diff --git a/python/tests/fuzzy.bats b/python/tests/fuzzy.bats
index 48dd49d..1e55422 100644
--- a/python/tests/fuzzy.bats
+++ b/python/tests/fuzzy.bats
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-setup() {
+function setup() {
     load 'test_helper/bats-support/load'
     load 'test_helper/bats-assert/load'
 
@@ -9,24 +9,50 @@ setup() {
     PATH="$DIR/..:$PATH"
 }
 
+function setup_file() {
+    # Start a daemon for REST testing
+    ./fuzzy.py --rest &
+    fuzzypid=$!
+}
+
+
+function teardown_file() {
+    kill ${fuzzypid}
+}
+
+
+
 
 @test "Check 100% match -- ./fuzzy.py 'This is a test string'" {
     run fuzzy.py --check 'This is a test string'
     assert_output --partial '100% This is a test string' 
 }
 
-@test "Check 97% match -- ./fuzzy.py 'this is a test string'" {
+@test "Check  97% match -- ./fuzzy.py 'this is a test string'" {
     run fuzzy.py --check 'this is a test string'
     assert_output --partial '97% This is a test string' 
 }
 
-@test "Check 81% match -- ./fuzzy.py 'this is some'" {
+@test "Check  81% match -- ./fuzzy.py 'this is some'" {
     run fuzzy.py --check 'this is some'
     assert_output --partial '81% This is something' 
 }
 
 
-@test "Check 50% match -- ./fuzzy.py 'smurf'" {
+@test "Check  50% match -- ./fuzzy.py 'smurf'" {
     run fuzzy.py --check 'smurf'
     assert_output --partial '50% This is something else'
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+
+@test "Check REST API 100% match -- curl -X PUT 'http://localhost:5000/check/'$( echo 'This is a test string'|sed 's/ /%20/g')" {
+    urlpart=$(echo 'This is a test string'| sed 's/ /%20/g')
+    run curl --silent -X PUT "http://localhost:5000/check/$urlpart"
+    assert_output --partial 'fuzzy match is 100% This is a test string'
+}
+
+@test "Check REST API  97% match -- curl -X PUT 'http://localhost:5000/check/'$( echo 'this is a test string'|sed 's/ /%20/g')" {
+    urlpart=$(echo 'this is a test string'| sed 's/ /%20/g')
+    run curl --silent -X PUT "http://localhost:5000/check/$urlpart"
+    assert_output --partial 'fuzzy match is 97% This is a test string'
+}