diff --git a/au_test_harness/au_test.py b/au_test_harness/au_test.py
index 8b1df08..03c0ea9 100644
--- a/au_test_harness/au_test.py
+++ b/au_test_harness/au_test.py
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@
     self.worker.Initialize(9225)
     self.AttemptUpdateWithFilter(DelayedFilter(), proxy_port=8083)
 
-  def SimpleTest(self):
-    """A simple update that updates once from a base image to a target.
+  def SimpleTestUpdateAndVerify(self):
+    """Test that updates once from a base image to a target.
 
     We explicitly don't use test prefix so that isn't run by default.  Can be
     run using test_prefix option.
@@ -242,6 +242,16 @@
     self.worker.PerformUpdate(self.target_image_path, self.base_image_path)
     self.worker.VerifyImage(self)
 
+  def SimpleTestVerify(self):
+    """Test that only verifies the target image.
+
+    We explicitly don't use test prefix so that isn't run by default.  Can be
+    run using test_prefix option.
+    """
+    self.worker.Initialize(9227)
+    self.worker.PrepareBase(self.target_image_path)
+    self.worker.VerifyImage(self)
+
   # --- DISABLED TESTS ---
 
   # TODO(sosa): Get test to work with verbose.
diff --git a/au_test_harness/vm_au_worker.py b/au_test_harness/vm_au_worker.py
index d3113f2..aa4e929 100644
--- a/au_test_harness/vm_au_worker.py
+++ b/au_test_harness/vm_au_worker.py
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@
     if self.graphics_flag: commandWithArgs.append(self.graphics_flag)
     self.TestInfo('Running smoke suite to verify image.')
     output = cros_lib.RunCommand(
-        commandWithArgs, error_ok=True, enter_chroot=False,
-        redirect_stdout=True, redirect_stderr=True, cwd=self.crosutilsbin,
-        print_cmd=False, combine_stdout_stderr=True)
+        commandWithArgs, error_ok=(percent_required_to_pass != 100),
+        enter_chroot=False, redirect_stdout=True, redirect_stderr=True,
+        cwd=self.crosutilsbin, print_cmd=False, combine_stdout_stderr=True)
     return self.AssertEnoughTestsPassed(unittest, output,
                                         percent_required_to_pass)