diff --git a/test/kubernetes/helm_test.go b/test/kubernetes/helm_test.go
index 76c94f6..6e33c4e 100644
--- a/test/kubernetes/helm_test.go
+++ b/test/kubernetes/helm_test.go
@@ -67,3 +67,68 @@ func TestPersistenceDisabled(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected no PVC, found %v (%+v)", len(pvcs.Items), pvcs.Items)
 	}
 }
+
+// TestPassThroughValues tests several values which are set when installing
+// the Helm chart, and should be passed straight through to Kubernetes
+func TestPassThroughValues(t *testing.T) {
+	cs := kubeLogin(t)
+	release := strings.ToLower(t.Name())
+	queueManagerName := "foo"
+	requestCPU := "501m"
+	requestMem := "501Mi"
+	limitCPU := "502m"
+	limitMem := "502Mi"
+	helmInstall(t, cs, release,
+		"license=accept",
+		"persistence.enabled=false",
+		"resources.requests.cpu="+requestCPU,
+		"resources.requests.memory="+requestMem,
+		"resources.limits.cpu="+limitCPU,
+		"resources.limits.memory="+limitMem,
+		"queueManager.name="+queueManagerName,
+	)
+	defer helmDelete(t, cs, release)
+	waitForReady(t, cs, release)
+	pods := getPodsForHelmRelease(t, cs, release)
+	pod := pods.Items[0]
+
+	t.Run("resources.requests.cpu", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cpu := pod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Requests.Cpu()
+		if cpu.String() != requestCPU {
+			t.Errorf("Expected requested CPU to be %v, got %v", requestCPU, cpu.String())
+		}
+	})
+	t.Run("resources.requests.memory", func(t *testing.T) {
+		mem := pod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Requests.Memory()
+		if mem.String() != requestMem {
+			t.Errorf("Expected requested memory to be %v, got %v", requestMem, mem.String())
+		}
+	})
+	t.Run("resources.limits.cpu", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cpu := pod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Limits.Cpu()
+		if cpu.String() != limitCPU {
+			t.Errorf("Expected CPU limits to be %v, got %v", limitCPU, cpu.String())
+		}
+	})
+	t.Run("resources.limits.memory", func(t *testing.T) {
+		mem := pod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Limits.Memory()
+		if mem.String() != limitMem {
+			t.Errorf("Expected memory to be %v, got %v", limitMem, mem.String())
+		}
+	})
+	t.Run("queueManager.name", func(t *testing.T) {
+		out, _, err := kubeExec(t, pod.Name, "dspmq", "-n")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		// Example output of `dspmq -n`:
+		// QMNAME(qm1)      STATUS(RUNNING)
+		n := strings.Fields(out)[0]
+		n = strings.Split(n, "(")[1]
+		n = strings.Trim(n, "() ")
+		t.Logf("Queue manager name detected: %v", n)
+		if n != queueManagerName {
+			t.Errorf("Expected queue manager name to be %v, got %v", queueManagerName, n)
+		}
+	})
+}
diff --git a/test/kubernetes/helm_test_util.go b/test/kubernetes/helm_test_util.go
index cdd7a72..a123b7a 100644
--- a/test/kubernetes/helm_test_util.go
+++ b/test/kubernetes/helm_test_util.go
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ func inspectLogs(t *testing.T, cs *kubernetes.Clientset, release string) string
 
 func helmInstall(t *testing.T, cs *kubernetes.Clientset, release string, values ...string) {
 	chart := "../../charts/ibm-mqadvanced-server-prod"
-	//image := "mycluster.icp:8500/default/mq-devserver"
-	//image := "ibmcom/mq"
 	tag := "latest"
 	arg := []string{
 		"install",
@@ -110,6 +108,7 @@ func helmInstall(t *testing.T, cs *kubernetes.Clientset, release string, values
 }
 
 func helmDelete(t *testing.T, cs *kubernetes.Clientset, release string) {
+	t.Log("Deleting Helm release")
 	t.Log(inspectLogs(t, cs, release))
 	out, _, err := runCommand(t, "helm", "delete", "--purge", release)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -161,17 +160,22 @@ func waitForReady(t *testing.T, cs *kubernetes.Clientset, release string) {
 	}
 	pod := pods.Items[0]
 	podName := pod.Name
-	// Wait for the queue manager container to be started...
-	for {
+	// Wait for the queue manager container to be started
+	running := false
+	for !running {
 		pod, err := cs.CoreV1().Pods(namespace).Get(podName, metav1.GetOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 		if len(pod.Status.ContainerStatuses) > 0 {
-			// Got a container now, but it could still be in state "ContainerCreating"
-			// TODO: Check the status here properly
-			time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
-			break
+			state := pod.Status.ContainerStatuses[0].State
+			switch {
+			case state.Waiting != nil:
+				t.Logf("Waiting for container")
+				time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+			case state.Running != nil:
+				running = true
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	// Exec into the container to check if it's ready