diff --git a/opennebula_api/models.py b/opennebula_api/models.py
index 21151dc8..c4943c3e 100644
--- a/opennebula_api/models.py
+++ b/opennebula_api/models.py
@@ -83,3 +83,28 @@ class OpenNebulaManager():
                     protocol=settings.OPENNEBULA_PROTOCOL)
                 )
         return user_pool
+    def create_template(self, name, cores, memory, disk_size):
+        template_string_formatter = """<TEMPLATE>
+                                        <NAME>{name}</NAME>
+                                        <MEMORY>{memory}</MEMORY>
+                                        <VCPU>{vcpu}</VCPU>
+                                        <CPU>{cpu}</CPU>
+                                        <DISK>
+                                         <TYPE>fs</TYPE>
+                                         <SIZE>{size}</SIZE>
+                                         <DEV_PREFIX>vd</DEV_PREFIX>
+                                        </DISK>
+                                       </TEMPLATE>
+                                       """
+        template_id = oca.VmTemplate.allocate(
+            self.oneadmin_client,
+            template_string_formatter.format(
+                name=name,
+                vcpu=cores,
+                cpu=0.1*cores,
+                size=1024 * disk_size,
+                memory=1024 * memory
+            )
+        )
+
+        return template_id
diff --git a/opennebula_api/tests.py b/opennebula_api/tests.py
index 95d9d08d..b0c41429 100644
--- a/opennebula_api/tests.py
+++ b/opennebula_api/tests.py
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ class OpenNebulaManagerTestCases(TestCase):
 
     def test_model_can_connect_to_server(self):
         """Test the opennebula manager model can connect to a server."""
-        self.assertFalse(self.manager is None)
+        try:
+            version = self.manager.version()
+        except:
+            version = None
+        self.assertFalse(version is None)
 
     def test_model_can_create_user(self):
         """Test the opennebula manager model can create a new user."""
@@ -46,8 +50,10 @@ class VirtualMachineTemplateTestCase(TestCase):
         self.disk_size = 10.0
 
         self.manager = OpenNebulaManager(email=None, password=None, create_user=False)
-        self.opennebula_id = self.manager.create_template(self.cores, self.memory,
-                                                          self.disk_size)
+        self.opennebula_id = self.manager.create_template(name=self.template_name,
+                                                          cores=self.cores,
+                                                          memory=self.memory,
+                                                          disk_size=self.disk_size)
 
         self.template = VirtualMachineTemplate(opennebula_id=self.opennebula_id,
                                                base_price=self.base_price,