diff --git a/backend/local/backend_refresh_test.go b/backend/local/backend_refresh_test.go
index ebd55dafb..0afe3d221 100644
--- a/backend/local/backend_refresh_test.go
+++ b/backend/local/backend_refresh_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/providers"
+
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/backend"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/configs/configload"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/configs/configschema"
@@ -19,8 +21,10 @@ func TestLocal_refresh(t *testing.T) {
 	p := TestLocalProvider(t, b, "test", refreshFixtureSchema())
 	terraform.TestStateFile(t, b.StatePath, testRefreshState())
 
-	// p.RefreshFn = nil
-	// p.RefreshReturn = &terraform.InstanceState{ID: "yes"}
+	p.ReadResourceFn = nil
+	p.ReadResourceResponse = providers.ReadResourceResponse{NewState: cty.ObjectVal(map[string]cty.Value{
+		"id": cty.StringVal("yes"),
+	})}
 
 	op, configCleanup := testOperationRefresh(t, "./test-fixtures/refresh")
 	defer configCleanup()
@@ -45,11 +49,12 @@ test_instance.foo:
 func TestLocal_refreshNoConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	b, cleanup := TestLocal(t)
 	defer cleanup()
-	p := TestLocalProvider(t, b, "test", &terraform.ProviderSchema{})
+	p := TestLocalProvider(t, b, "test", refreshFixtureSchema())
 	terraform.TestStateFile(t, b.StatePath, testRefreshState())
-
-	// p.RefreshFn = nil
-	// p.RefreshReturn = &terraform.InstanceState{ID: "yes"}
+	p.ReadResourceFn = nil
+	p.ReadResourceResponse = providers.ReadResourceResponse{NewState: cty.ObjectVal(map[string]cty.Value{
+		"id": cty.StringVal("yes"),
+	})}
 
 	op, configCleanup := testOperationRefresh(t, "./test-fixtures/empty")
 	defer configCleanup()
@@ -75,11 +80,12 @@ test_instance.foo:
 func TestLocal_refreshNilModuleWithInput(t *testing.T) {
 	b, cleanup := TestLocal(t)
 	defer cleanup()
-	p := TestLocalProvider(t, b, "test", &terraform.ProviderSchema{})
+	p := TestLocalProvider(t, b, "test", refreshFixtureSchema())
 	terraform.TestStateFile(t, b.StatePath, testRefreshState())
-
-	// p.RefreshFn = nil
-	// p.RefreshReturn = &terraform.InstanceState{ID: "yes"}
+	p.ReadResourceFn = nil
+	p.ReadResourceResponse = providers.ReadResourceResponse{NewState: cty.ObjectVal(map[string]cty.Value{
+		"id": cty.StringVal("yes"),
+	})}
 
 	b.OpInput = true
 
@@ -106,7 +112,7 @@ test_instance.foo:
 func TestLocal_refreshInput(t *testing.T) {
 	b, cleanup := TestLocal(t)
 	defer cleanup()
-	p := TestLocalProvider(t, b, "test", nil)
+	p := TestLocalProvider(t, b, "test", refreshFixtureSchema())
 	terraform.TestStateFile(t, b.StatePath, testRefreshState())
 
 	p.GetSchemaReturn = &terraform.ProviderSchema{
@@ -119,10 +125,15 @@ func TestLocal_refreshInput(t *testing.T) {
 			"test_instance": {
 				Attributes: map[string]*configschema.Attribute{
 					"foo": {Type: cty.String, Optional: true},
+					"id":  {Type: cty.String, Optional: true},
 				},
 			},
 		},
 	}
+	p.ReadResourceFn = nil
+	p.ReadResourceResponse = providers.ReadResourceResponse{NewState: cty.ObjectVal(map[string]cty.Value{
+		"id": cty.StringVal("yes"),
+	})}
 	p.ConfigureFn = func(c *terraform.ResourceConfig) error {
 		if v, ok := c.Get("value"); !ok || v != "bar" {
 			return fmt.Errorf("no value set")
@@ -131,9 +142,6 @@ func TestLocal_refreshInput(t *testing.T) {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// p.RefreshFn = nil
-	// p.RefreshReturn = &terraform.InstanceState{ID: "yes"}
-
 	// Enable input asking since it is normally disabled by default
 	b.OpInput = true
 	b.ContextOpts.UIInput = &terraform.MockUIInput{InputReturnString: "bar"}
@@ -164,9 +172,10 @@ func TestLocal_refreshValidate(t *testing.T) {
 	defer cleanup()
 	p := TestLocalProvider(t, b, "test", refreshFixtureSchema())
 	terraform.TestStateFile(t, b.StatePath, testRefreshState())
-
-	// p.RefreshFn = nil
-	// p.RefreshReturn = &terraform.InstanceState{ID: "yes"}
+	p.ReadResourceFn = nil
+	p.ReadResourceResponse = providers.ReadResourceResponse{NewState: cty.ObjectVal(map[string]cty.Value{
+		"id": cty.StringVal("yes"),
+	})}
 
 	// Enable validation
 	b.OpValidation = true
@@ -234,6 +243,7 @@ func refreshFixtureSchema() *terraform.ProviderSchema {
 			"test_instance": {
 				Attributes: map[string]*configschema.Attribute{
 					"ami": {Type: cty.String, Optional: true},
+					"id":  {Type: cty.String, Computed: true},
 				},
 			},
 		},