diff --git a/tests/base.py b/tests/base.py
index f6ba90fb0..25e9daf7c 100644
--- a/tests/base.py
+++ b/tests/base.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import re
 import shutil
 import unittest
 from os.path import exists, dirname, join
@@ -14,6 +15,23 @@ class DjangoCookieTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     ctx = {}
     destpath = None
 
+    def check_paths(self, paths):
+        """
+        Method to check all paths have correct substitutions,
+        used by other tests cases
+        """
+        # Construct the cookiecutter search pattern
+        pattern = "{{(\s?cookiecutter)[.](.*?)}}"
+        re_obj = re.compile(pattern)
+
+        # Assert that no match is found in any of the files
+        for path in paths:
+            for line in open(path, 'r'):
+                match = re_obj.search(line)
+                self.assertIsNone(
+                    match,
+                    "cookiecutter variable not replaced in {}".format(path))
+
     def generate_project(self, extra_context=None):
         ctx = {
             "project_name": "My Test Project",
diff --git a/tests/test_cookiecutter_substitution.py b/tests/test_cookiecutter_substitution.py
index dd09daa80..5ac07406f 100644
--- a/tests/test_cookiecutter_substitution.py
+++ b/tests/test_cookiecutter_substitution.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import re
-
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 import sh
 
 from .base import DjangoCookieTestCase
@@ -8,23 +7,24 @@ from .base import DjangoCookieTestCase
 class TestCookiecutterSubstitution(DjangoCookieTestCase):
     """Test that all cookiecutter instances are substituted"""
 
-    def test_all_cookiecutter_instances_are_substituted(self):
+    def test_default_configuration(self):
         # Build a list containing absolute paths to the generated files
         paths = self.generate_project()
+        self.check_paths(paths)
 
-        # Construct the cookiecutter search pattern
-        pattern = "{{(\s?cookiecutter)[.](.*?)}}"
-        re_obj = re.compile(pattern)
+    def test_maildump_enabled(self):
+        paths = self.generate_project(extra_context={'use_maildump': 'y'})
+        self.check_paths(paths)
 
-        # Assert that no match is found in any of the files
-        for path in paths:
-            for line in open(path, 'r'):
-                match = re_obj.search(line)
-                self.assertIsNone(
-                    match,
-                    "cookiecutter variable not replaced in {}".format(path))
+    def test_celery_enabled(self):
+        paths = self.generate_project(extra_context={'use_celery': 'y'})
+        self.check_paths(paths)
 
-    def test_flake8_complaince(self):
+    def test_windows_enabled(self):
+        paths = self.generate_project(extra_context={'windows': 'y'})
+        self.check_paths(paths)
+
+    def test_flake8_compliance(self):
         """generated project should pass flake8"""
         self.generate_project()
         try: