diff --git a/heat/tests/test_s3.py b/heat/tests/test_s3.py
index 534de57d5..f9abb2414 100644
--- a/heat/tests/test_s3.py
+++ b/heat/tests/test_s3.py
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ swift_template = '''
          }
       }
     },
+    "SwiftContainer": {
+         "Type": "OS::Swift::Container",
+         "Properties": {
+            "S3Bucket": {"Ref" : "S3Bucket"},
+         }
+      },
     "S3Bucket" : {
       "Type" : "AWS::S3::Bucket",
       "Properties" : {
diff --git a/heat/tests/test_swift.py b/heat/tests/test_swift.py
index aa5ee4cf4..7f38ef927 100644
--- a/heat/tests/test_swift.py
+++ b/heat/tests/test_swift.py
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ swift_template = '''
          }
       }
     },
+    "S3Bucket" : {
+      "Type" : "AWS::S3::Bucket",
+      "Properties" : {
+        "SwiftContainer" : {"Ref" : "SwiftContainer"}
+      }
+    },
     "SwiftContainer" : {
       "Type" : "OS::Swift::Container",
       "Properties" : {