diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec_test.go
index 7a53a5b3ee..b582ea1fc7 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec_test.go
@@ -118,26 +118,38 @@ func TestPodAndContainer(t *testing.T) {
 func TestExec(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name, version, podPath, execPath, container string
-		nsInQuery                                   bool
 		pod                                         *api.Pod
 		execErr                                     bool
 	}{
 		{
-			name:      "v1beta3 - pod exec",
-			version:   "v1beta3",
-			podPath:   "/api/v1beta3/namespaces/test/pods/foo",
-			execPath:  "/api/v1beta3/namespaces/test/pods/foo/exec",
-			nsInQuery: false,
-			pod:       execPod(),
+			name:     "v1beta3 - pod exec",
+			version:  "v1beta3",
+			podPath:  "/api/v1beta3/namespaces/test/pods/foo",
+			execPath: "/api/v1beta3/namespaces/test/pods/foo/exec",
+			pod:      execPod(),
 		},
 		{
-			name:      "v1beta3 - pod exec error",
-			version:   "v1beta3",
-			podPath:   "/api/v1beta3/namespaces/test/pods/foo",
-			execPath:  "/api/v1beta3/namespaces/test/pods/foo/exec",
-			nsInQuery: false,
-			pod:       execPod(),
-			execErr:   true,
+			name:     "v1beta3 - pod exec error",
+			version:  "v1beta3",
+			podPath:  "/api/v1beta3/namespaces/test/pods/foo",
+			execPath: "/api/v1beta3/namespaces/test/pods/foo/exec",
+			pod:      execPod(),
+			execErr:  true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "v1 - pod exec",
+			version:  "v1",
+			podPath:  "/api/v1/namespaces/test/pods/foo",
+			execPath: "/api/v1/namespaces/test/pods/foo/exec",
+			pod:      execPod(),
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "v1 - pod exec error",
+			version:  "v1",
+			podPath:  "/api/v1/namespaces/test/pods/foo",
+			execPath: "/api/v1/namespaces/test/pods/foo/exec",
+			pod:      execPod(),
+			execErr:  true,
 		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
@@ -147,11 +159,6 @@ func TestExec(t *testing.T) {
 			Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 				switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 				case p == test.podPath && m == "GET":
-					if test.nsInQuery {
-						if ns := req.URL.Query().Get("namespace"); ns != "test" {
-							t.Errorf("%s: did not get expected namespace: %s\n", test.name, ns)
-						}
-					}
 					body := objBody(codec, test.pod)
 					return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: body}, nil
 				default:
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/log_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/log_test.go
index d4e88e205d..a142cdd5e8 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/log_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/log_test.go
@@ -153,16 +153,21 @@ func TestLog(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tests := []struct {
 		name, version, podPath, logPath, container string
-		nsInQuery                                  bool
 		pod                                        *api.Pod
 	}{
 		{
-			name:      "v1beta3 - pod log",
-			version:   "v1beta3",
-			podPath:   "/api/v1beta3/namespaces/test/pods/foo",
-			logPath:   "/api/v1beta3/namespaces/test/pods/foo/log",
-			nsInQuery: false,
-			pod:       testPod(),
+			name:    "v1beta3 - pod log",
+			version: "v1beta3",
+			podPath: "/api/v1beta3/namespaces/test/pods/foo",
+			logPath: "/api/v1beta3/namespaces/test/pods/foo/log",
+			pod:     testPod(),
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "v1 - pod log",
+			version: "v1",
+			podPath: "/api/v1/namespaces/test/pods/foo",
+			logPath: "/api/v1/namespaces/test/pods/foo/log",
+			pod:     testPod(),
 		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
@@ -173,19 +178,9 @@ func TestLog(t *testing.T) {
 			Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 				switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 				case p == test.podPath && m == "GET":
-					if test.nsInQuery {
-						if ns := req.URL.Query().Get("namespace"); ns != "test" {
-							t.Errorf("%s: did not get expected namespace: %s\n", test.name, ns)
-						}
-					}
 					body := objBody(codec, test.pod)
 					return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: body}, nil
 				case p == test.logPath && m == "GET":
-					if test.nsInQuery {
-						if ns := req.URL.Query().Get("namespace"); ns != "test" {
-							t.Errorf("%s: did not get expected namespace: %s\n", test.name, ns)
-						}
-					}
 					body := ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewBufferString(logContent))
 					return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: body}, nil
 				default:
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/portforward_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/portforward_test.go
index fadcf94c5d..1833468ca8 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/portforward_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/portforward_test.go
@@ -41,26 +41,38 @@ func TestPortForward(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tests := []struct {
 		name, version, podPath, pfPath, container string
-		nsInQuery                                 bool
 		pod                                       *api.Pod
 		pfErr                                     bool
 	}{
 		{
-			name:      "v1beta3 - pod portforward",
-			version:   "v1beta3",
-			podPath:   "/api/v1beta3/namespaces/test/pods/foo",
-			pfPath:    "/api/v1beta3/namespaces/test/pods/foo/portforward",
-			nsInQuery: false,
-			pod:       execPod(),
+			name:    "v1beta3 - pod portforward",
+			version: "v1beta3",
+			podPath: "/api/v1beta3/namespaces/test/pods/foo",
+			pfPath:  "/api/v1beta3/namespaces/test/pods/foo/portforward",
+			pod:     execPod(),
 		},
 		{
-			name:      "v1beta3 - pod portforward error",
-			version:   "v1beta3",
-			podPath:   "/api/v1beta3/namespaces/test/pods/foo",
-			pfPath:    "/api/v1beta3/namespaces/test/pods/foo/portforward",
-			nsInQuery: false,
-			pod:       execPod(),
-			pfErr:     true,
+			name:    "v1beta3 - pod portforward error",
+			version: "v1beta3",
+			podPath: "/api/v1beta3/namespaces/test/pods/foo",
+			pfPath:  "/api/v1beta3/namespaces/test/pods/foo/portforward",
+			pod:     execPod(),
+			pfErr:   true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "v1 - pod portforward",
+			version: "v1",
+			podPath: "/api/v1/namespaces/test/pods/foo",
+			pfPath:  "/api/v1/namespaces/test/pods/foo/portforward",
+			pod:     execPod(),
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "v1 - pod portforward error",
+			version: "v1",
+			podPath: "/api/v1/namespaces/test/pods/foo",
+			pfPath:  "/api/v1/namespaces/test/pods/foo/portforward",
+			pod:     execPod(),
+			pfErr:   true,
 		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
@@ -70,11 +82,6 @@ func TestPortForward(t *testing.T) {
 			Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 				switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 				case p == test.podPath && m == "GET":
-					if test.nsInQuery {
-						if ns := req.URL.Query().Get("namespace"); ns != "test" {
-							t.Errorf("%s: did not get expected namespace: %s\n", test.name, ns)
-						}
-					}
 					body := objBody(codec, test.pod)
 					return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: body}, nil
 				default:
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/helpers_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/helpers_test.go
index 232eefea14..261474ec87 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/helpers_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/helpers_test.go
@@ -174,6 +174,144 @@ func TestMerge(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			kind: "Pod",
+			obj: &api.Pod{
+				ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "foo",
+				},
+			},
+			fragment: `{ "apiVersion": "v1" }`,
+			expected: &api.Pod{
+				ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "foo",
+				},
+				Spec: api.PodSpec{
+					RestartPolicy: api.RestartPolicyAlways,
+					DNSPolicy:     api.DNSClusterFirst,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		/* TODO: uncomment this test once Merge is updated to use
+		strategic-merge-patch. See #844.
+		{
+			kind: "Pod",
+			obj: &api.Pod{
+				ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "foo",
+				},
+				Spec: api.PodSpec{
+					Containers: []api.Container{
+						api.Container{
+							Name:  "c1",
+							Image: "red-image",
+						},
+						api.Container{
+							Name:  "c2",
+							Image: "blue-image",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			fragment: `{ "apiVersion": "v1", "spec": { "containers": [ { "name": "c1", "image": "green-image" } ] } }`,
+			expected: &api.Pod{
+				ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "foo",
+				},
+				Spec: api.PodSpec{
+					Containers: []api.Container{
+						api.Container{
+							Name:  "c1",
+							Image: "green-image",
+						},
+						api.Container{
+							Name:  "c2",
+							Image: "blue-image",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		}, */
+		{
+			kind: "Pod",
+			obj: &api.Pod{
+				ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "foo",
+				},
+			},
+			fragment: `{ "apiVersion": "v1", "spec": { "volumes": [ {"name": "v1"}, {"name": "v2"} ] } }`,
+			expected: &api.Pod{
+				ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "foo",
+				},
+				Spec: api.PodSpec{
+					Volumes: []api.Volume{
+						{
+							Name:         "v1",
+							VolumeSource: api.VolumeSource{EmptyDir: &api.EmptyDirVolumeSource{}},
+						},
+						{
+							Name:         "v2",
+							VolumeSource: api.VolumeSource{EmptyDir: &api.EmptyDirVolumeSource{}},
+						},
+					},
+					RestartPolicy: api.RestartPolicyAlways,
+					DNSPolicy:     api.DNSClusterFirst,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			kind:      "Pod",
+			obj:       &api.Pod{},
+			fragment:  "invalid json",
+			expected:  &api.Pod{},
+			expectErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			kind:      "Service",
+			obj:       &api.Service{},
+			fragment:  `{ "apiVersion": "badVersion" }`,
+			expectErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			kind: "Service",
+			obj: &api.Service{
+				Spec: api.ServiceSpec{},
+			},
+			fragment: `{ "apiVersion": "v1", "spec": { "ports": [ { "port": 0 } ] } }`,
+			expected: &api.Service{
+				Spec: api.ServiceSpec{
+					SessionAffinity: "None",
+					Type:            api.ServiceTypeClusterIP,
+					Ports: []api.ServicePort{
+						{
+							Protocol: api.ProtocolTCP,
+							Port:     0,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			kind: "Service",
+			obj: &api.Service{
+				Spec: api.ServiceSpec{
+					Selector: map[string]string{
+						"version": "v1",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			fragment: `{ "apiVersion": "v1", "spec": { "selector": { "version": "v2" } } }`,
+			expected: &api.Service{
+				Spec: api.ServiceSpec{
+					SessionAffinity: "None",
+					Type:            api.ServiceTypeClusterIP,
+					Selector: map[string]string{
+						"version": "v2",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for i, test := range tests {