A method and apparatus for performing a user interface test by a middleware server including determining a state change of a portion of the user interface, receiving a test command indicative of a user interface functional test from a test interface, determining an auxiliary test associated with the test command, generating an altered test command requesting performance of the user interface functional test and the auxiliary test, transmitting the altered test command to the user interface, receiving a functional result from the user interface in response to the altered test command, generating an altered test result indicative of the functional result, and transmitting the altered test result to the test interface.