diff --git a/backend/tests/unit_tests/test_api_health.py b/backend/tests/unit_tests/test_api_health.py
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+# coding=utf-8
+
+# Copyright [2024] [SkywardAI]
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+#        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import unittest
+import fastapi
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+import httpx
+from src.api.routes import health
+
+
+class TestAPIHealth(unittest.TestCase):
+    """
+    Test the FastAPI application attributes
+    """
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        cls.app = fastapi.FastAPI()
+        cls.app.include_router(health.router)
+        cls.client = TestClient(cls.app)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        pass
+
+    def test_api_health(self):
+        """
+        Test the health check API
+        """
+        response: httpx.Response = self.client.get("/health")
+        self.assertIsInstance(response, httpx.Response)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(response.json(), {"status": "ok"})