diff --git a/tests/west/manifest/invalid_west_section.yml b/tests/west/manifest/invalid_west_section.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3025daa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/west/manifest/invalid_west_section.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# The default West manifest file to be used for Zephyr.
+#
+
+west:
+  url: https://example.com
+  revision: arevision
+  invalidfield: thisfieldisinvalid
+
+manifest:
+  defaults:
+    remote: upstream
+    revision: master
+
+  remotes:
+    - name: upstream
+      url: https://example.com
+
+  projects:
+    - name: zephyr
+      revision: abranch
diff --git a/tests/west/manifest/test_manifest.py b/tests/west/manifest/test_manifest.py
index 23a3858..2ec7654 100644
--- a/tests/west/manifest/test_manifest.py
+++ b/tests/west/manifest/test_manifest.py
@@ -127,6 +127,45 @@ def test_path():
     assert manifest.projects[0].path == 'sub/directory'
     assert manifest.projects[0].abspath == os.path.realpath('/west_top/sub/directory')
 
+def test_sections():
+    # Projects must be able to override their default paths.
+    content_wrong_west = '''\
+    west:
+      url: https://example.com
+      revision: abranch
+      wrongfield: avalue
+    manifest:
+      remotes:
+        - name: testremote
+          url: https://example.com
+      projects:
+        - name: testproject
+          remote: testremote
+          path: sub/directory
+    '''
+    with patch('west.util.west_topdir', return_value=os.path.realpath('/west_top')):
+        # Parsing manifest only, no exception raised
+        manifest = Manifest.from_data(yaml.safe_load(content_wrong_west), 'manifest')
+    assert manifest.projects[0].path == 'sub/directory'
+    assert manifest.projects[0].abspath == os.path.realpath('/west_top/sub/directory')
+    content_wrong_manifest = '''\
+    west:
+      url: https://example.com
+      revision: abranch
+    manifest:
+      remotes:
+        - name: testremote
+          url: https://example.com
+      projects:
+        - name: testproject
+          remote: testremote
+          path: sub/directory
+    '''
+    with patch('west.util.west_topdir', return_value=os.path.realpath('/west_top')):
+        # Parsing west section only, no exception raised
+        manifest = Manifest.from_data(yaml.safe_load(content_wrong_manifest), 'west')
+    assert manifest.westmeta.url == 'https://example.com'
+    assert manifest.westmeta.revision == 'abranch'
 
 # Invalid manifests should raise MalformedManifest.
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('invalid',
diff --git a/tests/west/project/test_project.py b/tests/west/project/test_project.py
index cb98b0a..4216715 100644
--- a/tests/west/project/test_project.py
+++ b/tests/west/project/test_project.py
@@ -294,14 +294,17 @@ def test_update(clean_west_topdir):
 [manifest]
 remote = {0}/remote-repos/manifest
 revision = master
-
-[west]
-remote = {0}/remote-repos/west
-revision = master
 '''.format(clean_west_topdir))
 
     config.read_config()
 
+    # modify the manifest to point to another west
+    clean_west_topdir.join('manifest.yml').write('''
+west:
+  url: file://{}/remote-repos/west
+  revision: master
+'''.format(clean_west_topdir), 'a')
+
     # Fetch the net-tools repository
     cmd('fetch --no-update net-tools')
 
@@ -360,16 +363,10 @@ def test_bootstrap_reinit(clean_west_topdir, monkeypatch):
         bootstrap.init([])  # West already initialized
 
     for init_args, west_args in (
-        (['-m',   'foo'], ['update', '--reset-manifest', '--reset-projects']),
-        (['--mr', 'foo'], ['update', '--reset-manifest', '--reset-projects']),
-        (['-w',   'foo'], ['update', '--reset-west']),
-        (['--wr', 'foo'], ['update', '--reset-west']),
-        (['--wr', 'foo'], ['update', '--reset-west']),
-        (['-m',   'foo', '-w', 'foo'],
-         ['update', '--reset-manifest', '--reset-projects', '--reset-west']),
-        (['-b',   'foo'],
-         ['update', '--reset-manifest', '--reset-projects', '--reset-west']),
-        (['-b',   'foo', '--no-reset'], [])):
+        (['-m',   'foo'], ['update', '--reset-manifest', '--reset-projects',
+                           '--reset-west']),
+        (['--mr', 'foo'], ['update', '--reset-manifest', '--reset-projects',
+                           '--reset-west'])):
 
         # Reset wrap_args before each test so that it ends up as [] if wrap()
         # isn't called (for the --no-reset case)