diff --git a/cfg/master.yaml b/cfg/master.yaml
index 874b9cc..f54bf6a 100644
--- a/cfg/master.yaml
+++ b/cfg/master.yaml
@@ -596,10 +596,25 @@ groups:
   checks:
     - id: 1.4.1
       text: "Ensure that the apiserver file permissions are set to 644 or more restrictive (Scored)"
-      audit: "if test -e $apiserverconf; then stat -c %a $apiserverconf; fi"
+      # audit: "/bin/bash -c 'if test -e $apiserverconf; then stat -c %a $apiserverconf; fi'"
+      audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $apiserverconf; then stat -c %a $apiserverconf; fi'"
       tests:
+        bin_op: or
         test_items:
         - flag: "644"
+          compare:
+            op: eq
+            value: "644"
+          set: true
+        - flag: "640"
+          compare:
+            op: eq
+            value: "640"
+          set: true
+        - flag: "600"
+          compare:
+            op: eq
+            value: "600"
           set: true
       remediation: "Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the master node. 
               \nFor example, chmod 644 $apiserverconf"
@@ -607,10 +622,13 @@ groups:
 
     - id: 1.4.2
       text: "Ensure that the apiserver file ownership is set to root:root (Scored)"
-      audit: "if test -e $apiserverconf; then stat -c %U:%G $apiserverconf; fi"
+      audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $apiserverconf; then stat -c %U:%G $apiserverconf; fi'"
       tests:
         test_items:
         - flag: "root:root"
+          compare:
+            op: eq
+            value: "root:root"
           set: true
       remediation: "Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the master node. 
               \nFor example, chown root:root $apiserverconf"
@@ -618,10 +636,24 @@ groups:
 
     - id: 1.4.3
       text: "Ensure that the config file permissions are set to 644 or more restrictive (Scored)"
-      audit: "if test -e $config; then stat -c %a $config; fi"
+      audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $config; then stat -c %a $config; fi'"
       tests:
+        bin_op: or
         test_items:
         - flag: "644"
+          compare:
+            op: eq
+            value: "644"
+          set: true
+        - flag: "640"
+          compare:
+            op: eq
+            value: "640"
+          set: true
+        - flag: "600"
+          compare:
+            op: eq
+            value: "600"
           set: true
       remediation: "Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the master node. 
               \nFor example, chmod 644 $config"
@@ -629,10 +661,13 @@ groups:
 
     - id: 1.4.4
       text: "Ensure that the config file ownership is set to root:root (Scored)"
-      audit: "if test -e $config; then stat -c %U:%G $config; fi"
+      audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $config; then stat -c %U:%G $config; fi'"
       tests:
         test_items:
         - flag: "root:root"
+          compare:
+            op: eq
+            value: "root:root"
           set: true
       remediation: "Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the master node. 
               \nFor example, chown root:root $config"
@@ -640,10 +675,24 @@ groups:
 
     - id: 1.4.5
       text: "Ensure that the scheduler file permissions are set to 644 or more restrictive (Scored)"
-      audit: "if test -e $schedulerconf; then stat -c %a $schedulerconf; fi"
+      audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $schedulerconf; then stat -c %a $schedulerconf; fi'"
       tests:
+        bin_op: or
         test_items:
           - flag: "644"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "644"
+            set: true
+          - flag: "640"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "640"
+            set: true
+          - flag: "600"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "600"
             set: true
       remediation: "Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the master node. 
               \nFor example, chmod 644 $schedulerconf"
@@ -651,10 +700,13 @@ groups:
 
     - id: 1.4.6
       text: "Ensure that the scheduler file ownership is set to root:root (Scored)"
-      audit: "if test -e $schedulerconf; then stat -c %U:%G $schedulerconf; fi"
+      audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $schedulerconf; then stat -c %U:%G $schedulerconf; fi'"
       tests:
         test_items:
           - flag: "root:root"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "root:root"
             set: true
       remediation: "Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the master node. 
               \nFor example, chown root:root $schedulerconf"
@@ -662,10 +714,24 @@ groups:
 
     - id: 1.4.7
       text: "Ensure that the etcd.conf file permissions are set to 644 or more restrictive (Scored)"
-      audit: "if test -e $etcdconf; then stat -c %a $etcdconf; fi"
+      audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $etcdconf; then stat -c %a $etcdconf; fi'"
       tests:
+        bin_op: or
         test_items:
           - flag: "644"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "644"
+            set: true
+          - flag: "640"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "640"
+            set: true
+          - flag: "600"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "600"
             set: true
       remediation: "Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the master node. 
               \nFor example, chmod 644 $etcdconf"
@@ -673,10 +739,13 @@ groups:
 
     - id: 1.4.8
       text: "Ensure that the etcd.conf file ownership is set to root:root (Scored)"
-      audit: "if test -e $etcdconf; then stat -c %U:%G $etcdconf; fi"
+      audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $etcdconf; then stat -c %U:%G $etcdconf; fi'"
       tests:
         test_items:
         - flag: "root:root"
+          compare:
+            op: eq
+            value: "root:root"
           set: true
       remediation: "Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the master node. 
               \nFor example, chown root:root $etcdconf"
@@ -684,10 +753,24 @@ groups:
 
     - id: 1.4.9
       text: "Ensure that the flanneld file permissions are set to 644 or more restrictive (Scored)"
-      audit: "if test -e $flanneldconf; then stat -c %a $flanneldconf; fi"
+      audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $flanneldconf; then stat -c %a $flanneldconf; fi'"
       tests:
+        bin_op: or
         test_items:
         - flag: "644"
+          compare:
+            op: eq
+            value: "644"
+          set: true
+        - flag: "640"
+          compare:
+            op: eq
+            value: "640"
+          set: true
+        - flag: "600"
+          compare:
+            op: eq
+            value: "600"
           set: true
       remediation: "Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the master node. 
               \nFor example, chmod 644 $flanneldconf"
@@ -695,10 +778,13 @@ groups:
 
     - id: 1.4.10
       text: "Ensure that the flanneld file ownership is set to root:root (Scored)"
-      audit: "if test -e $flanneldconf; then stat -c %U:%G $flanneldconf; fi"
+      audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $flanneldconf; then stat -c %U:%G $flanneldconf; fi'"
       tests:
         test_items:
         - flag: "root:root"
+          compare:
+            op: eq
+            value: "root:root"
           set: true
       remediation: "Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the master node. 
               \nFor example, chown root:root $flanneldconf"
@@ -710,6 +796,9 @@ groups:
       tests:
         test_items:
         - flag: "700"
+          compare:
+            op: eq
+            value: "700"
           set: true
       remediation: "On the etcd server node, get the etcd data directory, passed as an argument --data-dir ,
               from the below command:\n
diff --git a/cfg/node.yaml b/cfg/node.yaml
index 346ddd1..dfff376 100644
--- a/cfg/node.yaml
+++ b/cfg/node.yaml
@@ -221,10 +221,24 @@ groups:
   checks:
     - id: 2.2.1
       text: "Ensure that the config file permissions are set to 644 or more restrictive (Scored)"
-      audit: "if test -e $config; then stat -c %a $config; fi"
+      audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $config; then stat -c %a $config; fi'"
       tests:
+        bin_op: or
         test_items:
           - flag: "644"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "644"
+            set: true
+          - flag: "640"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "640"
+            set: true
+          - flag: "600"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "600"
             set: true
       remediation: "Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker node. 
               \nFor example, chmod 644 $config"
@@ -232,10 +246,13 @@ groups:
 
     - id: 2.2.2
       text: "Ensure that the config file ownership is set to root:root (Scored)"
-      audit: "if test -e $config; then stat -c %U:%G $config; fi"
+      audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $config; then stat -c %U:%G $config; fi'"
       tests:
         test_items:
           - flag: "root:root"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: root:root
             set: true
       remediation: "Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker node. 
               \nFor example, chown root:root $config"
@@ -243,10 +260,24 @@ groups:
 
     - id: 2.2.3
       text: "Ensure that the kubelet file permissions are set to 644 or more restrictive (Scored)"
-      audit: "if test -e $kubeletconf; then stat -c %a $kubeletconf; fi"
+      audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $kubeletconf; then stat -c %a $kubeletconf; fi'"
       tests:
+        bin_op: or
         test_items:
           - flag: "644"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: 644
+            set: true
+          - flag: "640"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "640"
+            set: true
+          - flag: "600"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "600"
             set: true
       remediation: "Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker node. 
               \nFor example, chmod 644 $kubeletconf"
@@ -254,7 +285,7 @@ groups:
 
     - id: 2.2.4
       text: "Ensure that the kubelet file ownership is set to root:root (Scored)"
-      audit: "if test -e $kubeletconf; then stat -c %U:%G $kubeletconf; fi"
+      audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $kubeletconf; then stat -c %U:%G $kubeletconf; fi'"
       tests:
         test_items:
           - flag: "root:root"
@@ -265,10 +296,24 @@ groups:
 
     - id: 2.2.5
       text: "Ensure that the proxy file permissions are set to 644 or more restrictive (Scored)"
-      audit: "if test -e $proxyconf; then stat -c %a $proxyconf; fi"
+      audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $proxyconf; then stat -c %a $proxyconf; fi'"
       tests:
+        bin_op: or
         test_items:
           - flag: "644"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "644"
+            set: true
+          - flag: "640"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "640"
+            set: true
+          - flag: "600"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "600"
             set: true
       remediation: "Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker node. 
               \nFor example, chmod 644 $proxyconf"
@@ -276,7 +321,7 @@ groups:
 
     - id: 2.2.6
       text: "Ensure that the proxy file ownership is set to root:root (Scored)"
-      audit: "if test -e $proxyconf; then stat -c %U:%G $proxyconf; fi"
+      audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $proxyconf; then stat -c %U:%G $proxyconf; fi'"
       tests:
         test_items:
           - flag: "root:root"
@@ -288,10 +333,24 @@ groups:
     - id: 2.2.7
       text: "Ensure that the certificate authorities file permissions are set to
               644 or more restrictive (Scored)"
-      audit: "if test -e $ca-file; then stat -c %a $ca-file; fi"
+      audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $ca-file; then stat -c %a $ca-file; fi'"
       tests:
+        bin_op: or
         test_items:
           - flag: "644"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "644"
+            set: true
+          - flag: "640"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "640"
+            set: true
+          - flag: "600"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "600"
             set: true
       remediation: "Run the following command to modify the file permissions of the --client-ca-file
               \nchmod 644 <filename>"
@@ -299,7 +358,7 @@ groups:
 
     - id: 2.2.8
       text: "Ensure that the client certificate authorities file ownership is set to root:root"
-      audit: "if test -e $ca-file; then stat -c %U:%G $ca-file; fi"
+      audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $ca-file; then stat -c %U:%G $ca-file; fi'"
       tests:
         test_items:
           - flag: "notexist:notexist"
diff --git a/check/check.go b/check/check.go
index 1f23a9e..4f91340 100644
--- a/check/check.go
+++ b/check/check.go
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
@@ -83,8 +85,7 @@ func (c *Check) Run() {
 
 	// Check if command exists or exit with WARN.
 	for _, cmd := range c.Commands {
-		_, err := exec.LookPath(cmd.Path)
-		if err != nil {
+		if !isShellCommand(cmd.Path) {
 			c.State = WARN
 			return
 		}
@@ -119,7 +120,6 @@ func (c *Check) Run() {
 				cs[i].Args,
 			),
 		)
-
 		i++
 	}
 
@@ -166,18 +166,44 @@ func (c *Check) Run() {
 	}
 }
 
-// textToCommand transforms a text representation of commands to be
+// textToCommand transforms an input text representation of commands to be
 // run into a slice of commands.
 // TODO: Make this more robust.
 func textToCommand(s string) []*exec.Cmd {
 	cmds := []*exec.Cmd{}
 
 	cp := strings.Split(s, "|")
-	// fmt.Println("check.toCommand:", cp)
 
 	for _, v := range cp {
 		v = strings.Trim(v, " ")
-		cs := strings.Split(v, " ")
+
+		// TODO:
+		// GOAL: To split input text into arguments for exec.Cmd.
+		//
+		// CHALLENGE: The input text may contain quoted strings that
+		// must be passed as a unit to exec.Cmd.
+		// eg. bash -c 'foo bar'
+		// 'foo bar' must be passed as unit to exec.Cmd if not the command
+		// will fail when it is executed.
+		// eg. exec.Cmd("bash", "-c", "foo bar")
+		//
+		// PROBLEM: Current solution assumes the grouped string will always
+		// be at the end of the input text.
+		re := regexp.MustCompile(`^(.*)(['"].*['"])$`)
+		grps := re.FindStringSubmatch(v)
+
+		var cs []string
+		if len(grps) > 0 {
+			s := strings.Trim(grps[1], " ")
+			cs = strings.Split(s, " ")
+
+			s1 := grps[len(grps)-1]
+			s1 = strings.Trim(s1, "'\"")
+
+			cs = append(cs, s1)
+		} else {
+			cs = strings.Split(v, " ")
+		}
 
 		cmd := exec.Command(cs[0], cs[1:]...)
 		cmds = append(cmds, cmd)
@@ -185,3 +211,18 @@ func textToCommand(s string) []*exec.Cmd {
 
 	return cmds
 }
+
+func isShellCommand(s string) bool {
+	cmd := exec.Command("/bin/sh", "-c", "command -v "+s)
+
+	out, err := cmd.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	if strings.Contains(string(out), s) {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/check/data b/check/data
index 8e03efa..1e88841 100644
--- a/check/data
+++ b/check/data
@@ -7,59 +7,42 @@ groups:
 - id: 1.1
   text: "Kube-apiserver"
   checks:
-    - id: 1.1.1
-      text: "Ensure that the --allow-privileged argument is set (Scored)"
-      audit: "ps -ef | grep kube-apiserver | grep -v grep"
+    - id: 0
+      text: "flag is set"
       tests:
         test_items:
-          -
-            flag: "--allow-privileged"
+          - flag: "--allow-privileged"
             set: true
-      remediation: "Edit the /etc/kubernetes/config file on the master node and set the KUBE_ALLOW_PRIV parameter to '--allow-privileged=false'"
-      scored: true
 
-    - id: 1.1.2
-      text: "Ensure that the --basic-auth argument is not set (Scored)"
-      audit: "ps -ef | grep kube-apiserver | grep -v grep"
+    - id: 1
+      text: "flag is not set"
       tests:
         test_item:
-          -
-            flag: "--basic-auth"
+          - flag: "--basic-auth"
             set: false
-      remediation: "Edit the /etc/kubernetes/config file on the master node and set the KUBE_ALLOW_PRIV parameter to '--allow-privileged=false'"
-      scored: true
 
-    - id: 1.1.3
-      text: "Ensure that the --insecure-port argument is set to 0 (Scored)"
-      audit: "ps -ef | grep kube-apiserver | grep -v grep"
+    - id: 2
+      text: "flag value is set to some value"
       tests:
         test_items:
-          -
-            flag: "--insecure-port"
+          - flag: "--insecure-port"
             compare:
               op: eq
               value: 0
             set: true
-      remediation: "Edit the /etc/kubernetes/config file on the master node and set the KUBE_ALLOW_PRIV parameter to '--allow-privileged=false'"
-      scored: true
 
-    - id: 1.1.4
-      text: "Ensure that the --audit-log-maxage argument is set to 30 or appropriate (Scored)"
-      audit: "ps -ef | grep kube-apiserver | grep -v grep"
+    - id: 3
+      text: "flag value is greater than or equal some number"
       tests:
         test_items:
-          -
-            flag: "--audit-log-maxage"
+          - flag: "--audit-log-maxage"
             compare:
               op: gte
               value: 30
             set: true
-      remediation: "Edit the /etc/kubernetes/config file on the master node and set the KUBE_ALLOW_PRIV parameter to '--allow-privileged=false'"
-      scored: true
 
-    - id: 1.1.5
-      text: "Ensure that the --max-backlog argument is set to 30 or less (Scored)"
-      audit: "ps -ef | grep kube-apiserver | grep -v grep"
+    - id: 4
+      text: "flag value is less than some number"
       tests:
         test_items:
           - flag: "--max-backlog"
@@ -67,26 +50,19 @@ groups:
               op: lt
               value: 30
             set: true
-      remediation: "Edit the /etc/kubernetes/config file on the master node and set the KUBE_ALLOW_PRIV parameter to '--allow-privileged=false'"
-      scored: true
 
-    - id: 1.1.6
-      text: "Ensure admission control does not include AlwaysAdmit (Scored)"
-      audit: "ps -ef | grep kube-apiserver | grep -v grep"
+    - id: 5
+      text: "flag value does not have some value"
       tests:
         test_items:
-          -
-            flag: "--admission-control"
+          - flag: "--admission-control"
             compare:
               op: nothave
               value: AlwaysAdmit
             set: true
-      remediation: "Edit the /etc/kubernetes/config file on the master node and set the KUBE_ALLOW_PRIV parameter to '--allow-privileged=false'"
-      scored: true
 
-    - id: 1.1.7
-      text: "Ensure that the --kubelet-client-certificate and --kubelet-clientkey arguments are set as appropriate (Scored)"
-      audit: "ps -ef | grep kube-apiserver | grep -v grep"
+    - id: 6
+      text: "test AND binary operation"
       tests:
         bin_op: and
         test_items:
@@ -94,17 +70,13 @@ groups:
           set: true
         - flag: "--kubelet-clientkey"
           set: true
-      remediation: "Edit the /etc/kubernetes/config file on the master node and set the KUBE_ALLOW_PRIV parameter to '--allow-privileged=false'"
-      scored: true
 
-    - id: 1.1.8
-      text: "Ensure that the --secure-port argument is not set to 0 (Scored)"
-      audit: "ps -ef | grep kube-apiserver | grep -v grep"
+    - id: 7
+      text: "test OR binary operation"
       tests:
         bin_op: or
         test_items:
-          -
-            flag:  "--secure-port"
+          - flag:  "--secure-port"
             compare:
               op: eq
               value: 0
@@ -112,28 +84,35 @@ groups:
           -
             flag: "--secure-port"
             set: false
-      remediation: "Edit the /etc/kubernetes/apiserver file on the master node and either remove the -secure-port argument from the KUBE_API_ARGS parameter or set it to a different desired port."
-      scored: true
 
-    - id: 1.4.1
-      text: "Ensure that the apiserver file permissions are set to 644 or more restrictive (Scored)"
-      audit: "stat -c %a /etc/kubernetes/apiserver"
+    - id: 8
+      text: "test flag with arbitrary text"
       tests:
         test_items:
         - flag: "644"
-          set: true
-      remediation: "Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the master node. For example, chmod 644 /etc/kubernetes/apiserver"
-      scored: true
-
-    - id: 2.1.14
-      text: "Ensure that the apiserver file permissions are set to 644 or more restrictive (Scored)"
-      audit: "ps -ef | grep kubelet | grep -v grep"
-      tests:
-        test_items:
-        - flag: "KubeletClient"
           compare:
             op: eq
-            value: true
+            value: "644"
+          set: true
+
+    - id: 9
+      text: "test permissions"
+      audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $config; then stat -c %a $config; fi'"
+      tests:
+        bin_op: or
+        test_items:
+        - flag: "644"
+          compare:
+            op: eq
+            value: "644"
+          set: true
+        - flag: "640"
+          compare:
+            op: eq
+            value: "640"
+          set: true
+        - flag: "600"
+          compare:
+            op: eq
+            value: "600"
           set: true
-      remediation: "Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the master node. For example, chmod 644 /etc/kubernetes/apiserver"
-      scored: true
diff --git a/check/test.go b/check/test.go
index f89e989..06c1b93 100644
--- a/check/test.go
+++ b/check/test.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ const (
 
 type testItem struct {
 	Flag    string
+	Output  string
 	Value   string
 	Set     bool
 	Compare compare
@@ -57,14 +58,22 @@ func (t *testItem) execute(s string) (result bool) {
 		isset := match
 
 		if isset && t.Compare.Op != "" {
-			pttn := t.Flag + `=([^\s,]*) *`
+			// Expects flags in the form;
+			// --flag=somevalue
+			// --flag
+			// somevalue
+			pttn := `(` + t.Flag + `)(=)*([^\s,]*) *`
 			flagRe := regexp.MustCompile(pttn)
 			vals := flagRe.FindStringSubmatch(s)
 
 			if len(vals) > 0 {
-				flagVal = vals[1]
+				if vals[3] != "" {
+					flagVal = vals[3]
+				} else {
+					flagVal = vals[1]
+				}
 			} else {
-				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "expected value for %s but none found\n", t.Flag)
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "invalid flag in testitem definition")
 				os.Exit(1)
 			}
 
diff --git a/check/test_test.go b/check/test_test.go
index 7fc5832..a0228c2 100644
--- a/check/test_test.go
+++ b/check/test_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ package check
 
 import (
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -30,79 +32,74 @@ func init() {
 	if err != nil {
 		panic("Failed reading test data: " + err.Error())
 	}
-	controls, err = NewControls(MASTER, in)
+
+	// substitute variables in data file
+	user := os.Getenv("USER")
+	s := strings.Replace(string(in), "$user", user, -1)
+
+	controls, err = NewControls(MASTER, []byte(s))
+	// controls, err = NewControls(MASTER, in)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic("Failed creating test controls: " + err.Error())
 	}
 }
 
 func TestTestExecute(t *testing.T) {
+
 	cases := []struct {
-		*tests
-		testfor string
-		str     string
+		*Check
+		str string
 	}{
 		{
-			controls.Groups[0].Checks[0].Tests,
-			"flag set",
+			controls.Groups[0].Checks[0],
 			"2:45 ../kubernetes/kube-apiserver --allow-privileged=false --option1=20,30,40",
 		},
 		{
-			controls.Groups[0].Checks[1].Tests,
-			"flag not set",
+			controls.Groups[0].Checks[1],
 			"2:45 ../kubernetes/kube-apiserver --allow-privileged=false",
 		},
 		{
-			controls.Groups[0].Checks[2].Tests,
-			"flag and value set",
+			controls.Groups[0].Checks[2],
 			"niinai   13617  2635 99 19:26 pts/20   00:03:08 ./kube-apiserver --insecure-port=0 --anonymous-auth",
 		},
 		{
-			controls.Groups[0].Checks[3].Tests,
-			"flag value greater than value",
+			controls.Groups[0].Checks[3],
 			"2:45 ../kubernetes/kube-apiserver --secure-port=0 --audit-log-maxage=40 --option",
 		},
 		{
-			controls.Groups[0].Checks[4].Tests,
-			"flag value less than value",
+			controls.Groups[0].Checks[4],
 			"2:45 ../kubernetes/kube-apiserver --max-backlog=20 --secure-port=0 --audit-log-maxage=40 --option",
 		},
 		{
-			controls.Groups[0].Checks[5].Tests,
-			"flag value does not have",
+			controls.Groups[0].Checks[5],
 			"2:45 ../kubernetes/kube-apiserver --option --admission-control=WebHook,RBAC ---audit-log-maxage=40",
 		},
 		{
-			controls.Groups[0].Checks[6].Tests,
-			"AND multiple tests, all testitems pass",
+			controls.Groups[0].Checks[6],
 			"2:45 .. --kubelet-clientkey=foo --kubelet-client-certificate=bar --admission-control=Webhook,RBAC",
 		},
 		{
-			controls.Groups[0].Checks[7].Tests,
-			"OR multiple tests",
+			controls.Groups[0].Checks[7],
 			"2:45 ..  --secure-port=0 --kubelet-client-certificate=bar --admission-control=Webhook,RBAC",
 		},
 		{
-			controls.Groups[0].Checks[8].Tests,
-			"text",
+			controls.Groups[0].Checks[8],
 			"644",
 		},
 		{
-			controls.Groups[0].Checks[9].Tests,
-			"flag value is comma-separated",
-			"2:35 ../kubelet --features-gates=KubeletClient=true,KubeletServer=true",
+			controls.Groups[0].Checks[9],
+			"640",
 		},
 		{
-			controls.Groups[0].Checks[9].Tests,
-			"flag value is comma-separated",
-			"2:35 ../kubelet --features-gates=KubeletServer=true,KubeletClient=true",
+			controls.Groups[0].Checks[9],
+			"600",
 		},
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range cases {
-		res := c.tests.execute(c.str)
+		res := c.Tests.execute(c.str)
 		if !res {
-			t.Errorf("%s, expected:%v, got:%v\n", c.testfor, true, res)
+			t.Errorf("%s, expected:%v, got:%v\n", c.Text, true, res)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/common.go b/cmd/common.go
index d27dc1f..89f45bc 100644
--- a/cmd/common.go
+++ b/cmd/common.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"strings"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/aquasecurity/kube-bench/check"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
@@ -96,26 +96,26 @@ func runChecks(t check.NodeType) {
 	}
 
 	// Variable substitutions. Replace all occurrences of variables in controls files.
-	s := strings.Replace(string(in), "$apiserverbin", apiserverBin, -1)
-	s = strings.Replace(s, "$apiserverconf", apiserverConf, -1)
-	s = strings.Replace(s, "$schedulerbin", schedulerBin, -1)
-	s = strings.Replace(s, "$schedulerconf", schedulerConf, -1)
-	s = strings.Replace(s, "$controllermanagerbin", controllerManagerBin, -1)
-	s = strings.Replace(s, "$controllermanagerconf", controllerManagerConf, -1)
-	s = strings.Replace(s, "$config", config, -1)
+	s := multiWordReplace(string(in), "$apiserverbin", apiserverBin)
+	s = multiWordReplace(s, "$apiserverconf", apiserverConf)
+	s = multiWordReplace(s, "$schedulerbin", schedulerBin)
+	s = multiWordReplace(s, "$schedulerconf", schedulerConf)
+	s = multiWordReplace(s, "$controllermanagerbin", controllerManagerBin)
+	s = multiWordReplace(s, "$controllermanagerconf", controllerManagerConf)
+	s = multiWordReplace(s, "$config", config)
 
-	s = strings.Replace(s, "$etcdbin", etcdBin, -1)
-	s = strings.Replace(s, "$etcdconf", etcdConf, -1)
-	s = strings.Replace(s, "$flanneldbin", flanneldBin, -1)
-	s = strings.Replace(s, "$flanneldconf", flanneldConf, -1)
+	s = multiWordReplace(s, "$etcdbin", etcdBin)
+	s = multiWordReplace(s, "$etcdconf", etcdConf)
+	s = multiWordReplace(s, "$flanneldbin", flanneldBin)
+	s = multiWordReplace(s, "$flanneldconf", flanneldConf)
 
-	s = strings.Replace(s, "$kubeletbin", kubeletBin, -1)
-	s = strings.Replace(s, "$kubeletconf", kubeletConf, -1)
-	s = strings.Replace(s, "$proxybin", proxyBin, -1)
-	s = strings.Replace(s, "$proxyconf", proxyConf, -1)
+	s = multiWordReplace(s, "$kubeletbin", kubeletBin)
+	s = multiWordReplace(s, "$kubeletconf", kubeletConf)
+	s = multiWordReplace(s, "$proxybin", proxyBin)
+	s = multiWordReplace(s, "$proxyconf", proxyConf)
 
-	s = strings.Replace(s, "$fedapiserverbin", fedApiserverBin, -1)
-	s = strings.Replace(s, "$fedcontrollermanagerbin", fedControllerManagerBin, -1)
+	s = multiWordReplace(s, "$fedapiserverbin", fedApiserverBin)
+	s = multiWordReplace(s, "$fedcontrollermanagerbin", fedControllerManagerBin)
 
 	controls, err := check.NewControls(t, []byte(s))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -150,15 +150,35 @@ func runChecks(t check.NodeType) {
 // verifyNodeType checks the executables and config files are as expected
 // for the specified tests (master, node or federated).
 func verifyNodeType(t check.NodeType) {
+	var bins []string
+	var confs []string
+
 	switch t {
 	case check.MASTER:
-		verifyBin(apiserverBin, schedulerBin, controllerManagerBin)
-		verifyConf(apiserverConf, schedulerConf, controllerManagerConf)
+		bins = []string{apiserverBin, schedulerBin, controllerManagerBin}
+		confs = []string{apiserverConf, schedulerConf, controllerManagerConf}
 	case check.NODE:
-		verifyBin(kubeletBin, proxyBin)
-		verifyConf(kubeletConf, proxyConf)
+		bins = []string{kubeletBin, proxyBin}
+		confs = []string{kubeletConf, proxyConf}
 	case check.FEDERATED:
-		verifyBin(fedApiserverBin, fedControllerManagerBin)
+		bins = []string{fedApiserverBin, fedControllerManagerBin}
+	}
+
+	for _, bin := range bins {
+		if !verifyBin(bin, ps) {
+			printlnWarn(fmt.Sprintf("%s is not running", bin))
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, conf := range confs {
+		_, err := os.Stat(conf)
+		if err != nil {
+			if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+				printlnWarn(fmt.Sprintf("Missing kubernetes config file: %s", conf))
+			} else {
+				exitWithError(fmt.Errorf("error looking for file %s: %v", conf, err))
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/util.go b/cmd/util.go
index 937e3e0..478ae21 100644
--- a/cmd/util.go
+++ b/cmd/util.go
@@ -64,64 +64,30 @@ func cleanIDs(list string) []string {
 	return ids
 }
 
-func verifyConf(confPath ...string) {
-	var missing string
-
-	for _, c := range confPath {
-		if _, err := os.Stat(c); err != nil && os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			continueWithError(err, "")
-			missing += c + ", "
-		}
-	}
-
-	if len(missing) > 0 {
-		missing = strings.Trim(missing, ", ")
-		printlnWarn(fmt.Sprintf("Missing kubernetes config files: %s", missing))
-	}
-
-}
-
-func verifyBin(binPath ...string) {
-	var binSlice []string
-	var bin string
-	var missing string
-	var notRunning string
-
-	// Construct proc name for ps(1)
-	for _, b := range binPath {
-		_, err := exec.LookPath(b)
-		bin = bin + "," + b
-		binSlice = append(binSlice, b)
-		if err != nil {
-			missing += b + ", "
-			continueWithError(err, "")
-		}
-	}
-	bin = strings.Trim(bin, ",")
-
-	cmd := exec.Command("ps", "-C", bin, "-o", "cmd", "--no-headers")
+// ps execs out to the ps command; it's separated into a function so we can write tests
+func ps(proc string) string {
+	cmd := exec.Command("ps", "-C", proc, "-o", "cmd", "--no-headers")
 	out, err := cmd.Output()
 	if err != nil {
 		continueWithError(fmt.Errorf("%s: %s", cmd.Args, err), "")
 	}
 
-	for _, b := range binSlice {
-		matched := strings.Contains(string(out), b)
+	return string(out)
+}
 
-		if !matched {
-			notRunning += b + ", "
-		}
-	}
+// verifyBin checks that the binary specified is running
+func verifyBin(bin string, psFunc func(string) string) bool {
 
-	if len(missing) > 0 {
-		missing = strings.Trim(missing, ", ")
-		printlnWarn(fmt.Sprintf("Missing kubernetes binaries: %s", missing))
-	}
+	// Strip any quotes
+	bin = strings.Trim(bin, "'\"")
 
-	if len(notRunning) > 0 {
-		notRunning = strings.Trim(notRunning, ", ")
-		printlnWarn(fmt.Sprintf("Kubernetes binaries not running: %s", notRunning))
-	}
+	// bin could consist of more than one word
+	// We'll search for running processes with the first word, and then check the whole
+	// proc as supplied is included in the results
+	proc := strings.Fields(bin)[0]
+	out := psFunc(proc)
+
+	return strings.Contains(out, bin)
 }
 
 func verifyKubeVersion(major string, minor string) {
@@ -138,7 +104,9 @@ func verifyKubeVersion(major string, minor string) {
 	if err != nil {
 		s := fmt.Sprintf("Kubernetes version check skipped with error %v", err)
 		continueWithError(err, sprintlnWarn(s))
-		return
+		if len(out) == 0 {
+			return
+		}
 	}
 
 	msg := checkVersion("Client", string(out), major, minor)
@@ -182,3 +150,12 @@ func versionMatch(r *regexp.Regexp, s string) string {
 	}
 	return match[1]
 }
+
+func multiWordReplace(s string, subname string, sub string) string {
+	f := strings.Fields(sub)
+	if len(f) > 1 {
+		sub = "'" + sub + "'"
+	}
+
+	return strings.Replace(s, subname, sub, -1)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/util_test.go b/cmd/util_test.go
index 74d955f..dbd434b 100644
--- a/cmd/util_test.go
+++ b/cmd/util_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -36,8 +37,8 @@ func TestCheckVersion(t *testing.T) {
 		{t: "Server", s: "something unexpected", major: "2", minor: "0", exp: "Couldn't find Server version from kubectl output 'something unexpected'"},
 	}
 
-	for _, c := range cases {
-		t.Run("", func(t *testing.T) {
+	for id, c := range cases {
+		t.Run(strconv.Itoa(id), func(t *testing.T) {
 			m := checkVersion(c.t, c.s, c.major, c.minor)
 			if m != c.exp {
 				t.Fatalf("Got: %s, expected: %s", m, c.exp)
@@ -66,8 +67,8 @@ func TestVersionMatch(t *testing.T) {
 		{r: minor}, // Checking that we don't fall over if the string is empty
 	}
 
-	for _, c := range cases {
-		t.Run("", func(t *testing.T) {
+	for id, c := range cases {
+		t.Run(strconv.Itoa(id), func(t *testing.T) {
 			m := versionMatch(c.r, c.s)
 			if m != c.exp {
 				t.Fatalf("Got %s expected %s", m, c.exp)
@@ -75,3 +76,56 @@ func TestVersionMatch(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+var g string
+
+func fakeps(proc string) string {
+	return g
+}
+func TestVerifyBin(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		proc  string
+		psOut string
+		exp   bool
+	}{
+		{proc: "single", psOut: "single", exp: true},
+		{proc: "single", psOut: "", exp: false},
+		{proc: "two words", psOut: "two words", exp: true},
+		{proc: "two words", psOut: "", exp: false},
+		{proc: "cmd", psOut: "cmd param1 param2", exp: true},
+		{proc: "cmd param", psOut: "cmd param1 param2", exp: true},
+		{proc: "cmd param", psOut: "cmd", exp: false},
+	}
+
+	for id, c := range cases {
+		t.Run(strconv.Itoa(id), func(t *testing.T) {
+			g = c.psOut
+			v := verifyBin(c.proc, fakeps)
+			if v != c.exp {
+				t.Fatalf("Expected %v got %v", c.exp, v)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMultiWordReplace(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		input   string
+		sub     string
+		subname string
+		output  string
+	}{
+		{input: "Here's a file with no substitutions", sub: "blah", subname: "blah", output: "Here's a file with no substitutions"},
+		{input: "Here's a file with a substitution", sub: "blah", subname: "substitution", output: "Here's a file with a blah"},
+		{input: "Here's a file with multi-word substitutions", sub: "multi word", subname: "multi-word", output: "Here's a file with 'multi word' substitutions"},
+		{input: "Here's a file with several several substitutions several", sub: "blah", subname: "several", output: "Here's a file with blah blah substitutions blah"},
+	}
+	for id, c := range cases {
+		t.Run(strconv.Itoa(id), func(t *testing.T) {
+			s := multiWordReplace(c.input, c.subname, c.sub)
+			if s != c.output {
+				t.Fatalf("Expected %s got %s", c.output, s)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}