diff --git a/lib/producer/core/env.rb b/lib/producer/core/env.rb
index ff29627..b2e3e68 100644
--- a/lib/producer/core/env.rb
+++ b/lib/producer/core/env.rb
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ module Producer
       attr_reader   :input, :output, :registry
       attr_accessor :target
 
-      def initialize(input: $stdin, output: $stdout, registry: {})
+      def initialize(input: $stdin, output: $stdout, remote: nil, registry: {})
         @input    = input
         @output   = output
         @registry = registry
+        @remote   = remote
         @target   = nil
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/producer/core/testing.rb b/lib/producer/core/testing.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83dd0ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/producer/core/testing.rb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+require 'producer/core/testing/mock_remote'
diff --git a/lib/producer/core/testing/mock_remote.rb b/lib/producer/core/testing/mock_remote.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a472ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/producer/core/testing/mock_remote.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+module Producer
+  module Core
+    module Testing
+      class MockRemote < Remote
+        def session
+          raise 'no session for mock remote!'
+        end
+
+        def execute(command)
+          tokens = command.split
+          program = tokens.shift
+
+          case program
+          when 'echo'
+            tokens.join ' '
+          when 'true'
+            ''
+          when 'false'
+            raise RemoteCommandExecutionError
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/producer/core/actions/echo_spec.rb b/spec/producer/core/actions/echo_spec.rb
index f48fded..48ddfff 100644
--- a/spec/producer/core/actions/echo_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/producer/core/actions/echo_spec.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 module Producer::Core
   module Actions
-    describe Echo do
-      let(:env)       { Env.new(output: StringIO.new) }
+    describe Echo, :env do
       let(:text)      { 'hello' }
       subject(:echo)  { Echo.new(env, text) }
 
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ module Producer::Core
       describe '#apply' do
         it 'writes the given string to env output with a record separator' do
           echo.apply
-          expect(env.output.string).to eq "hello\n"
+          expect(output).to eq "hello\n"
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/producer/core/actions/file_writer_spec.rb b/spec/producer/core/actions/file_writer_spec.rb
index 79b7e19..d785d38 100644
--- a/spec/producer/core/actions/file_writer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/producer/core/actions/file_writer_spec.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 module Producer::Core
   module Actions
-    describe FileWriter do
-      let(:env)         { Env.new }
+    describe FileWriter, :env do
       let(:path)        { 'some_path' }
       let(:content)     { 'some_content' }
       subject(:writer)  { FileWriter.new(env, path, content) }
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ module Producer::Core
 
       describe '#apply' do
         it 'writes content to file on remote filesystem' do
-          expect(writer.fs).to receive(:file_write).with(path, content)
+          expect(remote_fs).to receive(:file_write).with(path, content)
           writer.apply
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/producer/core/actions/mkdir_spec.rb b/spec/producer/core/actions/mkdir_spec.rb
index 811cc92..cc1781b 100644
--- a/spec/producer/core/actions/mkdir_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/producer/core/actions/mkdir_spec.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 module Producer::Core
   module Actions
-    describe Mkdir do
-      let(:env)       { Env.new }
+    describe Mkdir, :env do
       let(:path)      { 'some_path' }
       subject(:mkdir) { Mkdir.new(env, path) }
 
@@ -11,7 +10,7 @@ module Producer::Core
 
       describe '#apply' do
         it 'creates directory on remote filesystem' do
-          expect(mkdir.fs).to receive(:mkdir).with(path)
+          expect(remote_fs).to receive(:mkdir).with(path)
           mkdir.apply
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/producer/core/actions/shell_command_spec.rb b/spec/producer/core/actions/shell_command_spec.rb
index 79efe61..6b2b851 100644
--- a/spec/producer/core/actions/shell_command_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/producer/core/actions/shell_command_spec.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 module Producer::Core
   module Actions
-    describe ShellCommand do
-      let(:env)           { Env.new(output: StringIO.new) }
+    describe ShellCommand, :env do
       let(:command_args)  { 'hello from remote host' }
       let(:command)       { "echo #{command_args}" }
       subject(:sh)        { ShellCommand.new(env, command) }
@@ -12,14 +11,13 @@ module Producer::Core
 
       describe '#apply' do
         it 'executes the remote command' do
-          expect(sh.remote).to receive(:execute).with(command)
+          expect_execution(command)
           sh.apply
         end
 
         it 'writes the returned output with a record separator' do
-          allow(sh.remote).to receive(:execute) { command_args }
           sh.apply
-          expect(sh.output.string).to eq "#{command_args}\n"
+          expect(output).to eq "#{command_args}\n"
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/producer/core/env_spec.rb b/spec/producer/core/env_spec.rb
index 74c1422..275f388 100644
--- a/spec/producer/core/env_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/producer/core/env_spec.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ module Producer::Core
           expect(env.output).to be output
         end
       end
+
+      context 'when remote is given as argument' do
+        let(:remote)  { double 'remote' }
+        subject(:env) { described_class.new(remote: remote) }
+
+        it 'assigns the given remote' do
+          expect(env.remote).to be remote
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     describe '#target' do
diff --git a/spec/producer/core/testing/mock_remote_spec.rb b/spec/producer/core/testing/mock_remote_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aef8238
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/producer/core/testing/mock_remote_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'producer/core/testing'
+
+module Producer::Core
+  module Testing
+    describe MockRemote do
+      subject(:remote) { MockRemote.new('some_host.example') }
+
+      it 'is a remote' do
+        expect(remote).to be_a Remote
+      end
+
+      describe '#session' do
+        it 'raises an error to prevent real session usage' do
+          expect { remote.session }.to raise_error
+        end
+      end
+
+      describe '#execute' do
+        context 'dummy echo command' do
+          let(:command) { 'echo some arguments' }
+
+          it 'returns command arguments' do
+            expect(remote.execute(command)).to eq 'some arguments'
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'dummy true command' do
+          let(:command) { 'true' }
+
+          it 'returns an empty string' do
+            expect(remote.execute(command)).to eq ''
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'dummy false command' do
+          let(:command) { 'false' }
+
+          it 'raises a RemoteCommandExecutionError' do
+            expect { remote.execute(command) }.to raise_error(RemoteCommandExecutionError)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/producer/core/tests/file_contains_spec.rb b/spec/producer/core/tests/file_contains_spec.rb
index b19b911..5364a47 100644
--- a/spec/producer/core/tests/file_contains_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/producer/core/tests/file_contains_spec.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 module Producer::Core
   module Tests
-    describe FileContains do
-      let(:env)       { Env.new }
+    describe FileContains, :env do
       let(:filepath)  { 'some_file' }
       let(:content)   { 'some_content' }
       subject(:test)  { FileContains.new(env, filepath, content) }
@@ -11,13 +10,9 @@ module Producer::Core
       it_behaves_like 'test'
 
       describe '#verify' do
-        let(:fs) { double 'fs' }
-
-        before { allow(test).to receive(:fs) { fs } }
-
         context 'when file contains the content' do
           before do
-            allow(fs)
+            allow(remote_fs)
               .to receive(:file_read).with(filepath) { "foo#{content}bar" }
           end
 
@@ -28,7 +23,7 @@ module Producer::Core
 
         context 'when file does not contain the content' do
           before do
-            allow(fs).to receive(:file_read).with(filepath) { 'foo bar' }
+            allow(remote_fs).to receive(:file_read).with(filepath) { 'foo bar' }
           end
 
           it 'returns false' do
@@ -37,7 +32,9 @@ module Producer::Core
         end
 
         context 'when file does not exist' do
-          before { allow(fs).to receive(:file_read).with(filepath) { nil } }
+          before do
+            allow(remote_fs).to receive(:file_read).with(filepath) { nil }
+          end
 
           it 'returns false' do
             expect(test.verify).to be false
diff --git a/spec/producer/core/tests/has_dir_spec.rb b/spec/producer/core/tests/has_dir_spec.rb
index 8840dce..39ebfc1 100644
--- a/spec/producer/core/tests/has_dir_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/producer/core/tests/has_dir_spec.rb
@@ -2,24 +2,21 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 module Producer::Core
   module Tests
-    describe HasDir do
-      let(:env)         { Env.new }
+    describe HasDir, :env do
       let(:path)        { 'some_directory' }
       subject(:has_dir) { HasDir.new(env, path) }
 
       it_behaves_like 'test'
 
-      describe '#verify', :ssh do
-        before { sftp_story }
-
+      describe '#verify' do
         it 'delegates the call on remote FS' do
-          expect(env.remote.fs).to receive(:dir?).with(path)
+          expect(remote_fs).to receive(:dir?).with(path)
           has_dir.verify
         end
 
         it 'returns the dir existence' do
           existence = double 'existence'
-          allow(env.remote.fs).to receive(:dir?) { existence }
+          allow(remote_fs).to receive(:dir?) { existence }
           expect(has_dir.verify).to be existence
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/producer/core/tests/has_file_spec.rb b/spec/producer/core/tests/has_file_spec.rb
index bc8be8e..b7a584e 100644
--- a/spec/producer/core/tests/has_file_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/producer/core/tests/has_file_spec.rb
@@ -2,24 +2,21 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 module Producer::Core
   module Tests
-    describe HasFile do
-      let(:env)           { Env.new }
+    describe HasFile, :env do
       let(:filepath)      { 'some_file' }
       subject(:has_file)  { HasFile.new(env, filepath) }
 
       it_behaves_like 'test'
 
-      describe '#verify', :ssh do
-        before { sftp_story }
-
+      describe '#verify' do
         it 'delegates the call on remote FS' do
-          expect(env.remote.fs).to receive(:file?).with(filepath)
+          expect(remote_fs).to receive(:file?).with(filepath)
           has_file.verify
         end
 
         it 'returns the file existence' do
           existence = double 'existence'
-          allow(env.remote.fs).to receive(:file?) { existence }
+          allow(remote_fs).to receive(:file?) { existence }
           expect(has_file.verify).to be existence
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 782c81e..9302f15 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Dir['spec/support/**/*.rb'].map { |e| require e.gsub 'spec/', '' }
 RSpec.configure do |c|
   c.treat_symbols_as_metadata_keys_with_true_values = true
 
+  c.include TestEnvHelpers, :env
+
   c.include NetSSHStoryHelpers, :ssh
   c.before(:each, :ssh) do
     allow(Net::SSH).to receive(:start) { connection }
diff --git a/spec/support/shared_action.rb b/spec/support/shared_action.rb
index 132169a..c8c6224 100644
--- a/spec/support/shared_action.rb
+++ b/spec/support/shared_action.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 module Producer::Core
   shared_examples 'action' do
-    let(:input)       { StringIO.new }
-    let(:output)      { StringIO.new }
-    let(:env)         { Env.new(input: input, output: output) }
+    include TestEnvHelpers
+
     let(:arguments)   { [:some, :arguments] }
     subject(:action)  { described_class.new(env, *arguments) }
 
@@ -20,25 +19,25 @@ module Producer::Core
 
     describe '#input' do
       it 'returns env input' do
-        expect(action.input).to be input
+        expect(action.input).to be env.input
       end
     end
 
     describe '#output' do
       it 'returns env output' do
-        expect(action.output).to be output
+        expect(action.output).to be env.output
       end
     end
 
     describe '#remote' do
       it 'returns env remote' do
-        expect(action.remote).to be action.env.remote
+        expect(action.remote).to be env.remote
       end
     end
 
     describe '#fs' do
       it 'returns env remote fs' do
-        expect(action.fs).to be action.env.remote.fs
+        expect(action.fs).to be env.remote.fs
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/support/shared_test.rb b/spec/support/shared_test.rb
index d46eee6..e2ca0f6 100644
--- a/spec/support/shared_test.rb
+++ b/spec/support/shared_test.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 module Producer::Core
   shared_examples 'test' do
-    let(:env)         { Env.new }
+    include TestEnvHelpers
+
     let(:arguments)   { [:some, :arguments] }
     subject(:test)    { described_class.new(env, *arguments) }
 
diff --git a/spec/support/test_env_helpers.rb b/spec/support/test_env_helpers.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5797a6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/support/test_env_helpers.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+module TestEnvHelpers
+  require 'producer/core/testing'
+
+  def env
+    @_env ||= build_env
+  end
+
+  def output
+    env.output.string
+  end
+
+  def remote_fs
+    env.remote.fs
+  end
+
+  def expect_execution(command)
+    opts = { expected_from: caller.first }
+    RSpec::Mocks.expect_message(env.remote, :execute, opts).with(command)
+  end
+
+
+  private
+
+  def build_env
+    Producer::Core::Env.new(output: StringIO.new, remote: build_remote)
+  end
+
+  def build_remote
+    Producer::Core::Testing::MockRemote.new('some_host.test')
+  end
+end