diff --git a/common/trmk/src/test/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/terremark/TerremarkClientLiveTest.java b/common/trmk/src/test/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/terremark/TerremarkClientLiveTest.java
index 4f8d365a21..8fbdcf132a 100644
--- a/common/trmk/src/test/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/terremark/TerremarkClientLiveTest.java
+++ b/common/trmk/src/test/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/terremark/TerremarkClientLiveTest.java
@@ -88,14 +88,16 @@ public abstract class TerremarkClientLiveTest extends VCloudExpressClientLiveTes
 
    protected TerremarkVCloudClient tmClient;
    protected Factory sshFactory;
-   private String publicIp;
-   private InternetService is;
-   private Node node;
-   private VCloudExpressVApp vApp;
-   private RetryablePredicate<IPSocket> socketTester;
-   private RetryablePredicate<URI> successTester;
-   private VCloudExpressVApp clone;
-   private VDC vdc;
+   protected String publicIp;
+   protected InternetService is;
+   protected Node node;
+   protected VCloudExpressVApp vApp;
+   protected RetryablePredicate<IPSocket> socketTester;
+   protected RetryablePredicate<URI> successTester;
+   protected Injector injector;
+
+   protected VCloudExpressVApp clone;
+   protected VDC vdc;
    public static final String PREFIX = System.getProperty("user.name") + "-terremark";
 
    @Test
@@ -281,7 +283,7 @@ public abstract class TerremarkClientLiveTest extends VCloudExpressClientLiveTes
       loopAndCheckPass();
    }
 
-   private void loopAndCheckPass() throws IOException {
+   protected void loopAndCheckPass() throws IOException {
       for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {// retry loop TODO replace with predicate.
          try {
             doCheckPass(publicIp);
@@ -373,7 +375,7 @@ public abstract class TerremarkClientLiveTest extends VCloudExpressClientLiveTes
       loopAndCheckPass();
    }
 
-   private void verifyConfigurationOfVApp(VCloudExpressVApp vApp, String serverName, String expectedOs,
+   protected void verifyConfigurationOfVApp(VCloudExpressVApp vApp, String serverName, String expectedOs,
             int processorCount, long memory, long hardDisk) {
       assertEquals(vApp.getName(), serverName);
       assertEquals(vApp.getOperatingSystemDescription(), expectedOs);
@@ -387,7 +389,7 @@ public abstract class TerremarkClientLiveTest extends VCloudExpressClientLiveTes
                CIMPredicates.resourceTypeIn(ResourceType.DISK_DRIVE)).getVirtualQuantity().longValue());
    }
 
-   private void doCheckPass(String address) throws IOException {
+   protected void doCheckPass(String address) throws IOException {
       IPSocket socket = new IPSocket(address, 22);
 
       System.out.printf("%d: %s awaiting ssh service to start%n", System.currentTimeMillis(), socket);
@@ -466,7 +468,7 @@ public abstract class TerremarkClientLiveTest extends VCloudExpressClientLiveTes
       setupCredentials();
       Properties overrides = setupProperties();
 
-      Injector injector = new RestContextFactory().createContextBuilder(provider,
+      injector = new RestContextFactory().createContextBuilder(provider,
                ImmutableSet.<Module> of(new Log4JLoggingModule(), new JschSshClientModule()), overrides)
                .buildInjector();
 
diff --git a/providers/trmk-ecloud/src/test/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/terremark/TerremarkECloudClientLiveTest.java b/providers/trmk-ecloud/src/test/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/terremark/TerremarkECloudClientLiveTest.java
index 7be2afcaeb..df53e98da6 100644
--- a/providers/trmk-ecloud/src/test/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/terremark/TerremarkECloudClientLiveTest.java
+++ b/providers/trmk-ecloud/src/test/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/terremark/TerremarkECloudClientLiveTest.java
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ public class TerremarkECloudClientLiveTest extends TerremarkClientLiveTest {
    @BeforeClass
    void setProvider() {
       this.provider = "trmk-ecloud";
-      this.itemName = "Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (x86)";
-      expectedOs = "Ubuntu Linux (32-bit)";
+      this.itemName = "Ubuntu Server 10.04 x64";
+      expectedOs = "Ubuntu Linux (64-bit)";
    }
 
    @Override
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class TerremarkECloudClientLiveTest extends TerremarkClientLiveTest {
 
    @Override
    protected SshClient getConnectionFor(IPSocket socket) {
-      return sshFactory.create(socket, new Credentials("ecloud", "$Ep455l0ud!2"));
+      return sshFactory.create(socket, new Credentials("ecloud", "TmrkCl0ud1s#1!"));
    }
 
    @Override