diff --git a/test/fixtures/provisioner-ansible/all_options.json b/test/fixtures/provisioner-ansible/all_options.json
index 3b18add8f..561d8d275 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/provisioner-ansible/all_options.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/provisioner-ansible/all_options.json
@@ -4,13 +4,6 @@
       {
         "type": "shell-local",
         "command": "echo 'TODO(bhcleek): write the public key to $HOME/.ssh/known_hosts and stop using ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING=False'"
-      }, {
-        "type": "shell",
-        "inline": [
-          "apt-get update",
-          "apt-get -y install python openssh-sftp-server",
-          "ls -l /usr/lib"
-        ]
       }, {
         "type":  "ansible",
         "playbook_file": "./playbook.yml",
@@ -34,8 +27,8 @@
         "account_file": "{{user `account_file`}}",
         "project_id": "{{user `project_id`}}",
         "image_name": "packerbats-alloptions-{{timestamp}}",
-        "source_image": "debian-7-wheezy-v20141108",
+        "source_image": "debian-8-jessie-v20161027",
         "zone": "us-central1-a",
-        "ssh_username": "root"
+        "ssh_username": "debian"
     }]
 }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/provisioner-ansible/docker.json b/test/fixtures/provisioner-ansible/docker.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9cc788b51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/provisioner-ansible/docker.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+    "variables": {},
+    "provisioners": [
+      {
+        "type": "shell",
+        "inline": [
+          "apt-get update",
+          "apt-get -y install python"
+        ]
+      }, {
+        "type":  "ansible",
+        "playbook_file": "./playbook.yml",
+        "extra_arguments": [
+        ],
+        "sftp_command": "/usr/bin/false",
+        "use_sftp": false
+      }
+    ],
+    "builders": [
+      {
+        "type": "docker",
+        "image": "debian:jessie",
+        "discard": true
+      }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/provisioner-ansible/minimal.json b/test/fixtures/provisioner-ansible/minimal.json
index 9408342e2..b2bec543b 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/provisioner-ansible/minimal.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/provisioner-ansible/minimal.json
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
         "account_file": "{{user `account_file`}}",
         "project_id": "{{user `project_id`}}",
         "image_name": "packerbats-minimal-{{timestamp}}",
-        "source_image": "debian-7-wheezy-v20141108",
+        "source_image": "debian-8-jessie-v20161027",
         "zone": "us-central1-a",
-        "ssh_username": "root"
+        "ssh_username": "debian"
       }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/provisioner-ansible/playbook.yml b/test/fixtures/provisioner-ansible/playbook.yml
index d53e56199..484841a77 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/provisioner-ansible/playbook.yml
+++ b/test/fixtures/provisioner-ansible/playbook.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 - hosts: default:packer-test
   gather_facts: no
   tasks:
-    - name: touch /root/ansible-raw-test
-      raw: touch /root/ansible-raw-test
+    - name: touch
+      raw: touch /tmp/ansible-raw-test
     - name: raw test
       raw: date
     - name: command test
diff --git a/test/fixtures/provisioner-ansible/scp-to-sftp.json b/test/fixtures/provisioner-ansible/scp-to-sftp.json
index c310a5790..4d608ffc2 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/provisioner-ansible/scp-to-sftp.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/provisioner-ansible/scp-to-sftp.json
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
         "account_file": "{{user `account_file`}}",
         "project_id": "{{user `project_id`}}",
         "image_name": "packerbats-scp-to-sftp-{{timestamp}}",
-        "source_image": "debian-7-wheezy-v20141108",
+        "source_image": "debian-8-jessie-v20161027",
         "zone": "us-central1-a",
-        "ssh_username": "root",
+        "ssh_username": "debian",
         "ssh_file_transfer_method": "sftp"
       }
     ]
diff --git a/test/fixtures/provisioner-ansible/scp.json b/test/fixtures/provisioner-ansible/scp.json
index 321f9bb68..b745d7370 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/provisioner-ansible/scp.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/provisioner-ansible/scp.json
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
         "account_file": "{{user `account_file`}}",
         "project_id": "{{user `project_id`}}",
         "image_name": "packerbats-scp-{{timestamp}}",
-        "source_image": "debian-7-wheezy-v20141108",
+        "source_image": "debian-8-jessie-v20161027",
         "zone": "us-central1-a",
-        "ssh_username": "root"
+        "ssh_username": "debian"
       }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/provisioner-ansible/sftp.json b/test/fixtures/provisioner-ansible/sftp.json
index 89bbac4ea..8c0f7034d 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/provisioner-ansible/sftp.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/provisioner-ansible/sftp.json
@@ -2,14 +2,6 @@
     "variables": {},
     "provisioners": [
       {
-        "type": "shell",
-        "inline": [
-          "apt-get update",
-          "apt-get -y install python openssh-sftp-server",
-          "ls -l /usr/lib",
-          "#/usr/lib/sftp-server -?"
-        ]
-      }, {
         "type":  "ansible",
         "playbook_file": "./playbook.yml",
         "sftp_command": "/usr/lib/sftp-server -e -l INFO",
@@ -22,9 +14,9 @@
         "account_file": "{{user `account_file`}}",
         "project_id": "{{user `project_id`}}",
         "image_name": "packerbats-sftp-{{timestamp}}",
-        "source_image": "debian-7-wheezy-v20141108",
+        "source_image": "debian-8-jessie-v20161027",
         "zone": "us-central1-a",
-        "ssh_username": "root"
+        "ssh_username": "debian"
       }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/test/provisioner_ansible.bats b/test/provisioner_ansible.bats
index 19620cb1e..c9dc9abd9 100755
--- a/test/provisioner_ansible.bats
+++ b/test/provisioner_ansible.bats
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ teardown() {
     rm -rf $FIXTURE_ROOT/fetched-dir
 }
 
+@test "ansible provisioner: build docker.json" {
+    cd $FIXTURE_ROOT
+    run packer build ${USER_VARS} $FIXTURE_ROOT/docker.json
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    diff -r dir fetched-dir/default/tmp/remote-dir > /dev/null
+}
 @test "ansible provisioner: build minimal.json" {
     cd $FIXTURE_ROOT
     run packer build ${USER_VARS} $FIXTURE_ROOT/minimal.json