diff --git a/tests/base.py b/tests/base.py
index e4111eb..41fa191 100644
--- a/tests/base.py
+++ b/tests/base.py
@@ -586,6 +586,9 @@
         if not self.n2vc:
             self.n2vc = get_n2vc(loop=loop)
 
+        debug("Creating model for Network Service {}".format(self.ns_name))
+        await self.n2vc.CreateNetworkService(self.ns_name)
+
         application = self.n2vc.FormatApplicationName(
             self.ns_name,
             self.vnf_name,
@@ -889,6 +892,8 @@
                 try:
                     await self.n2vc.RemoveCharms(self.ns_name, application)
 
+                    await self.n2vc.DestroyNetworkService(self.ns_name)
+
                     while True:
                         # Wait for the application to be removed
                         await asyncio.sleep(10)
diff --git a/tests/charms/layers/broken/README.md b/tests/charms/layers/broken/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9234e57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/charms/layers/broken/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Overview
+
+This charm is intended to install and break, requiring it to be removed.
diff --git a/tests/charms/layers/broken/actions.yaml b/tests/charms/layers/broken/actions.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6cd6f8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/charms/layers/broken/actions.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+touch:
+    description: "Touch a file on the VNF."
+    params:
+        filename:
+            description: "The name of the file to touch."
+            type: string
+            default: ""
+    required:
+        - filename
diff --git a/tests/charms/layers/broken/actions/touch b/tests/charms/layers/broken/actions/touch
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7e30af4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/charms/layers/broken/actions/touch
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+##
+# Copyright 2016 Canonical Ltd.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+##
+import sys
+sys.path.append('lib')
+
+from charms.reactive import main, set_flag
+from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import action_fail, action_name
+
+"""
+`set_state` only works here because it's flushed to disk inside the `main()`
+loop. remove_state will need to be called inside the action method.
+"""
+set_flag('actions.{}'.format(action_name()))
+
+try:
+    main()
+except Exception as e:
+    action_fail(repr(e))
diff --git a/tests/charms/layers/broken/config.yaml b/tests/charms/layers/broken/config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51f2ce4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/charms/layers/broken/config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+options:
+  string-option:
+    type: string
+    default: "Default Value"
+    description: "A short description of the configuration option"
+  boolean-option:
+    type: boolean
+    default: False
+    description: "A short description of the configuration option"
+  int-option:
+    type: int
+    default: 9001
+    description: "A short description of the configuration option"
+
diff --git a/tests/charms/layers/broken/icon.svg b/tests/charms/layers/broken/icon.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e092eef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/charms/layers/broken/icon.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,279 @@
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diff --git a/tests/charms/layers/broken/layer.yaml b/tests/charms/layers/broken/layer.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3fed5e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/charms/layers/broken/layer.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+includes: ['layer:basic', 'layer:vnfproxy']
+options:
+        basic:
+                use_venv: false
diff --git a/tests/charms/layers/broken/metadata.yaml b/tests/charms/layers/broken/metadata.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1780d3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/charms/layers/broken/metadata.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+name: broken
+summary: A (broken) simple VNF proxy charm
+maintainer: Adam Israel <adam.israel@canonical.com>
+subordinate: false
+series: ['xenial']
diff --git a/tests/charms/layers/broken/metrics.yaml b/tests/charms/layers/broken/metrics.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ebb605
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/charms/layers/broken/metrics.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+metrics:
+  uptime:
+    type: gauge
+    description: "Uptime of the VNF"
+    command: awk '{print $1}' /proc/uptime
diff --git a/tests/charms/layers/broken/reactive/simple.py b/tests/charms/layers/broken/reactive/simple.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1529eee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/charms/layers/broken/reactive/simple.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import (
+    action_get,
+    action_fail,
+    action_set,
+    status_set,
+)
+from charms.reactive import (
+    clear_flag,
+    set_flag,
+    when,
+    when_not,
+)
+import charms.sshproxy
+
+
+@when('sshproxy.configured')
+@when_not('simple.installed')
+def install_simple_proxy_charm():
+    """Post-install actions.
+
+    This function will run when two conditions are met:
+    1. The 'sshproxy.configured' state is set
+    2. The 'simple.installed' state is not set
+
+    This ensures that the workload status is set to active only when the SSH
+    proxy is properly configured.
+    """
+    set_flag('simple.installed')
+    status_set('active', 'Ready!')
+
+
+@when('actions.touch')
+def touch():
+    raise Exception("I am broken.")
+    err = ''
+    try:
+        filename = action_get('filename')
+        cmd = ['touch {}'.format(filename)]
+        result, err = charms.sshproxy._run(cmd)
+    except Exception:
+        action_fail('command failed:' + err)
+    else:
+        action_set({'output': result})
+    finally:
+        clear_flag('actions.touch')
diff --git a/tests/charms/layers/broken/tests/00-setup b/tests/charms/layers/broken/tests/00-setup
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0616a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/charms/layers/broken/tests/00-setup
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+sudo add-apt-repository ppa:juju/stable -y
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install amulet python-requests -y
diff --git a/tests/charms/layers/broken/tests/10-deploy b/tests/charms/layers/broken/tests/10-deploy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a26117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/charms/layers/broken/tests/10-deploy
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+import amulet
+import requests
+import unittest
+
+
+class TestCharm(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.d = amulet.Deployment()
+
+        self.d.add('simple')
+        self.d.expose('simple')
+
+        self.d.setup(timeout=900)
+        self.d.sentry.wait()
+
+        self.unit = self.d.sentry['simple'][0]
+
+    def test_service(self):
+        # test we can access over http
+        page = requests.get('http://{}'.format(self.unit.info['public-address']))
+        self.assertEqual(page.status_code, 200)
+        # Now you can use self.d.sentry[SERVICE][UNIT] to address each of the units and perform
+        # more in-depth steps. Each self.d.sentry[SERVICE][UNIT] has the following methods:
+        # - .info - An array of the information of that unit from Juju
+        # - .file(PATH) - Get the details of a file on that unit
+        # - .file_contents(PATH) - Get plain text output of PATH file from that unit
+        # - .directory(PATH) - Get details of directory
+        # - .directory_contents(PATH) - List files and folders in PATH on that unit
+        # - .relation(relation, service:rel) - Get relation data from return service
+
+        
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_broken_charm.py b/tests/integration/test_broken_charm.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..296096f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/test_broken_charm.py
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+"""
+Test a charm that breaks post-deployment
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+import logging
+import pytest
+from .. import base
+
+
+# @pytest.mark.serial
+class TestCharm(base.TestN2VC):
+
+    NSD_YAML = """
+    nsd:nsd-catalog:
+        nsd:
+        -   id: brokencharm-ns
+            name: brokencharm-ns
+            short-name: brokencharm-ns
+            description: NS with 1 VNF connected by datanet and mgmtnet VLs
+            version: '1.0'
+            logo: osm.png
+            constituent-vnfd:
+            -   vnfd-id-ref: charmproxy-vnf
+                member-vnf-index: '1'
+            vld:
+            -   id: mgmtnet
+                name: mgmtnet
+                short-name: mgmtnet
+                type: ELAN
+                mgmt-network: 'true'
+                vim-network-name: mgmt
+                vnfd-connection-point-ref:
+                -   vnfd-id-ref: charmproxy-vnf
+                    member-vnf-index-ref: '1'
+                    vnfd-connection-point-ref: vnf-mgmt
+                -   vnfd-id-ref: charmproxy-vnf
+                    member-vnf-index-ref: '2'
+                    vnfd-connection-point-ref: vnf-mgmt
+            -   id: datanet
+                name: datanet
+                short-name: datanet
+                type: ELAN
+                vnfd-connection-point-ref:
+                -   vnfd-id-ref: charmproxy-vnf
+                    member-vnf-index-ref: '1'
+                    vnfd-connection-point-ref: vnf-data
+                -   vnfd-id-ref: charmproxy-vnf
+                    member-vnf-index-ref: '2'
+                    vnfd-connection-point-ref: vnf-data
+    """
+
+    VNFD_YAML = """
+    vnfd:vnfd-catalog:
+        vnfd:
+        -   id: hackfest-simplecharm-vnf
+            name: hackfest-simplecharm-vnf
+            short-name: hackfest-simplecharm-vnf
+            version: '1.0'
+            description: A VNF consisting of 2 VDUs connected to an internal VL, and one VDU with cloud-init
+            logo: osm.png
+            connection-point:
+            -   id: vnf-mgmt
+                name: vnf-mgmt
+                short-name: vnf-mgmt
+                type: VPORT
+            -   id: vnf-data
+                name: vnf-data
+                short-name: vnf-data
+                type: VPORT
+            mgmt-interface:
+                cp: vnf-mgmt
+            internal-vld:
+            -   id: internal
+                name: internal
+                short-name: internal
+                type: ELAN
+                internal-connection-point:
+                -   id-ref: mgmtVM-internal
+                -   id-ref: dataVM-internal
+            vdu:
+            -   id: mgmtVM
+                name: mgmtVM
+                image: hackfest3-mgmt
+                count: '1'
+                vm-flavor:
+                    vcpu-count: '1'
+                    memory-mb: '1024'
+                    storage-gb: '10'
+                interface:
+                -   name: mgmtVM-eth0
+                    position: '1'
+                    type: EXTERNAL
+                    virtual-interface:
+                        type: PARAVIRT
+                    external-connection-point-ref: vnf-mgmt
+                -   name: mgmtVM-eth1
+                    position: '2'
+                    type: INTERNAL
+                    virtual-interface:
+                        type: PARAVIRT
+                    internal-connection-point-ref: mgmtVM-internal
+                internal-connection-point:
+                -   id: mgmtVM-internal
+                    name: mgmtVM-internal
+                    short-name: mgmtVM-internal
+                    type: VPORT
+                cloud-init-file: cloud-config.txt
+            -   id: dataVM
+                name: dataVM
+                image: hackfest3-mgmt
+                count: '1'
+                vm-flavor:
+                    vcpu-count: '1'
+                    memory-mb: '1024'
+                    storage-gb: '10'
+                interface:
+                -   name: dataVM-eth0
+                    position: '1'
+                    type: INTERNAL
+                    virtual-interface:
+                        type: PARAVIRT
+                    internal-connection-point-ref: dataVM-internal
+                -   name: dataVM-xe0
+                    position: '2'
+                    type: EXTERNAL
+                    virtual-interface:
+                        type: PARAVIRT
+                    external-connection-point-ref: vnf-data
+                internal-connection-point:
+                -   id: dataVM-internal
+                    name: dataVM-internal
+                    short-name: dataVM-internal
+                    type: VPORT
+            vnf-configuration:
+                juju:
+                    charm: broken
+                    proxy: true
+                initial-config-primitive:
+                -   seq: '1'
+                    name: touch
+                    parameter:
+                    -   name: filename
+                        value: '/home/ubuntu/first-touch'
+                config-primitive:
+                -   name: touch
+                    parameter:
+                    -   name: filename
+                        data-type: STRING
+                        default-value: '/home/ubuntu/touched'
+    """
+
+    # @pytest.mark.serial
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_charm_proxy(self, event_loop):
+        """Deploy and execute the initial-config-primitive of a VNF."""
+
+        if self.nsd and self.vnfd:
+            vnf_index = 0
+
+            for config in self.get_config():
+                juju = config['juju']
+                charm = juju['charm']
+
+                await self.deploy(
+                    vnf_index,
+                    charm,
+                    config,
+                    event_loop,
+                )
+
+            while await self.running():
+                print("Waiting for test to finish...")
+                await asyncio.sleep(15)
+            logging.debug("test_charm_proxy stopped")
+
+        return 'ok'