diff --git a/lib/cartodb/models/mapconfig_named_layers_adapter.js b/lib/cartodb/models/mapconfig_named_layers_adapter.js
index df5b843b..0e4c49b3 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/models/mapconfig_named_layers_adapter.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/models/mapconfig_named_layers_adapter.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ MapConfigNamedLayersAdapter.prototype.getLayers = function(username, layers, cal
                     }
                 } else {
                     var unauthorizedError = new Error("Unauthorized '" + templateName + "' template instantiation");
-                    // unauthorizedError.http_status = 403;
+                    unauthorizedError.http_status = 403;
                     return callback(unauthorizedError);
                 }
             });
diff --git a/test/acceptance/named_layers.js b/test/acceptance/named_layers.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e9e1c2b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/acceptance/named_layers.js
@@ -0,0 +1,361 @@
+var test_helper = require('../support/test_helper');
+
+var assert = require('../support/assert');
+var CartodbWindshaft = require(__dirname + '/../../lib/cartodb/cartodb_windshaft');
+var serverOptions = require(__dirname + '/../../lib/cartodb/server_options')();
+var server = new CartodbWindshaft(serverOptions);
+
+var SQLAPIEmulator = require('../support/SQLAPIEmu.js');
+
+
+var RedisPool = require('redis-mpool');
+var TemplateMaps = require('../../lib/cartodb/template_maps.js');
+var MapConfigNamedLayersAdapter = require('../../lib/cartodb/models/mapconfig_named_layers_adapter');
+
+var Step = require('step');
+var _ = require('underscore');
+
+suite('template_maps', function() {
+    var sqlapiServer;
+
+    // configure redis pool instance to use in tests
+    var redisPool = RedisPool(global.environment.redis);
+
+    var templateMaps = new TemplateMaps(redisPool, {
+        max_user_templates: global.environment.maxUserTemplates
+    });
+
+    var mapConfigNamedLayersAdapter = new MapConfigNamedLayersAdapter(templateMaps);
+
+    var wadusLayer = {
+        type: 'cartodb',
+        options: {
+            sql: 'select 1 cartodb_id, null::geometry the_geom_webmercator',
+            cartocss: '#layer { marker-fill: <%= color %>; }',
+            cartocss_version: '2.3.0'
+        }
+    };
+
+    var username = 'localhost';
+
+    var templateName = 'valid_template';
+    var template = {
+        version: '0.0.1',
+        name: templateName,
+        auth: {
+            method: 'open'
+        },
+        "placeholders": {
+            "color": {
+                "type": "css_color",
+                "default": "#cc3300"
+            }
+        },
+        layergroup: {
+            layers: [
+                wadusLayer
+            ]
+        }
+    };
+
+    var tokenAuthTemplateName = 'auth_valid_template';
+    var tokenAuthTemplate = {
+        version: '0.0.1',
+        name: tokenAuthTemplateName,
+        auth: {
+            method: 'token',
+            valid_tokens: ['valid1', 'valid2']
+        },
+        placeholders: {
+            color: {
+                "type": "css_color",
+                "default": "#cc3300"
+            }
+        },
+        layergroup: {
+            layers: [
+                wadusLayer
+            ]
+        }
+    };
+
+
+    var namedMapLayer = {
+        type: 'named',
+        options: {
+            name: templateName,
+            config: {},
+            auth_tokens: []
+        }
+    };
+
+    var nestedNamedMapTemplateName = 'nested_template';
+    var nestedNamedMapTemplate = {
+        version: '0.0.1',
+        name: nestedNamedMapTemplateName,
+        auth: {
+            method: 'open'
+        },
+        layergroup: {
+            layers: [
+                namedMapLayer
+            ]
+        }
+    };
+
+    function makeNamedMapLayerConfig(options) {
+        return {
+            version: '1.3.0',
+            layers: [
+                {
+                    type: 'named',
+                    options: options
+                }
+            ]
+        };
+    }
+
+
+    suiteSetup(function(done) {
+        templateMaps.addTemplate(username, nestedNamedMapTemplate, function(err) {
+            if (err) {
+                return done(err);
+            }
+            templateMaps.addTemplate(username, tokenAuthTemplate, function(err) {
+                if (err) {
+                    return done(err);
+                }
+                sqlapiServer = new SQLAPIEmulator(global.environment.sqlapi.port, done);
+            });
+        });
+    });
+
+    test('should fail for non-existing template name', function(done) {
+        var layergroup =  {
+            version: '1.3.0',
+            layers: [
+                {
+                    type: 'named',
+                    options: {
+                        name: 'nonexistent'
+                    }
+                }
+            ]
+        };
+
+        Step(
+            function createLayergroup() {
+                var next = this;
+                assert.response(server,
+                    {
+                        url: '/tiles/layergroup',
+                        method: 'POST',
+                        headers: {
+                            host: 'localhost',
+                            'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+                        },
+                        data: JSON.stringify(layergroup)
+                    },
+                    {
+                        status: 400
+                    },
+                    function(res, err) {
+                        next(err, res);
+                    }
+                );
+            },
+            function checkLayergroup(err, response) {
+                if (err) {
+                    throw err;
+                }
+
+                var parsedBody = JSON.parse(response.body);
+                assert.deepEqual(parsedBody, { errors: ["Template 'nonexistent' of user 'localhost' not found"] });
+
+                return null;
+            },
+            function finish(err) {
+                done(err);
+            }
+        );
+    });
+
+    test('should return 403 if not properly authorized', function(done) {
+
+        var layergroup =  {
+            version: '1.3.0',
+            layers: [
+                {
+                    type: 'named',
+                    options: {
+                        name: tokenAuthTemplateName,
+                        config: {},
+                        auth_tokens: ['token1']
+                    }
+                }
+            ]
+        };
+
+        Step(
+            function createLayergroup() {
+                var next = this;
+                assert.response(server,
+                    {
+                        url: '/tiles/layergroup',
+                        method: 'POST',
+                        headers: {
+                            host: 'localhost',
+                            'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+                        },
+                        data: JSON.stringify(layergroup)
+                    },
+                    {
+                        status: 403
+                    },
+                    function(res, err) {
+                        next(err, res);
+                    }
+                );
+            },
+            function checkLayergroup(err, response) {
+                if (err) {
+                    throw err;
+                }
+
+                var parsedBody = JSON.parse(response.body);
+                assert.deepEqual(
+                    parsedBody,
+                    { errors: [ "Unauthorized 'auth_valid_template' template instantiation" ] }
+                );
+
+                return null;
+            },
+            function finish(err) {
+                done(err);
+            }
+        );
+
+    });
+
+    test('should return 200 and layergroup if properly authorized', function(done) {
+
+        var layergroup =  {
+            version: '1.3.0',
+            layers: [
+                {
+                    type: 'named',
+                    options: {
+                        name: tokenAuthTemplateName,
+                        config: {},
+                        auth_tokens: ['valid1']
+                    }
+                }
+            ]
+        };
+
+        Step(
+            function createLayergroup() {
+                var next = this;
+                assert.response(server,
+                    {
+                        url: '/tiles/layergroup',
+                        method: 'POST',
+                        headers: {
+                            host: 'localhost',
+                            'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+                        },
+                        data: JSON.stringify(layergroup)
+                    },
+                    {
+                        status: 200
+                    },
+                    function(res, err) {
+                        next(err, res);
+                    }
+                );
+            },
+            function checkLayergroup(err, response) {
+                if (err) {
+                    throw err;
+                }
+
+                var parsedBody = JSON.parse(response.body);
+                assert.ok(parsedBody.layergroupid);
+                assert.ok(parsedBody.last_updated);
+
+                return null;
+            },
+            function finish(err) {
+                done(err);
+            }
+        );
+
+    });
+
+    test('should return 400 for nested named map layers', function(done) {
+
+        var layergroup =  {
+            version: '1.3.0',
+            layers: [
+                {
+                    type: 'named',
+                    options: {
+                        name: nestedNamedMapTemplateName
+                    }
+                }
+            ]
+        };
+
+        Step(
+            function createLayergroup() {
+                var next = this;
+                assert.response(server,
+                    {
+                        url: '/tiles/layergroup',
+                        method: 'POST',
+                        headers: {
+                            host: 'localhost',
+                            'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+                        },
+                        data: JSON.stringify(layergroup)
+                    },
+                    {
+                        status: 400
+                    },
+                    function(res, err) {
+                        next(err, res);
+                    }
+                );
+            },
+            function checkLayergroup(err, response) {
+                if (err) {
+                    throw err;
+                }
+
+                var parsedBody = JSON.parse(response.body);
+                assert.deepEqual(parsedBody, { errors: [ 'Nested named layers are not allowed' ] });
+
+                return null;
+            },
+            function finish(err) {
+                done(err);
+            }
+        );
+
+    });
+
+
+    suiteTeardown(function(done) {
+        templateMaps.delTemplate(username, nestedNamedMapTemplateName, function(err) {
+            if (err) {
+                return done(err);
+            }
+            templateMaps.delTemplate(username, tokenAuthTemplateName, function(err) {
+                if (err) {
+                    return done(err);
+                }
+                sqlapiServer.close(done);
+            });
+        });
+    });
+});