diff --git a/cloudinitd/bootfabtasks.py b/cloudinitd/bootfabtasks.py
index 87b0d55..160b8bf 100644
--- a/cloudinitd/bootfabtasks.py
+++ b/cloudinitd/bootfabtasks.py
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ def readypgm(pgm=None, args=None, stagedir=None, local_exe=None):
     if local_exe:
         put_pgm(pgm, destpgm)
         os.chmod(destpgm, 0755)
+        os.chdir(stagedir)
     else:
         put_pgm(pgm, destpgm, mode=0755)
 
diff --git a/tests/plans/localhost/bootpgm.sh b/tests/plans/localhost/bootpgm.sh
index 8c3cbfc..dbe7492 100644
--- a/tests/plans/localhost/bootpgm.sh
+++ b/tests/plans/localhost/bootpgm.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+if [ ! -e bootconf.json ]; then
+    echo "The boot conf file does not exist!"
+    pwd
+    exit 1
+fi
+if [ ! -e bootenv.sh ]; then
+    echo "The boot conf file does not exist!"
+    pwd
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 exit 0
diff --git a/tests/plans/localhost/test-level1.conf b/tests/plans/localhost/test-level1.conf
index 9fd933c..1e398ef 100644
--- a/tests/plans/localhost/test-level1.conf
+++ b/tests/plans/localhost/test-level1.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 [svc-sampleservice]
 bootpgm: bootpgm.sh
-readypgm: sampletest.sh
-terminatepgm: sampletest.sh
+readypgm: bootpgm.sh
+terminatepgm: bootpgm.sh
 hostname: localhost
 local_exe: True
+bootconf: bootconf.json
+deps: deps.conf
diff --git a/tests/plans/localhostexe/bootconf.json b/tests/plans/localhostexe/bootconf.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d70afb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/plans/localhostexe/bootconf.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"message":"${message}"}
diff --git a/tests/plans/localhostexe/bootpgm.sh b/tests/plans/localhostexe/bootpgm.sh
index 8c3cbfc..dbe7492 100644
--- a/tests/plans/localhostexe/bootpgm.sh
+++ b/tests/plans/localhostexe/bootpgm.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+if [ ! -e bootconf.json ]; then
+    echo "The boot conf file does not exist!"
+    pwd
+    exit 1
+fi
+if [ ! -e bootenv.sh ]; then
+    echo "The boot conf file does not exist!"
+    pwd
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 exit 0
diff --git a/tests/plans/localhostexe/deps.conf b/tests/plans/localhostexe/deps.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ba5a06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/plans/localhostexe/deps.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[deps]
+message: hello world
+
diff --git a/tests/plans/localhostexe/sampletest.sh b/tests/plans/localhostexe/sampletest.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 8c3cbfc..0000000
--- a/tests/plans/localhostexe/sampletest.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-exit 0
diff --git a/tests/plans/localhostexe/test-level1.conf b/tests/plans/localhostexe/test-level1.conf
index 9fd933c..1e398ef 100644
--- a/tests/plans/localhostexe/test-level1.conf
+++ b/tests/plans/localhostexe/test-level1.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 [svc-sampleservice]
 bootpgm: bootpgm.sh
-readypgm: sampletest.sh
-terminatepgm: sampletest.sh
+readypgm: bootpgm.sh
+terminatepgm: bootpgm.sh
 hostname: localhost
 local_exe: True
+bootconf: bootconf.json
+deps: deps.conf