diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8dff817c84..2ee0fcd06a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 /.bundle
 /apps/*/.bundle
 /apps/*/vendor/bundle/
+/*/.bundle
 
 # files used for deployment should not be versioned
 /apps/*/.htaccess
diff --git a/ood-portal-generator/Gemfile b/ood-portal-generator/Gemfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9f8fc70f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ood-portal-generator/Gemfile
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+source "https://rubygems.org"
+
+git_source(:github) {|repo_name| "https://github.com/#{repo_name}" }
+
+group :development, :test do
+  gem "rake"
+  gem "rspec"
+end
diff --git a/ood-portal-generator/Gemfile.lock b/ood-portal-generator/Gemfile.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..11dbb20328
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ood-portal-generator/Gemfile.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+GEM
+  remote: https://rubygems.org/
+  specs:
+    diff-lcs (1.3)
+    rake (13.0.0)
+    rspec (3.9.0)
+      rspec-core (~> 3.9.0)
+      rspec-expectations (~> 3.9.0)
+      rspec-mocks (~> 3.9.0)
+    rspec-core (3.9.0)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.9.0)
+    rspec-expectations (3.9.0)
+      diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.9.0)
+    rspec-mocks (3.9.0)
+      diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.9.0)
+    rspec-support (3.9.0)
+
+PLATFORMS
+  ruby
+
+DEPENDENCIES
+  rake
+  rspec
+
+BUNDLED WITH
+   1.16.1
diff --git a/ood-portal-generator/Rakefile b/ood-portal-generator/Rakefile
index a34e2b1605..d466baba3f 100644
--- a/ood-portal-generator/Rakefile
+++ b/ood-portal-generator/Rakefile
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ CNFFILE = ENV['CNFFILE'] || 'config.yml'
 #
 # Tasks
 #
+begin
+  require "rspec/core/rake_task"
+  RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:spec)
+rescue LoadError
+end
 
 task :default => "#{OBJDIR}/#{OBJFILE}"
 
diff --git a/ood-portal-generator/bin/generate b/ood-portal-generator/bin/generate
index eac6d21d66..2c12a9f0f0 100755
--- a/ood-portal-generator/bin/generate
+++ b/ood-portal-generator/bin/generate
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ SCL_SOURCE=$(command -v scl_source)
 [[ "${SCL_SOURCE}" ]] && source "${SCL_SOURCE}" enable ondemand &> /dev/null
 
 ROOT_DIR="$(dirname "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")")"
+NAME=`basename "$0"`
 
 exec \
   /usr/bin/env ruby \
     -I"${ROOT_DIR}/lib" \
     -rood_portal_generator \
-    -e "OodPortalGenerator::Application.start" \
+    -e "OodPortalGenerator::Application.start($NAME)" \
     -- "${@}"
diff --git a/ood-portal-generator/lib/ood_portal_generator/application.rb b/ood-portal-generator/lib/ood_portal_generator/application.rb
index 016f6465c8..b6eaf4348f 100644
--- a/ood-portal-generator/lib/ood_portal_generator/application.rb
+++ b/ood-portal-generator/lib/ood_portal_generator/application.rb
@@ -31,20 +31,22 @@ def context
 
       # Starts the OodPortalGenerator CLI
       # @return [void]
-      def start
+      def start(mode)
         # Set a cleaner process title
-        Process.setproctitle("generate #{ARGV.join(" ")}")
+        Process.setproctitle("#{mode} #{ARGV.join(" ")}")
 
         # Parse CLI arguments
         parser.parse!
 
         # Render Apache portal config
-        view = View.new(context)
-        rendered_template = view.render(template.read)
-        output.write(rendered_template)
+        if mode == 'generate'
+          view = View.new(context)
+          rendered_template = view.render(template.read)
+          output.write(rendered_template)
+        end
       rescue
         $stderr.puts "#{$!.to_s}"
-        $stderr.puts "Run 'generate --help' to see a full list of available options."
+        $stderr.puts "Run '#{mode} --help' to see a full list of available options."
         exit(false)
       end
 
diff --git a/ood-portal-generator/spec/application_spec.rb b/ood-portal-generator/spec/application_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9da8de4b34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ood-portal-generator/spec/application_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+require File.expand_path '../../lib/ood_portal_generator', __FILE__
+
+describe OodPortalGenerator::Application do
+  let(:argv) do
+    %W()
+  end
+
+  before(:each) do
+    stub_const('ARGV', argv)
+  end
+
+  it 'runs generate' do
+    expect { described_class.start('generate') }.to output(/VirtualHost/).to_stdout
+  end
+end
diff --git a/ood-portal-generator/spec/spec_helper.rb b/ood-portal-generator/spec/spec_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..251aa51060
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ood-portal-generator/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+# This file was generated by the `rspec --init` command. Conventionally, all
+# specs live under a `spec` directory, which RSpec adds to the `$LOAD_PATH`.
+# The generated `.rspec` file contains `--require spec_helper` which will cause
+# this file to always be loaded, without a need to explicitly require it in any
+# files.
+#
+# Given that it is always loaded, you are encouraged to keep this file as
+# light-weight as possible. Requiring heavyweight dependencies from this file
+# will add to the boot time of your test suite on EVERY test run, even for an
+# individual file that may not need all of that loaded. Instead, consider making
+# a separate helper file that requires the additional dependencies and performs
+# the additional setup, and require it from the spec files that actually need
+# it.
+#
+# See http://rubydoc.info/gems/rspec-core/RSpec/Core/Configuration
+RSpec.configure do |config|
+  # rspec-expectations config goes here. You can use an alternate
+  # assertion/expectation library such as wrong or the stdlib/minitest
+  # assertions if you prefer.
+  config.expect_with :rspec do |expectations|
+    # This option will default to `true` in RSpec 4. It makes the `description`
+    # and `failure_message` of custom matchers include text for helper methods
+    # defined using `chain`, e.g.:
+    #     be_bigger_than(2).and_smaller_than(4).description
+    #     # => "be bigger than 2 and smaller than 4"
+    # ...rather than:
+    #     # => "be bigger than 2"
+    expectations.include_chain_clauses_in_custom_matcher_descriptions = true
+  end
+
+  # rspec-mocks config goes here. You can use an alternate test double
+  # library (such as bogus or mocha) by changing the `mock_with` option here.
+  config.mock_with :rspec do |mocks|
+    # Prevents you from mocking or stubbing a method that does not exist on
+    # a real object. This is generally recommended, and will default to
+    # `true` in RSpec 4.
+    mocks.verify_partial_doubles = true
+  end
+
+  # This option will default to `:apply_to_host_groups` in RSpec 4 (and will
+  # have no way to turn it off -- the option exists only for backwards
+  # compatibility in RSpec 3). It causes shared context metadata to be
+  # inherited by the metadata hash of host groups and examples, rather than
+  # triggering implicit auto-inclusion in groups with matching metadata.
+  config.shared_context_metadata_behavior = :apply_to_host_groups
+
+# The settings below are suggested to provide a good initial experience
+# with RSpec, but feel free to customize to your heart's content.
+=begin
+  # This allows you to limit a spec run to individual examples or groups
+  # you care about by tagging them with `:focus` metadata. When nothing
+  # is tagged with `:focus`, all examples get run. RSpec also provides
+  # aliases for `it`, `describe`, and `context` that include `:focus`
+  # metadata: `fit`, `fdescribe` and `fcontext`, respectively.
+  config.filter_run_when_matching :focus
+
+  # Allows RSpec to persist some state between runs in order to support
+  # the `--only-failures` and `--next-failure` CLI options. We recommend
+  # you configure your source control system to ignore this file.
+  config.example_status_persistence_file_path = "spec/examples.txt"
+
+  # Limits the available syntax to the non-monkey patched syntax that is
+  # recommended. For more details, see:
+  #   - http://rspec.info/blog/2012/06/rspecs-new-expectation-syntax/
+  #   - http://www.teaisaweso.me/blog/2013/05/27/rspecs-new-message-expectation-syntax/
+  #   - http://rspec.info/blog/2014/05/notable-changes-in-rspec-3/#zero-monkey-patching-mode
+  config.disable_monkey_patching!
+
+  # This setting enables warnings. It's recommended, but in some cases may
+  # be too noisy due to issues in dependencies.
+  config.warnings = true
+
+  # Many RSpec users commonly either run the entire suite or an individual
+  # file, and it's useful to allow more verbose output when running an
+  # individual spec file.
+  if config.files_to_run.one?
+    # Use the documentation formatter for detailed output,
+    # unless a formatter has already been configured
+    # (e.g. via a command-line flag).
+    config.default_formatter = "doc"
+  end
+
+  # Print the 10 slowest examples and example groups at the
+  # end of the spec run, to help surface which specs are running
+  # particularly slow.
+  config.profile_examples = 10
+
+  # Run specs in random order to surface order dependencies. If you find an
+  # order dependency and want to debug it, you can fix the order by providing
+  # the seed, which is printed after each run.
+  #     --seed 1234
+  config.order = :random
+
+  # Seed global randomization in this process using the `--seed` CLI option.
+  # Setting this allows you to use `--seed` to deterministically reproduce
+  # test failures related to randomization by passing the same `--seed` value
+  # as the one that triggered the failure.
+  Kernel.srand config.seed
+=end
+end