diff --git a/xos/tosca/tests/controllertest.py b/xos/tosca/tests/controllertest.py
index 5746ada..2b7ba55 100644
--- a/xos/tosca/tests/controllertest.py
+++ b/xos/tosca/tests/controllertest.py
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 class ControllerTest(BaseToscaTest):
     tests = ["create_controller_minimal",
              "create_controller_maximal",
-             "destroy_controller"]
+             "create_controller_nocreate",
+             "destroy_controller",
+             "destroy_controller_nodelete"]
 
     def cleanup(self):
         self.try_to_delete(Controller, name="testcon")
@@ -53,6 +55,45 @@
                         domain="mydomain",
                         deployment=dep)
 
+    def create_controller_nocreate(self):
+        self.assert_noobj(Controller, "testcon")
+        self.execute(self.get_base_templates() +
+                     self.make_nodetemplate("testcon", "tosca.nodes.Controller",
+                                            reqs=[("testdep", "tosca.relationships.ControllerDeployment")],
+                                            props={"no-create": True}))
+        dep = self.assert_obj(Deployment, "testdep")
+        self.assert_noobj(Controller, "testcon")
+
+    def update_controller(self):
+        self.assert_noobj(Controller, "testcon")
+        self.execute(self.get_base_templates() +
+                     self.make_nodetemplate("testcon", "tosca.nodes.Controller",
+                                            reqs=[("testdep", "tosca.relationships.ControllerDeployment")]))
+        dep = self.assert_obj(Deployment, "testdep")
+        orig_con = self.assert_obj(Controller, "testcon",
+                        backend_type="",
+                        version="",
+                        auth_url=None,
+                        admin_user=None,
+                        admin_password=None,
+                        admin_tenant=None,
+                        domain=None,
+                        deployment=dep)
+        self.execute(self.get_base_templates() +
+                     self.make_nodetemplate("testcon", "tosca.nodes.Controller",
+                                            reqs=[("testdep", "tosca.relationships.ControllerDeployment")],
+                                            props={"version": "1.1"}))
+        con = self.assert_obj(Controller, "testcon",
+                        backend_type="",
+                        version="1.1",
+                        auth_url=None,
+                        admin_user=None,
+                        admin_password=None,
+                        admin_tenant=None,
+                        domain=None,
+                        deployment=dep)
+        assert(orig_con.id == con.id)
+
     def destroy_controller(self):
         self.assert_noobj(Controller, "testcon")
         self.execute(self.get_base_templates() +
@@ -64,6 +105,24 @@
                                             reqs=[("testdep", "tosca.relationships.ControllerDeployment")]))
         self.assert_noobj(Controller, "testcon")
 
+    def destroy_controller_nodelete(self):
+        self.assert_noobj(Controller, "testcon")
+        self.execute(self.get_base_templates() +
+                     self.make_nodetemplate("testcon", "tosca.nodes.Controller",
+                                            reqs=[("testdep", "tosca.relationships.ControllerDeployment")]))
+        orig_con = self.assert_obj(Controller, "testcon")
+        # NOTE: Had to specify no-delete on the deployment as well, otherwise
+        # the deployment deletion would cause the controller to be deleted
+        # as well. I'm thinking this is as it should be, but it's a little
+        # counter-inutitive.
+        self.destroy(self.make_nodetemplate("testdep", "tosca.nodes.Deployment",
+                                            props={"no-delete": True}) +
+                     self.make_nodetemplate("testcon", "tosca.nodes.Controller",
+                                            reqs=[("testdep", "tosca.relationships.ControllerDeployment")],
+                                            props={"no-delete": True}))
+        con = self.assert_obj(Controller, "testcon")
+        assert(orig_con.id == con.id)
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     ControllerTest()
 
diff --git a/xos/tosca/tests/deploymenttest.py b/xos/tosca/tests/deploymenttest.py
index 0156613..91caf75 100644
--- a/xos/tosca/tests/deploymenttest.py
+++ b/xos/tosca/tests/deploymenttest.py
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
              "create_deployment_one_image",
              "create_deployment_two_images",
              "create_deployment_privilege",
+             "create_deployment_nocreate",
+             "update_deployment",
+             "update_deployment_noupdate",
              "destroy_deployment",
              "destroy_deployment_nodelete"
                            ]
@@ -88,6 +91,35 @@
         dps = DeploymentPrivilege.objects.filter(user=user, deployment=dep)
         assert(len(dps) == 1)
 
+    def create_deployment_nocreate(self):
+        self.assert_noobj(Deployment, "testdep")
+        self.execute(self.make_nodetemplate("testdep", "tosca.nodes.Deployment",
+                                            props={"no-create": True}))
+        self.assert_noobj(Deployment, "testdep")
+
+    def update_deployment(self):
+        self.assert_noobj(Deployment, "testdep")
+        self.execute(self.make_nodetemplate("testdep", "tosca.nodes.Deployment"))
+        orig_dep = self.assert_obj(Deployment, "testdep",
+                                   accessControl="allow all")
+        self.execute(self.make_nodetemplate("testdep", "tosca.nodes.Deployment",
+                                            props={"accessControl": "allow padmin@vicci.org"}))
+        dep = self.assert_obj(Deployment, "testdep",
+                                   accessControl="allow padmin@vicci.org")
+        assert(dep.id == orig_dep.id)
+
+    def update_deployment_noupdate(self):
+        self.assert_noobj(Deployment, "testdep")
+        self.execute(self.make_nodetemplate("testdep", "tosca.nodes.Deployment"))
+        orig_dep = self.assert_obj(Deployment, "testdep",
+                                   accessControl="allow all")
+        self.execute(self.make_nodetemplate("testdep", "tosca.nodes.Deployment",
+                                            props={"accessControl": "allow padmin@vicci.org",
+                                                   "no-update": True}))
+        dep = self.assert_obj(Deployment, "testdep",
+                                   accessControl="allow all")
+        assert(dep.id == orig_dep.id)
+
     def destroy_deployment(self):
         self.assert_noobj(Deployment, "testdep")
         self.execute(self.make_nodetemplate("testdep", "tosca.nodes.Deployment"))
diff --git a/xos/tosca/tests/nodetest.py b/xos/tosca/tests/nodetest.py
index d49dab1..76c56a8 100644
--- a/xos/tosca/tests/nodetest.py
+++ b/xos/tosca/tests/nodetest.py
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 class NodeTest(BaseToscaTest):
     tests = ["create_node_minimal",
+             "create_node_nocreate",
              "destroy_node",
+             "destroy_node_nodelete",
                            ]
 
     def cleanup(self):
@@ -43,7 +45,18 @@
                      self.make_nodetemplate("testnode", "tosca.nodes.Node",
                        reqs=[("testsite", "tosca.relationships.MemberOfSite"),
                              ("testdep", "tosca.relationships.MemberOfDeployment")]))
-        self.assert_obj(Node, "testnode")
+        node = self.assert_obj(Node, "testnode")
+        assert(node.site_deployment is not None)
+        assert(node.site is not None)
+
+    def create_node_nocreate(self):
+        self.assert_noobj(Node, "testnode")
+        self.execute(self.get_base_templates() +
+                     self.make_nodetemplate("testnode", "tosca.nodes.Node",
+                       reqs=[("testsite", "tosca.relationships.MemberOfSite"),
+                             ("testdep", "tosca.relationships.MemberOfDeployment")],
+                       props={"no-create": True}))
+        self.assert_noobj(Node, "testnode")
 
     def destroy_node(self):
         self.assert_noobj(Node, "testnode")
@@ -58,6 +71,20 @@
                              ("testdep", "tosca.relationships.MemberOfDeployment")]))
         self.assert_noobj(Node, "testnode")
 
+    def destroy_node_nodelete(self):
+        self.assert_noobj(Node, "testnode")
+        self.execute(self.get_base_templates() +
+                     self.make_nodetemplate("testnode", "tosca.nodes.Node",
+                       reqs=[("testsite", "tosca.relationships.MemberOfSite"),
+                             ("testdep", "tosca.relationships.MemberOfDeployment")]))
+        self.assert_obj(Node, "testnode")
+        self.destroy(self.get_base_templates() +
+                     self.make_nodetemplate("testnode", "tosca.nodes.Node",
+                       reqs=[("testsite", "tosca.relationships.MemberOfSite"),
+                             ("testdep", "tosca.relationships.MemberOfDeployment")],
+                       props={"no-delete": True}))
+        self.assert_obj(Node, "testnode")
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     NodeTest()
 
diff --git a/xos/tosca/tests/sitetest.py b/xos/tosca/tests/sitetest.py
index c9a4743..5321159 100644
--- a/xos/tosca/tests/sitetest.py
+++ b/xos/tosca/tests/sitetest.py
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@
              "create_site_privilege_tech",
              "create_site_privilege_admin",
              "create_site_privilege_pi",
+             "create_site_nocreate",
+             "update_site",
+             "update_site_noupdate",
              "destroy_site",
+             "destroy_site_nodelete"
                            ]
 
     def cleanup(self):
@@ -60,6 +64,31 @@
         assert(len(sps) == 1)
         assert(sps[0].role.role == "pi")
 
+    def create_site_nocreate(self):
+        self.assert_noobj(Site, "testsite")
+        self.execute(self.make_nodetemplate("testsite", "tosca.nodes.Site",
+                                            props={"no-create": True}))
+        site = self.assert_noobj(Site, "testsite")
+
+    def update_site(self):
+        self.assert_noobj(Site, "testsite")
+        self.execute(self.make_nodetemplate("testsite", "tosca.nodes.Site"))
+        orig_site = self.assert_obj(Site, "testsite", site_url=None)
+        self.execute(self.make_nodetemplate("testsite", "tosca.nodes.Site",
+                                            props={"site_url": "http://foo.com/"}))
+        site = self.assert_obj(Site, "testsite", site_url="http://foo.com/")
+        assert(orig_site.id == site.id)
+
+    def update_site_noupdate(self):
+        self.assert_noobj(Site, "testsite")
+        self.execute(self.make_nodetemplate("testsite", "tosca.nodes.Site"))
+        orig_site = self.assert_obj(Site, "testsite", site_url=None)
+        self.execute(self.make_nodetemplate("testsite", "tosca.nodes.Site",
+                                            props={"site_url": "http://foo.com/",
+                                                   "no-update": True}))
+        site = self.assert_obj(Site, "testsite", site_url=None)
+        assert(orig_site.id == site.id)
+
     def destroy_site(self):
         self.assert_noobj(Site, "testsite")
         self.execute(self.make_nodetemplate("testsite", "tosca.nodes.Site"))
@@ -67,6 +96,14 @@
         self.destroy(self.make_nodetemplate("testsite", "tosca.nodes.Site"))
         self.assert_noobj(Site, "testsite")
 
+    def destroy_site_nodelete(self):
+        self.assert_noobj(Site, "testsite")
+        self.execute(self.make_nodetemplate("testsite", "tosca.nodes.Site"))
+        site = self.assert_obj(Site, "testsite")
+        self.destroy(self.make_nodetemplate("testsite", "tosca.nodes.Site",
+                                            props={"no-delete": True}))
+        self.assert_obj(Site, "testsite")
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     SiteTest()
 
diff --git a/xos/tosca/tests/slicetest.py b/xos/tosca/tests/slicetest.py
index 315f862..98de4e6 100644
--- a/xos/tosca/tests/slicetest.py
+++ b/xos/tosca/tests/slicetest.py
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@
     tests = ["create_slice_minimal",
              "create_slice_maximal",
              "create_slice_privilege",
-             "destroy_slice"]
+             "create_slice_nocreate",
+             "update_slice",
+             "update_slice_noupdate",
+             "destroy_slice",
+             "destroy_slice_nodelete"]
 
     def cleanup(self):
         self.try_to_delete(Slice, name="testsite_testslice")
@@ -43,6 +47,41 @@
         dps = SlicePrivilege.objects.filter(user=user, slice=slice)
         assert(len(dps) == 1)
 
+    def create_slice_nocreate(self):
+        self.assert_noobj(Slice, "testsite_testslice")
+        self.execute(self.get_base_templates() +
+                     self.make_nodetemplate("testsite_testslice", "tosca.nodes.Slice",
+                                            reqs=[("testsite", "tosca.relationships.MemberOfSite")],
+                                            props={"no-create": True}))
+        self.assert_noobj(Slice, "testsite_testslice")
+
+    def update_slice(self):
+        self.assert_noobj(Slice, "testsite_testslice")
+        self.execute(self.get_base_templates() +
+                     self.make_nodetemplate("testsite_testslice", "tosca.nodes.Slice",
+                                            reqs=[("testsite", "tosca.relationships.MemberOfSite")]))
+        orig_slice = self.assert_obj(Slice, "testsite_testslice", enabled=True, description="", slice_url="", max_instances=10)
+        self.execute(self.get_base_templates() +
+                     self.make_nodetemplate("testsite_testslice", "tosca.nodes.Slice",
+                                            reqs=[("testsite", "tosca.relationships.MemberOfSite")],
+                                            props={"description": "foo"}))
+        slice = self.assert_obj(Slice, "testsite_testslice", enabled=True, description="foo", slice_url="", max_instances=10)
+        assert(orig_slice.id == slice.id)
+
+    def update_slice_noupdate(self):
+        self.assert_noobj(Slice, "testsite_testslice")
+        self.execute(self.get_base_templates() +
+                     self.make_nodetemplate("testsite_testslice", "tosca.nodes.Slice",
+                                            reqs=[("testsite", "tosca.relationships.MemberOfSite")]))
+        orig_slice = self.assert_obj(Slice, "testsite_testslice", enabled=True, description="", slice_url="", max_instances=10)
+        self.execute(self.get_base_templates() +
+                     self.make_nodetemplate("testsite_testslice", "tosca.nodes.Slice",
+                                            reqs=[("testsite", "tosca.relationships.MemberOfSite")],
+                                            props={"description": "foo",
+                                                   "no-update": True}))
+        slice = self.assert_obj(Slice, "testsite_testslice", enabled=True, description="", slice_url="", max_instances=10)
+        assert(orig_slice.id == slice.id)
+
     def destroy_slice(self):
         self.assert_noobj(Slice, "testsite_testslice")
         self.execute(self.get_base_templates() +
@@ -54,6 +93,19 @@
                                             reqs=[("testsite", "tosca.relationships.MemberOfSite")]))
         self.assert_noobj(Slice, "testsite_testslice")
 
+    def destroy_slice_nodelete(self):
+        self.assert_noobj(Slice, "testsite_testslice")
+        self.execute(self.get_base_templates() +
+                     self.make_nodetemplate("testsite_testslice", "tosca.nodes.Slice",
+                                            reqs=[("testsite", "tosca.relationships.MemberOfSite")]))
+        orig_slice = self.assert_obj(Slice, "testsite_testslice", enabled=True, description="", slice_url="", max_instances=10)
+        self.destroy(self.get_base_templates() +
+                     self.make_nodetemplate("testsite_testslice", "tosca.nodes.Slice",
+                                            reqs=[("testsite", "tosca.relationships.MemberOfSite")],
+                                            props={"no-delete": True}))
+        slice = self.assert_obj(Slice, "testsite_testslice", enabled=True, description="", slice_url="", max_instances=10)
+        assert(slice.id == orig_slice.id)
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     SliceTest()