diff --git a/k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/secretfactory_test.go b/k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/secretfactory_test.go
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+/*
+Copyright 2018 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+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.
+*/
+
+package configmapandsecret
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/fs"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/types"
+)
+
+func TestMakeSecretNoCommands(t *testing.T) {
+	factory := NewSecretFactory(fs.MakeFakeFS(), "/")
+	args := types.SecretArgs{
+		GeneratorArgs: types.GeneratorArgs{Name: "apple"},
+		Type:          "Opaque",
+		CommandSources: types.CommandSources{
+			Commands:   nil,
+			EnvCommand: "",
+		}}
+	s, err := factory.MakeSecret(&args, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if s.ObjectMeta.Name != "apple" {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected name: %v", s.ObjectMeta.Name)
+	}
+	if len(s.Data) > 0 || len(s.StringData) > 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected data: %v", s)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMakeSecretNoCommandsBadDir(t *testing.T) {
+	factory := NewSecretFactory(fs.MakeFakeFS(), "/does/not/exist")
+	args := types.SecretArgs{
+		GeneratorArgs: types.GeneratorArgs{Name: "envConfigMap"},
+		Type:          "Opaque",
+		CommandSources: types.CommandSources{
+			Commands:   nil,
+			EnvCommand: "",
+		}}
+	_, err := factory.MakeSecret(&args, nil)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "not a directory") {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMakeSecretEmptyCommandMap(t *testing.T) {
+	factory := NewSecretFactory(fs.MakeFakeFS(), "/")
+	args := types.SecretArgs{
+		GeneratorArgs: types.GeneratorArgs{Name: "envConfigMap"},
+		Type:          "Opaque",
+		CommandSources: types.CommandSources{
+			// TODO try: map[string]string{"commandName": "bogusCommand bogusArg"},
+			Commands:   nil,
+			EnvCommand: "echo beans",
+		}}
+	s, err := factory.MakeSecret(&args, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if s == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("nil result")
+	}
+	v, ok := s.Data["beans"]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("expected beans")
+	}
+	if len(v) > 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected data")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMakeSecretWithCommandMap(t *testing.T) {
+	factory := NewSecretFactory(fs.MakeFakeFS(), "/")
+	args := types.SecretArgs{
+		GeneratorArgs: types.GeneratorArgs{Name: "envConfigMap"},
+		Type:          "Opaque",
+		CommandSources: types.CommandSources{
+			Commands: map[string]string{"commandName": "echo beans"},
+		}}
+	s, err := factory.MakeSecret(&args, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if s == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("nil result")
+	}
+	v, ok := s.Data["commandName"]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("expected something for commandName")
+	}
+	if string(v) != "beans\n" {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected data: %s", string(v))
+	}
+}