diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vclib/constants.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vclib/constants.go
index 451d9241180..522f308b8b3 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vclib/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vclib/constants.go
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ const (
 
 // Test Constants
 const (
-	testDefaultDatacenter = "DC0"
-	testDefaultDatastore  = "LocalDS_0"
+	TestDefaultDatacenter = "DC0"
+	TestDefaultDatastore  = "LocalDS_0"
+	TestDefaultNetwork    = "VM Network"
 	testNameNotFound      = "enoent"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vclib/datacenter_test.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vclib/datacenter_test.go
index 95c89b70112..ad7e13921ae 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vclib/datacenter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vclib/datacenter_test.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func TestDatacenter(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("expected error")
 	}
 
-	dc, err := GetDatacenter(ctx, vc, testDefaultDatacenter)
+	dc, err := GetDatacenter(ctx, vc, TestDefaultDatacenter)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func TestDatacenter(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("expected error")
 	}
 
-	vm, err := dc.GetVMByPath(ctx, testDefaultDatacenter+"/vm/"+avm.Name)
+	vm, err := dc.GetVMByPath(ctx, TestDefaultDatacenter+"/vm/"+avm.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func TestDatacenter(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("expected error")
 	}
 
-	ds, err := dc.GetDatastoreByName(ctx, testDefaultDatastore)
+	ds, err := dc.GetDatastoreByName(ctx, TestDefaultDatastore)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func TestDatacenter(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("expected error")
 	}
 
-	_, err = dc.GetFolderByPath(ctx, testDefaultDatacenter+"/vm")
+	_, err = dc.GetFolderByPath(ctx, TestDefaultDatacenter+"/vm")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vclib/datastore_test.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vclib/datastore_test.go
index 7e9b2b7367b..6c6e888cb3e 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vclib/datastore_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vclib/datastore_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestDatastore(t *testing.T) {
 
 	vc := &VSphereConnection{Client: c.Client}
 
-	dc, err := GetDatacenter(ctx, vc, testDefaultDatacenter)
+	dc, err := GetDatacenter(ctx, vc, TestDefaultDatacenter)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vclib/folder_test.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vclib/folder_test.go
index a8b39a8671e..be570d80dcd 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vclib/folder_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vclib/folder_test.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func TestFolder(t *testing.T) {
 
 	vc := &VSphereConnection{Client: c.Client}
 
-	dc, err := GetDatacenter(ctx, vc, testDefaultDatacenter)
+	dc, err := GetDatacenter(ctx, vc, TestDefaultDatacenter)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vclib/utils_test.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vclib/utils_test.go
index df4bba3a341..436055cf172 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vclib/utils_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vclib/utils_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func TestUtils(t *testing.T) {
 
 	vc := &VSphereConnection{Client: c.Client}
 
-	dc, err := GetDatacenter(ctx, vc, testDefaultDatacenter)
+	dc, err := GetDatacenter(ctx, vc, TestDefaultDatacenter)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vclib/virtualmachine_test.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vclib/virtualmachine_test.go
index c366c396146..ca2ef9665e4 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vclib/virtualmachine_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vclib/virtualmachine_test.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func TestVirtualMachine(t *testing.T) {
 
 	vc := &VSphereConnection{Client: c.Client}
 
-	dc, err := GetDatacenter(ctx, vc, testDefaultDatacenter)
+	dc, err := GetDatacenter(ctx, vc, TestDefaultDatacenter)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vsphere.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vsphere.go
index 14ecfed732c..c9390077849 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vsphere.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vsphere.go
@@ -360,7 +360,10 @@ func populateVsphereInstanceMap(cfg *VSphereConfig) (map[string]*VSphereInstance
 	return vsphereInstanceMap, nil
 }
 
-// Creates new Contreoller node interface and returns
+// getVMUUID allows tests to override GetVMUUID
+var getVMUUID = GetVMUUID
+
+// Creates new Controller node interface and returns
 func newControllerNode(cfg VSphereConfig) (*VSphere, error) {
 	var err error
 
@@ -399,7 +402,7 @@ func newControllerNode(cfg VSphereConfig) (*VSphere, error) {
 		glog.Errorf("Failed to get hostname. err: %+v", err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	vs.vmUUID, err = GetVMUUID()
+	vs.vmUUID, err = getVMUUID()
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("Failed to get uuid. err: %+v", err)
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vsphere_test.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vsphere_test.go
index 3e57ba54239..35e1903aea5 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vsphere_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vsphere_test.go
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@ package vsphere
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"crypto/tls"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/vmware/govmomi/simulator"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/rand"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider"
@@ -59,6 +61,50 @@ func configFromEnv() (cfg VSphereConfig, ok bool) {
 	return
 }
 
+// configFromEnvOrSim returns config from configFromEnv if set,
+// otherwise starts a vcsim instance and returns config for use against the vcsim instance.
+func configFromEnvOrSim() (VSphereConfig, func()) {
+	cfg, ok := configFromEnv()
+	if ok {
+		return cfg, func() {}
+	}
+
+	model := simulator.VPX()
+
+	err := model.Create()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	model.Service.TLS = new(tls.Config)
+	s := model.Service.NewServer()
+
+	cfg.Global.InsecureFlag = true
+	cfg.Global.VCenterIP = s.URL.Hostname()
+	cfg.Global.VCenterPort = s.URL.Port()
+	cfg.Global.User = s.URL.User.Username()
+	cfg.Global.Password, _ = s.URL.User.Password()
+	cfg.Global.Datacenter = vclib.TestDefaultDatacenter
+	cfg.Network.PublicNetwork = vclib.TestDefaultNetwork
+	cfg.Global.DefaultDatastore = vclib.TestDefaultDatastore
+	cfg.Disk.SCSIControllerType = os.Getenv("VSPHERE_SCSICONTROLLER_TYPE")
+	cfg.Global.WorkingDir = os.Getenv("VSPHERE_WORKING_DIR")
+	cfg.Global.VMName = os.Getenv("VSPHERE_VM_NAME")
+
+	if cfg.Global.WorkingDir == "" {
+		cfg.Global.WorkingDir = "vm" // top-level Datacenter.VmFolder
+	}
+
+	uuid := simulator.Map.Any("VirtualMachine").(*simulator.VirtualMachine).Config.Uuid
+	getVMUUID = func() (string, error) { return uuid, nil }
+
+	return cfg, func() {
+		getVMUUID = GetVMUUID
+		s.Close()
+		model.Remove()
+	}
+}
+
 func TestReadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err := readConfig(nil)
 	if err == nil {
@@ -110,10 +156,8 @@ func TestNewVSphere(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestVSphereLogin(t *testing.T) {
-	cfg, ok := configFromEnv()
-	if !ok {
-		t.Skipf("No config found in environment")
-	}
+	cfg, cleanup := configFromEnvOrSim()
+	defer cleanup()
 
 	// Create vSphere configuration object
 	vs, err := newControllerNode(cfg)
@@ -126,8 +170,8 @@ func TestVSphereLogin(t *testing.T) {
 	defer cancel()
 
 	// Create vSphere client
-	var vcInstance *VSphereInstance
-	if vcInstance, ok = vs.vsphereInstanceMap[cfg.Global.VCenterIP]; !ok {
+	vcInstance, ok := vs.vsphereInstanceMap[cfg.Global.VCenterIP]
+	if !ok {
 		t.Fatalf("Couldn't get vSphere instance: %s", cfg.Global.VCenterIP)
 	}