diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76389f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[report]
+# Regexes for lines to exclude from consideration
+exclude_lines =
+    if __name__ == .__main__.:
+include=
+    hooks/heat_*
diff --git a/hooks/heat_context.py b/hooks/heat_context.py
index 3b2e64a..56c090e 100644
--- a/hooks/heat_context.py
+++ b/hooks/heat_context.py
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ from charmhelpers.fetch import apt_install, filter_installed_packages
 from charmhelpers.contrib.openstack import context, neutron, utils
 
 from charmhelpers.contrib.hahelpers.cluster import (
-    determine_api_port, determine_haproxy_port)
+    determine_api_port)
diff --git a/unit_tests/__init__.py b/unit_tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afaed60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unit_tests/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import sys
+
+sys.path.append('hooks/')
diff --git a/unit_tests/test_utils.py b/unit_tests/test_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9c7bac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unit_tests/test_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+import logging
+import unittest
+import os
+import yaml
+
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+from mock import patch, MagicMock
+
+
+def load_config():
+    '''
+    Walk backwords from __file__ looking for config.yaml, load and return the
+    'options' section'
+    '''
+    config = None
+    f = __file__
+    while config is None:
+        d = os.path.dirname(f)
+        if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(d, 'config.yaml')):
+            config = os.path.join(d, 'config.yaml')
+            break
+        f = d
+
+    if not config:
+        logging.error('Could not find config.yaml in any parent directory '
+                      'of %s. ' % file)
+        raise Exception
+
+    return yaml.safe_load(open(config).read())['options']
+
+
+def get_default_config():
+    '''
+    Load default charm config from config.yaml return as a dict.
+    If no default is set in config.yaml, its value is None.
+    '''
+    default_config = {}
+    config = load_config()
+    for k, v in config.iteritems():
+        if 'default' in v:
+            default_config[k] = v['default']
+        else:
+            default_config[k] = None
+    return default_config
+
+
+class CharmTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self, obj, patches):
+        super(CharmTestCase, self).setUp()
+        self.patches = patches
+        self.obj = obj
+        self.test_config = TestConfig()
+        self.test_relation = TestRelation()
+        self.patch_all()
+
+    def patch(self, method):
+        _m = patch.object(self.obj, method)
+        mock = _m.start()
+        self.addCleanup(_m.stop)
+        return mock
+
+    def patch_all(self):
+        for method in self.patches:
+            setattr(self, method, self.patch(method))
+
+
+class TestConfig(object):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.config = get_default_config()
+
+    def get(self, attr=None):
+        if not attr:
+            return self.get_all()
+        try:
+            return self.config[attr]
+        except KeyError:
+            return None
+
+    def get_all(self):
+        return self.config
+
+    def set(self, attr, value):
+            if attr not in self.config:
+                raise KeyError
+            self.config[attr] = value
+
+
+class TestRelation(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, relation_data={}):
+        self.relation_data = relation_data
+
+    def set(self, relation_data):
+        self.relation_data = relation_data
+
+    def get(self, attr=None, unit=None, rid=None):
+        if attr is None:
+            return self.relation_data
+        elif attr in self.relation_data:
+            return self.relation_data[attr]
+        return None
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def patch_open():
+    '''Patch open() to allow mocking both open() itself and the file that is
+    yielded.
+
+    Yields the mock for "open" and "file", respectively.'''
+    mock_open = MagicMock(spec=open)
+    mock_file = MagicMock(spec=file)
+
+    @contextmanager
+    def stub_open(*args, **kwargs):
+        mock_open(*args, **kwargs)
+        yield mock_file
+
+    with patch('__builtin__.open', stub_open):
+        yield mock_open, mock_file