diff --git a/test/acceptance/multilayer.js b/test/acceptance/multilayer.js
index ededd1b7..acd13ddc 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/multilayer.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/multilayer.js
@@ -190,38 +190,50 @@ describe(suiteName, function() {
     });
 
 
-    it("should include serverMedata in the response", function(done) {
-      global.environment.serverMetadata = { cdn_url : { http:'test', https: 'tests' } };
-      var layergroup =  {
-        version: '1.0.0',
-        layers: [
-           { options: {
-               sql: 'select cartodb_id, ST_Translate(the_geom_webmercator, 5e6, 0) as the_geom_webmercator' +
-                   ' from test_table limit 2',
-               cartocss: '#layer { marker-fill:red; marker-width:32; marker-allow-overlap:true; }',
-               cartocss_version: '2.0.1'
-             } }
-        ]
-      };
+    describe('server-metadata', function() {
+        var serverMetadata;
+        beforeEach(function() {
+            serverMetadata = global.environment.serverMetadata;
+            global.environment.serverMetadata = { cdn_url : { http:'test', https: 'tests' } };
+        });
+
+        afterEach(function() {
+            global.environment.serverMetadata = serverMetadata;
+        });
+
+        it("should include serverMedata in the response", function(done) {
+          var layergroup =  {
+            version: '1.0.0',
+            layers: [
+               { options: {
+                   sql: 'select cartodb_id, ST_Translate(the_geom_webmercator, 5e6, 0) as the_geom_webmercator' +
+                       ' from test_table limit 2',
+                   cartocss: '#layer { marker-fill:red; marker-width:32; marker-allow-overlap:true; }',
+                   cartocss_version: '2.0.1'
+                 } }
+            ]
+          };
+
+          step(
+            function do_create_get()
+            {
+              var next = this;
+              assert.response(server, {
+                  url: layergroup_url + '?config=' + encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(layergroup)),
+                  method: 'GET',
+                  headers: {host: 'localhost'}
+              }, {}, function(res, err) { next(err, res); });
+            },
+            function do_check_create(err, res) {
+              var parsed = JSON.parse(res.body);
+              keysToDelete['map_cfg|' + LayergroupToken.parse(parsed.layergroupid).token] = 0;
+              keysToDelete['user:localhost:mapviews:global'] = 5;
+              assert.ok(_.isEqual(parsed.cdn_url, global.environment.serverMetadata.cdn_url));
+              done();
+            }
+          );
+        });
 
-      step(
-        function do_create_get()
-        {
-          var next = this;
-          assert.response(server, {
-              url: layergroup_url + '?config=' + encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(layergroup)),
-              method: 'GET',
-              headers: {host: 'localhost'}
-          }, {}, function(res, err) { next(err, res); });
-        },
-        function do_check_create(err, res) {
-          var parsed = JSON.parse(res.body);
-          keysToDelete['map_cfg|' + LayergroupToken.parse(parsed.layergroupid).token] = 0;
-          keysToDelete['user:localhost:mapviews:global'] = 5;
-          assert.ok(_.isEqual(parsed.cdn_url, global.environment.serverMetadata.cdn_url));
-          done();
-        }
-      );
     });
 
 
diff --git a/test/acceptance/templates.js b/test/acceptance/templates.js
index d4eb304b..0e1bd644 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/templates.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/templates.js
@@ -313,51 +313,63 @@ describe('template_api', function() {
       });
     });
 
-    it("instance endpoint should return server metadata", function(done){
-      global.environment.serverMetadata = { cdn_url : { http:'test', https: 'tests' } };
-      var tmpl = _.clone(template_acceptance1);
-      tmpl.name = "rambotemplate2";
+    describe('server-metadata', function() {
+        var serverMetadata;
+        beforeEach(function() {
+            serverMetadata = global.environment.serverMetadata;
+            global.environment.serverMetadata = { cdn_url : { http:'test', https: 'tests' } };
+        });
 
-      step(function postTemplate1() {
-          var next = this;
-          var post_request = {
-              url: '/api/v1/map/named?api_key=1234',
-              method: 'POST',
-              headers: {host: 'localhost', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-              data: JSON.stringify(tmpl)
-          };
-          assert.response(server, post_request, {}, function(res) {
-            next(null, res);
-          });
-        },
-        function testCORS() {
-          var next = this;
-          assert.response(server, {
-              url: '/api/v1/map/named/' + tmpl.name,
-              method: 'POST',
-              headers: {host: 'localhost', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
-          },{
-              status: 200
-          }, function(res) {
-            var parsed = JSON.parse(res.body);
-            keysToDelete['map_cfg|' + LayergroupToken.parse(parsed.layergroupid).token] = 0;
-            keysToDelete['user:localhost:mapviews:global'] = 5;
-            assert.ok(_.isEqual(parsed.cdn_url, global.environment.serverMetadata.cdn_url));
-            next(null);
-          });
-        },
-        function deleteTemplate(err) {
-            assert.ifError(err);
-          var del_request = {
-              url: '/api/v1/map/named/' + tmpl.name + '?api_key=1234',
-              method: 'DELETE',
-              headers: {host: 'localhost', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
-          };
-          assert.response(server, del_request, {}, function() {
-              done();
-          });
-        }
-      );
+        afterEach(function() {
+            global.environment.serverMetadata = serverMetadata;
+        });
+
+
+        it("instance endpoint should return server metadata", function(done){
+          var tmpl = _.clone(template_acceptance1);
+          tmpl.name = "rambotemplate2";
+
+          step(function postTemplate1() {
+              var next = this;
+              var post_request = {
+                  url: '/api/v1/map/named?api_key=1234',
+                  method: 'POST',
+                  headers: {host: 'localhost', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+                  data: JSON.stringify(tmpl)
+              };
+              assert.response(server, post_request, {}, function(res) {
+                next(null, res);
+              });
+            },
+            function testCORS() {
+              var next = this;
+              assert.response(server, {
+                  url: '/api/v1/map/named/' + tmpl.name,
+                  method: 'POST',
+                  headers: {host: 'localhost', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
+              },{
+                  status: 200
+              }, function(res) {
+                var parsed = JSON.parse(res.body);
+                keysToDelete['map_cfg|' + LayergroupToken.parse(parsed.layergroupid).token] = 0;
+                keysToDelete['user:localhost:mapviews:global'] = 5;
+                assert.ok(_.isEqual(parsed.cdn_url, global.environment.serverMetadata.cdn_url));
+                next(null);
+              });
+            },
+            function deleteTemplate(err) {
+                assert.ifError(err);
+              var del_request = {
+                  url: '/api/v1/map/named/' + tmpl.name + '?api_key=1234',
+                  method: 'DELETE',
+                  headers: {host: 'localhost', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
+              };
+              assert.response(server, del_request, {}, function() {
+                  done();
+              });
+            }
+          );
+        });
     });