diff --git a/lib/create-test.js b/lib/create-test.js
index ceb05d2..a016823 100644
--- a/lib/create-test.js
+++ b/lib/create-test.js
@@ -9,12 +9,17 @@ const BbPromise = require('bluebird');
 const writeFile = BbPromise.promisify(fse.writeFile);
 const ensureDir = BbPromise.promisify(fse.ensureDir);
 
-const testTemplateFile = path.join('templates', 'test-template.ejs');
-
 const defaultTestPath = '__tests__';
 
 const writeTestfile = (serverless, options, testConfig) => {
-  const templateFile = path.join(__dirname, testTemplateFile);
+  let templateFile = path.join(__dirname, 'templates', 'test-template.ejs');
+
+  if (serverless.service.custom &&
+    serverless.service.custom['serverless-jest-plugin'] &&
+    serverless.service.custom['serverless-jest-plugin'].testTemplate) {
+    templateFile = path.join(serverless.config.servicePath,
+      serverless.service.custom['serverless-jest-plugin'].testTemplate);
+  }
   const templateString = utils.getTemplateFromFile(templateFile);
   const content = ejs.render(templateString, {
     functionName: testConfig.functionName,