diff --git a/grails-test-suite-uber/src/test/groovy/grails/test/mixin/AnotherController.groovy b/grails-test-suite-uber/src/test/groovy/grails/test/mixin/AnotherController.groovy
index 93713de04a6..941e0557d3b 100644
--- a/grails-test-suite-uber/src/test/groovy/grails/test/mixin/AnotherController.groovy
+++ b/grails-test-suite-uber/src/test/groovy/grails/test/mixin/AnotherController.groovy
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ class AnotherController  {
         render(view:"foo")
     }
 
-    def renderTemplate = {
-        render(template:"bar")
+    def renderTemplate(String template) {
+        render(template: template)
     }
 
     def renderXml = {
diff --git a/grails-test-suite-uber/src/test/groovy/grails/test/mixin/AstEnhancedControllerUnitTestMixinTests.groovy b/grails-test-suite-uber/src/test/groovy/grails/test/mixin/AstEnhancedControllerUnitTestMixinTests.groovy
index ec0f21ab2b8..63b3be90fd3 100644
--- a/grails-test-suite-uber/src/test/groovy/grails/test/mixin/AstEnhancedControllerUnitTestMixinTests.groovy
+++ b/grails-test-suite-uber/src/test/groovy/grails/test/mixin/AstEnhancedControllerUnitTestMixinTests.groovy
@@ -145,10 +145,13 @@ class AstEnhancedControllerUnitTestMixinTests extends Specification implements C
         file.targetFileLocation.path == "${File.separatorChar}local${File.separatorChar}disk${File.separatorChar}myFile"
     }
 
-    void testRenderBasicTemplateNoTags() {        
+    void testRenderBasicTemplateNoTags() {
+        given:
+        def templateName = 'testRenderBasicTemplateNoTags'
+
         when:
-        groovyPages['/another/_bar.gsp'] = 'Hello <%= 10 %>'
-        controller.renderTemplate()
+        groovyPages["/another/_${templateName}.gsp" as String] = 'Hello <%= 10 %>'
+        controller.renderTemplate(templateName)
 
         then:
         response.contentAsString == "Hello 10"
@@ -156,19 +159,23 @@ class AstEnhancedControllerUnitTestMixinTests extends Specification implements C
 
     void testRenderBasicTemplateWithTags() {
         given:
-        groovyPages['/another/_bar.gsp'] = 'Hello <g:message code="foo.bar" />'
+        def templateName = 'testRenderBasicTemplateWithTags'
 
         when:
-        controller.renderTemplate()
+        groovyPages["/another/_${templateName}.gsp" as String] = 'Hello <g:message code="foo.bar" />'
+        controller.renderTemplate(templateName)
 
         then:
         response.contentAsString == "Hello World"
     }
 
-    void testRenderBasicTemplateWithLinkTag() {        
+    void testRenderBasicTemplateWithLinkTag() {
+        given:
+        def templateName = 'testRenderBasicTemplateWithLinkTag'
+
         when:
-        groovyPages['/another/_bar.gsp'] = 'Hello <g:createLink controller="bar" />'
-        controller.renderTemplate()
+        groovyPages["/another/_${templateName}.gsp" as String] = 'Hello <g:createLink controller="bar" />'
+        controller.renderTemplate(templateName)
 
         then:
         response.contentAsString == "Hello /bar"
diff --git a/grails-test-suite-uber/src/test/groovy/grails/test/mixin/ControllerUnitTestMixinTests.groovy b/grails-test-suite-uber/src/test/groovy/grails/test/mixin/ControllerUnitTestMixinTests.groovy
index 535f424b43d..99f56f65644 100644
--- a/grails-test-suite-uber/src/test/groovy/grails/test/mixin/ControllerUnitTestMixinTests.groovy
+++ b/grails-test-suite-uber/src/test/groovy/grails/test/mixin/ControllerUnitTestMixinTests.groovy
@@ -179,30 +179,37 @@ class ControllerUnitTestMixinTests extends Specification implements ControllerUn
     }
 
     void testRenderBasicTemplateNoTags() {
+        given:
+        def templateName = 'testRenderBasicTemplateNoTags'
+
         when:
-        groovyPages['/test/_bar.gsp'] = 'Hello <%= 10 %>'
-        controller.renderTemplate()
+        groovyPages["/test/_${templateName}.gsp" as String] = 'Hello <%= 10 %>'
+        controller.renderTemplate(templateName)
 
         then:
         response.contentAsString == "Hello 10"
     }
 
     void testRenderBasicTemplateWithTags() {
-        messageSource.addMessage("foo.bar", request.locale, "World")
+        given:
+        def templateName = 'testRenderBasicTemplateWithTags'
 
         when:
-        groovyPages['/test/_bar.gsp'] = 'Hello <g:message code="foo.bar" />'
-        controller.renderTemplate()
+        messageSource.addMessage("foo.bar", request.locale, "World")
+        groovyPages["/test/_${templateName}.gsp" as String] = 'Hello <g:message code="foo.bar" />'
+        controller.renderTemplate(templateName)
 
         then:
         response.contentAsString == "Hello World"
     }
 
     void testRenderBasicTemplateWithLinkTag() {
-        
+        given:
+        def templateName = 'testRenderBasicTemplateWithLinkTag'
+
         when:
-        groovyPages['/test/_bar.gsp'] = 'Hello <g:createLink controller="bar" />'
-        controller.renderTemplate()
+        groovyPages["/test/_${templateName}.gsp" as String] = 'Hello <g:createLink controller="bar" />'
+        controller.renderTemplate(templateName)
 
         then:
         response.contentAsString == "Hello /bar"
@@ -595,8 +602,8 @@ class TestController  {
         render(view:"foo")
     }
 
-    def renderTemplate = {
-        render(template:"bar")
+    def renderTemplate(String template) {
+        render(template: template)
     }
 
     def renderXml = {
diff --git a/grails-test-suite-uber/src/test/groovy/org/grails/web/servlet/RenderMethodTests.groovy b/grails-test-suite-uber/src/test/groovy/org/grails/web/servlet/RenderMethodTests.groovy
index 8560b533eaf..4c23735d5ea 100644
--- a/grails-test-suite-uber/src/test/groovy/org/grails/web/servlet/RenderMethodTests.groovy
+++ b/grails-test-suite-uber/src/test/groovy/org/grails/web/servlet/RenderMethodTests.groovy
@@ -183,18 +183,24 @@ class RenderMethodTests extends Specification implements ControllerUnitTest<Rend
     }
 
     void testRenderTemplateWithCollectionUsingImplicitITVariable() {
+        given:
+        def templateName = 'testRenderTemplateWithCollectionUsingImplicitITVariable'
+
         when:
-        views['/render/_peopleTemplate.gsp'] = '${it.firstName} ${it.middleName}<br/>'
-        controller.renderTemplateWithCollection()
+        views["/render/_${templateName}.gsp" as String] = '${it.firstName} ${it.middleName}<br/>'
+        controller.renderTemplateWithCollection(templateName)
 
         then:
         response.contentAsString == 'Jacob Ray<br/>Zachary Scott<br/>'
     }
 
     void testRenderTemplateWithCollectionUsingExplicitVariableName() {
+        given:
+        def templateName = 'testRenderTemplateWithCollectionUsingExplicitVariableName'
+
         when:
-        views['/render/_peopleTemplate.gsp'] = '${person.firstName} ${person.middleName}<br/>'
-        controller.renderTemplateWithCollectionAndExplicitVarName()
+        views["/render/_${templateName}.gsp" as String] = '${person.firstName} ${person.middleName}<br/>'
+        controller.renderTemplateWithCollectionAndExplicitVarName(templateName)
 
         then:
         response.contentAsString == 'Jacob Ray<br/>Zachary Scott<br/>'
@@ -249,19 +255,19 @@ class RenderController {
     def renderTemplate() {
         render(template:"testTemplate", model:[hello:"world"])
     }
-    def renderTemplateWithCollection() {
+    def renderTemplateWithCollection(String template) {
         def people = [
             [firstName: 'Jacob', middleName: 'Ray'],
             [firstName: 'Zachary', middleName: 'Scott']
         ]
-        render(template:"peopleTemplate", collection: people)
+        render(template: template, collection: people)
     }
-    def renderTemplateWithCollectionAndExplicitVarName() {
+    def renderTemplateWithCollectionAndExplicitVarName(String template) {
         def people = [
             [firstName: 'Jacob', middleName: 'Ray'],
             [firstName: 'Zachary', middleName: 'Scott']
         ]
-        render(var: 'person', template:"peopleTemplate", collection: people)
+        render(var: 'person', template: template, collection: people)
     }
     def renderXmlTemplate() {
         render(template:"xmlTemplate",contentType:"text/xml")