diff --git a/core/src/epicli/data/common/tests/spec/applications/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.rb b/core/src/epicli/data/common/tests/spec/applications/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.rb
index 660e38cc71..8888ba54ef 100644
--- a/core/src/epicli/data/common/tests/spec/applications/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.rb
+++ b/core/src/epicli/data/common/tests/spec/applications/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ def callRabbitMQDeploymentTests
   service_namespace = readDataYaml("configuration/applications")["specification"]["applications"].detect {|i| i["name"] == 'rabbitmq'}["service"]["namespace"]
   service_name = readDataYaml("configuration/applications")["specification"]["applications"].detect {|i| i["name"] == 'rabbitmq'}["service"]["name"]
   plugins = readDataYaml("configuration/applications")["specification"]["applications"].detect {|i| i["name"] == 'rabbitmq'}["rabbitmq"]["plugins"]
+  version = readDataYaml("configuration/applications")["specification"]["applications"].detect {|i| i["name"] == 'rabbitmq'}["image_path"].split(':').last
 
   if !readDataYaml("configuration/applications")["specification"]["applications"].detect {|i| i["name"] == 'rabbitmq'}["rabbitmq"]["amqp_port"].nil?
     rabbitmq_amqp_port = readDataYaml("configuration/applications")["specification"]["applications"].detect {|i| i["name"] == 'rabbitmq'}["rabbitmq"]["amqp_port"]
@@ -44,6 +45,15 @@ def callRabbitMQDeploymentTests
     end
   end
 
+  describe 'Checking RabbitMQ version' do
+    service_replicas.times do |i|
+      describe command("kubectl exec --namespace=#{service_namespace} #{service_name}-#{i} -- rabbitmqctl version") do
+        its(:stdout) { should match /^#{version}$/ }
+        its(:exit_status) { should eq 0 }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   describe 'Checking RabbitMQ ping' do
     service_replicas.times do |i|
       describe command("kubectl exec --namespace=#{service_namespace} #{service_name}-#{i} -- rabbitmqctl ping") do
@@ -68,7 +78,7 @@ def callRabbitMQDeploymentTests
         its(:exit_status) { should eq 0 }
       end
       describe command("kubectl exec --namespace=#{service_namespace} #{service_name}-#{i} -- rabbitmqctl cluster_status \
-      | awk '/running_nodes/,/}/' | grep -o rabbit@ | wc -l") do
+      | sed -n '/Running Nodes/,/Versions/{/rabbit/p}' | wc -l") do
         it "is expected to be equal" do
           expect(subject.stdout.to_i).to eq service_replicas
         end
@@ -100,9 +110,9 @@ def callRabbitMQDeploymentTests
         end
       end
     end
-  end 
+  end
 
-#   # Tests to be run only when RabbitMQ Management Plugin is enabled
+  # Tests to be run only when RabbitMQ Management Plugin is enabled
 
   if plugins.include? "rabbitmq_management"
 
@@ -114,20 +124,20 @@ def callRabbitMQDeploymentTests
       describe command("kubectl describe service #{service_name} --namespace=#{service_namespace} | grep TargetPort") do
         its(:stdout) { should match /#{rabbitmq_http_port}/ }
       end
-    end  
+    end
   
     describe 'Checking node health using RabbitMQ API' do
       service_replicas.times do |i|
         describe command("curl -o /dev/null -s -w '%{http_code}' -u #{user}#{i}:#{pass} \
         #{host_inventory['hostname']}:#{service_management_port}/api/healthchecks/node/rabbit@$(kubectl describe pods rabbitmq-cluster-#{i} \
-        --namespace=#{service_namespace} | grep ^IP: | awk '{print $2}')") do
+        --namespace=#{service_namespace} | awk '/^IP:/ {print $2}')") do
           it "is expected to be equal" do
             expect(subject.stdout.to_i).to eq 200
           end
         end
         describe command("curl -u #{user}#{i}:#{pass} \
         #{host_inventory['hostname']}:#{service_management_port}/api/healthchecks/node/rabbit@$(kubectl describe pods rabbitmq-cluster-#{i} \
-        --namespace=#{service_namespace} | grep ^IP: | awk '{print $2}')") do
+        --namespace=#{service_namespace} | awk '/^IP:/ {print $2}')") do
           its(:stdout_as_json) { should include('status' => /ok/) }
           its(:stdout_as_json) { should_not include('status' => /failed/) }
           its(:exit_status) { should eq 0 }
@@ -139,7 +149,7 @@ def callRabbitMQDeploymentTests
         end
       end
     end
-  end 
+ end
 
   describe 'Cleaning up' do
     service_replicas.times do |i|
@@ -150,4 +160,4 @@ def callRabbitMQDeploymentTests
     end
   end
 
-end 
+end
diff --git a/core/src/epicli/data/common/tests/spec/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_spec.rb b/core/src/epicli/data/common/tests/spec/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_spec.rb
index 35469dc54e..1499d9c6c3 100644
--- a/core/src/epicli/data/common/tests/spec/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_spec.rb
+++ b/core/src/epicli/data/common/tests/spec/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_spec.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 rabbitmq_node_port = rabbitmq_port + 20000
 rabbitmq_api_port = 15672
 clustered = readDataYaml("configuration/rabbitmq")["specification"]["cluster"]["is_clustered"]
+version = readDataYaml("configuration/rabbitmq")["specification"]["version"]
 user = 'testuser' + SecureRandom.hex(5)
 pass = SecureRandom.hex
 
@@ -40,7 +41,15 @@
   describe port(rabbitmq_node_port) do
     it { should be_listening }
   end
-end  
+end
+
+describe 'Checking RabbitMQ version' do
+  describe command("rabbitmqctl version") do
+    let(:disable_sudo) { false }
+    its(:stdout) { should match /^#{version}$/ }
+    its(:exit_status) { should eq 0 }
+  end
+end
 
 describe 'Checking RabbitMQ ping' do
   describe command("rabbitmqctl ping") do
@@ -48,7 +57,7 @@
     its(:stdout) { should match /^Ping succeeded$/ }
     its(:exit_status) { should eq 0 }
   end
-end  
+end
 
 describe 'Checking the health of the target nodes' do
   let(:disable_sudo) { false }
@@ -76,13 +85,13 @@
   if clustered
     listInventoryHosts("rabbitmq").each do |val|
       val = val.split(".")[0]
-      describe command("rabbitmqctl cluster_status | awk '/running_nodes/,/}/'") do
+      describe command("rabbitmqctl cluster_status | awk '/Running Nodes/,/Versions/'") do
         its(:stdout) { should match /rabbit@#{val}/ }
         its(:exit_status) { should eq 0 }
       end
     end
   else
-    describe command("rabbitmqctl cluster_status | awk '/running_nodes/,/}/'") do
+    describe command("rabbitmqctl cluster_status | awk '/Running Nodes/,/Versions/'") do
       its(:stdout) { should match /rabbit@#{host_inventory['hostname']}/ }
       its(:exit_status) { should eq 0 }
     end
@@ -112,7 +121,7 @@
       its(:exit_status) { should eq 0 }
     end
   end
-end 
+end
 
 # Tests to be run only when RabbitMQ Management Plugin is enabled
 
@@ -123,7 +132,7 @@
     describe port(rabbitmq_api_port) do
       it { should be_listening }
     end
-  end  
+  end
  
   describe 'Checking nodes health using RabbitMQ API' do
     let(:disable_sudo) { false }