META_DIR=${CURDIR}/../${FORMULA_NAME}/meta
 
 ## Overrideable parameters
 PILLARDIR=${PILLARDIR:-${CURDIR}/pillar}
 BUILDDIR=${BUILDDIR:-${CURDIR}/build}
 VENV_DIR=${VENV_DIR:-${BUILDDIR}/virtualenv}
+MOCK_BIN_DIR=${MOCK_BIN_DIR:-${CURDIR}/mock_bin}
 DEPSDIR=${BUILDDIR}/deps
 
 SALT_FILE_DIR=${SALT_FILE_DIR:-${BUILDDIR}/file_root}
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@
 SALT_CONFIG_DIR=${SALT_CONFIG_DIR:-${BUILDDIR}/salt}
 SALT_CACHE_DIR=${SALT_CACHE_DIR:-${SALT_CONFIG_DIR}/cache}
 
-SALT_OPTS="${SALT_OPTS} --retcode-passthrough --local -c ${SALT_CONFIG_DIR}"
+SALT_OPTS="${SALT_OPTS} --retcode-passthrough --local -c ${SALT_CONFIG_DIR} --log-file=/dev/null"
 
 if [ "x${SALT_VERSION}" != "x" ]; then
     PIP_SALT_VERSION="==${SALT_VERSION}"
@@ -40,10 +42,20 @@
     python -m pip install salt${PIP_SALT_VERSION}
 }
 
+setup_mock_bin() {
+    # If some state requires a binary, a lightweight replacement for
+    # such binary can be put into MOCK_BIN_DIR for test purposes
+    if [ -d "${MOCK_BIN_DIR}" ]; then
+        PATH="${MOCK_BIN_DIR}:$PATH"
+        export PATH
+    fi
+}
+
 setup_pillar() {
     [ ! -d ${SALT_PILLAR_DIR} ] && mkdir -p ${SALT_PILLAR_DIR}
     echo "base:" > ${SALT_PILLAR_DIR}/top.sls
     for pillar in ${PILLARDIR}/*; do
+        grep ${FORMULA_NAME}: ${pillar} &>/dev/null || continue
         state_name=$(basename ${pillar%.sls})
         echo -e "  ${state_name}:\n    - ${state_name}" >> ${SALT_PILLAR_DIR}/top.sls
     done
@@ -56,6 +68,7 @@
 
     echo "base:" > ${SALT_FILE_DIR}/top.sls
     for pillar in ${PILLARDIR}/*.sls; do
+        grep ${FORMULA_NAME}: ${pillar} &>/dev/null || continue
         state_name=$(basename ${pillar%.sls})
         echo -e "  ${state_name}:\n    - ${FORMULA_NAME}" >> ${SALT_FILE_DIR}/top.sls
     done
@@ -119,6 +132,7 @@
     [ -d ${BUILDDIR} ] && mkdir -p ${BUILDDIR}
 
     which salt-call || setup_virtualenv
+    setup_mock_bin
     setup_pillar
     setup_salt
     install_dependencies
@@ -128,7 +142,26 @@
     for pillar in ${PILLARDIR}/*.sls; do
         grep ${FORMULA_NAME}: ${pillar} &>/dev/null || continue
         state_name=$(basename ${pillar%.sls})
+        salt_run grains.set 'noservices' False force=True
+
+        echo "Checking state ${FORMULA_NAME}.${state_name} ..."
         salt_run --id=${state_name} state.show_sls ${FORMULA_NAME} || (log_err "Execution of ${FORMULA_NAME}.${state_name} failed"; exit 1)
+
+        # Check that all files in 'meta' folder can be rendered using any valid pillar
+        for meta in `find ${FORMULA_META_DIR} -type f`; do
+            meta_name=$(basename ${meta})
+            echo "Checking meta ${meta_name} ..."
+            salt_run --out=quiet --id=${state_name} cp.get_template ${meta} ${SALT_CACHE_DIR}/${meta_name} \
+              || (log_err "Failed to render meta ${meta} using pillar ${FORMULA_NAME}.${state_name}"; exit 1)
+            cat ${SALT_CACHE_DIR}/${meta_name}
+        done
+    done
+}
+
+real_run() {
+    for pillar in ${PILLARDIR}/*.sls; do
+        state_name=$(basename ${pillar%.sls})
+        salt_run --id=${state_name} state.sls ${FORMULA_NAME} || (log_err "Execution of ${FORMULA_NAME}.${state_name} failed"; exit 1)
     done
 }
 
@@ -157,6 +190,9 @@
     run)
         run
         ;;
+    real-run)
+        real_run
+        ;;
     *)
         prepare
         run