diff --git a/packer/build_command.go b/packer/build_command.go
index 8cdb00a8f..264552af5 100644
--- a/packer/build_command.go
+++ b/packer/build_command.go
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ func (buildCommand) Run(env *Environment, args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
+	// Go through each builder and compile the builds that we care about
+	//builds := make([]Build, 0, len(tpl.Builders))
+	//for name, rawConfig := range tpl.Builders {
+		//builder := env.Builder(name, rawConfig)
+		//build := env.Build(name, builder)
+		//builds = append(builds, build)
+	//}
+
 	return 0
 }
 
diff --git a/packer/template.go b/packer/template.go
index 6f0fd9776..6ab43535a 100644
--- a/packer/template.go
+++ b/packer/template.go
@@ -34,8 +34,38 @@ func ParseTemplate(data []byte) (t *Template, err error) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	t = &Template{
-		Name: rawTpl.Name,
+	t = &Template{}
+	t.Name = rawTpl.Name
+	t.Builders = make(map[string]rawBuilderConfig)
+
+	for _, v := range rawTpl.Builders {
+		rawType, ok := v["type"]
+		if !ok {
+			// TODO: Missing type error
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Attempt to get the name of the builder. If the "name" key
+		// missing, use the "type" field, which is guaranteed to exist
+		// at this point.
+		rawName, ok := v["name"]
+		if !ok {
+			rawName = v["type"]
+		}
+
+		// TODO: Error checking if we can't convert
+		name := rawName.(string)
+		typeName := rawType.(string)
+
+		// Check if we already have a builder with this name and record
+		// an error.
+		_, ok = t.Builders[name]
+		if ok {
+			// TODO: We already have a builder with this name
+			return
+		}
+
+		t.Builders[name] = rawBuilderConfig{typeName, v}
 	}
 
 	return
diff --git a/packer/template_test.go b/packer/template_test.go
index 64420c866..b9adbe73b 100644
--- a/packer/template_test.go
+++ b/packer/template_test.go
@@ -38,3 +38,52 @@ func TestParseTemplate_Invalid(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NotNil(err, "should have an error")
 	assert.Nil(result, "should have no result")
 }
+
+func TestParseTemplate_BuilderWithoutName(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := asserts.NewTestingAsserts(t, true)
+
+	data := `
+	{
+		"name": "my-image",
+		"builders": [
+			{
+				"type": "amazon-ebs"
+			}
+		]
+	}
+	`
+
+	result, err := ParseTemplate([]byte(data))
+	assert.Nil(err, "should not error")
+	assert.NotNil(result, "template should not be nil")
+	assert.Length(result.Builders, 1, "should have one builder")
+
+	builder, ok := result.Builders["amazon-ebs"]
+	assert.True(ok, "should have amazon-ebs builder")
+	assert.Equal(builder.builderName, "amazon-ebs", "builder should be amazon-ebs")
+}
+
+func TestParseTemplate_BuilderWithName(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := asserts.NewTestingAsserts(t, true)
+
+	data := `
+	{
+		"name": "my-image",
+		"builders": [
+			{
+				"name": "bob",
+				"type": "amazon-ebs"
+			}
+		]
+	}
+	`
+
+	result, err := ParseTemplate([]byte(data))
+	assert.Nil(err, "should not error")
+	assert.NotNil(result, "template should not be nil")
+	assert.Length(result.Builders, 1, "should have one builder")
+
+	builder, ok := result.Builders["bob"]
+	assert.True(ok, "should have bob builder")
+	assert.Equal(builder.builderName, "amazon-ebs", "builder should be amazon-ebs")
+}