diff --git a/pipeline/brew/brew.go b/pipeline/brew/brew.go
index 1475d8745..330628bfc 100644
--- a/pipeline/brew/brew.go
+++ b/pipeline/brew/brew.go
@@ -109,11 +109,15 @@ func dataFor(ctx *context.Context, client client.Client, folder string) (result
 		Dependencies: ctx.Config.Brew.Dependencies,
 		Conflicts:    ctx.Config.Brew.Conflicts,
 		Plist:        ctx.Config.Brew.Plist,
-		Install:      strings.Split(ctx.Config.Brew.Install, "\n"),
-		Tests:        strings.Split(ctx.Config.Brew.Test, "\n"),
+		Install:      split(ctx.Config.Brew.Install),
+		Tests:        split(ctx.Config.Brew.Test),
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func split(s string) []string {
+	return strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(s), "\n")
+}
+
 func formulaNameFor(name string) string {
 	name = strings.Replace(name, "-", " ", -1)
 	name = strings.Replace(name, "_", " ", -1)
diff --git a/pipeline/brew/brew_test.go b/pipeline/brew/brew_test.go
index 64b83cedf..29ea4ee2b 100644
--- a/pipeline/brew/brew_test.go
+++ b/pipeline/brew/brew_test.go
@@ -83,13 +83,24 @@ func TestFormulaeSimple(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NotContains(formulae, "def plist;")
 }
 
+func TestSplit(t *testing.T) {
+	var assert = assert.New(t)
+	var parts = split("system \"true\"\nsystem \"#{bin}/foo -h\"")
+	assert.Equal([]string{"system \"true\"", "system \"#{bin}/foo -h\""}, parts)
+}
+
 func TestRunPipe(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 	folder, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "goreleasertest")
 	assert.NoError(err)
 	var ctx = &context.Context{
+		Git: context.GitInfo{
+			CurrentTag: "v1.0.1",
+		},
+		Version: "1.0.1",
 		Config: config.Project{
-			Dist: folder,
+			Dist:        folder,
+			ProjectName: "run-pipe",
 			Archive: config.Archive{
 				Format: "tar.gz",
 			},
@@ -98,6 +109,14 @@ func TestRunPipe(t *testing.T) {
 					Owner: "test",
 					Name:  "test",
 				},
+				Description:  "A run pipe test formula",
+				Homepage:     "https://github.com/goreleaser",
+				Caveats:      "don't do this",
+				Test:         "system \"true\"\nsystem \"#{bin}/foo -h\"",
+				Plist:        `<xml>whatever</xml>`,
+				Dependencies: []string{"zsh"},
+				Conflicts:    []string{"gtk+"},
+				Install:      `bin.install "foo"`,
 			},
 		},
 		Publish: true,
@@ -112,6 +131,12 @@ func TestRunPipe(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(err)
 	assert.NoError(doRun(ctx, client))
 	assert.True(client.CreatedFile)
+
+	f, err := os.Open("testdata/run_pipe.rb")
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	bts, err := ioutil.ReadAll(f)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	assert.Equal(string(bts), client.Content)
 }
 
 func TestRunPipeFormatOverride(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pipeline/brew/testdata/run_pipe.rb b/pipeline/brew/testdata/run_pipe.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0fb1100b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pipeline/brew/testdata/run_pipe.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+class RunPipe < Formula
+  desc "A run pipe test formula"
+  homepage "https://github.com/goreleaser"
+  url "https://github.com///releases/download/v1.0.1/bin.tar.gz"
+  version "1.0.1"
+  sha256 "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855"
+
+  depends_on "zsh"
+  conflicts_with "gtk+"
+
+  def install
+    bin.install "foo"
+  end
+
+  def caveats
+    "don't do this"
+  end
+
+  plist_options :startup => false
+
+  def plist; <<-EOS.undent
+    <xml>whatever</xml>
+    EOS
+  end
+
+  test do
+    system "true"
+    system "#{bin}/foo -h"
+  end
+end