diff --git a/api/api_test.go b/api/api_test.go
index 27e1cb5f0..8c62b31df 100644
--- a/api/api_test.go
+++ b/api/api_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package api
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ func createTestConfig() *os.File {
 		return nil
 	}
 	jsonString, err := json.Marshal(gin.H{
-		"architectures": []string{},
+		"architectures":         []string{},
 		"enableMetricsEndpoint": true,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -48,10 +49,12 @@ func createTestConfig() *os.File {
 	return file
 }
 
-func (s *ApiSuite) SetUpSuite(c *C) {
+func (s *ApiSuite) setupContext() error {
 	aptly.Version = "testVersion"
 	file := createTestConfig()
-	c.Assert(file, NotNil)
+	if nil == file {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create the test configuration file")
+	}
 	s.configFile = file
 
 	flags := flag.NewFlagSet("fakeFlags", flag.ContinueOnError)
@@ -62,10 +65,19 @@ func (s *ApiSuite) SetUpSuite(c *C) {
 	s.flags = flags
 
 	context, err := ctx.NewContext(s.flags)
-	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	if nil != err {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	s.context = context
 	s.router = Router(context)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *ApiSuite) SetUpSuite(c *C) {
+	err := s.setupContext()
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 }
 
 func (s *ApiSuite) TearDownSuite(c *C) {
@@ -98,7 +110,7 @@ func (s *ApiSuite) TestGetVersion(c *C) {
 	response, err := s.HTTPRequest("GET", "/api/version", nil)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Check(response.Code, Equals, 200)
-	c.Check(response.Body.String(), Matches, "{\"Version\":\"" + aptly.Version + "\"}")
+	c.Check(response.Body.String(), Matches, "{\"Version\":\""+aptly.Version+"\"}")
 }
 
 func (s *ApiSuite) TestGetReadiness(c *C) {
diff --git a/system/t12_api/repos.py b/system/t12_api/repos.py
index 8396ddb50..41c63e49c 100644
--- a/system/t12_api/repos.py
+++ b/system/t12_api/repos.py
@@ -360,3 +360,32 @@ def check(self):
         self.check_not_in(b"Warnings: ", resp.content)
 
         self.check_equal(self.get("/api/repos/" + repo_name + "/packages?maximumVersion=1").json(), ['Pi386 libboost-program-options-dev 1.62.0.1 7760e62f99c551cb'])
+
+
+class ReposAPITestCopyPackage(APITest):
+    """
+    POST /api/repos/:name/copy/:src/:file
+    """
+    def check(self):
+        pkg_name = "libboost-program-options-dev_1.49.0.1_i386"
+
+        # Creating origin repo
+        repo1_name = self.random_name()
+        self.check_equal(self.post("/api/repos", json={"Name": repo1_name, "Comment": "origin repo"}).status_code, 201)
+
+        # Uploading test package
+        d = self.random_name()
+        self.check_equal(self.upload(f"/api/files/{d}", f"{pkg_name}.deb").status_code, 200)
+        resp = self.post_task(f"/api/repos/{repo1_name}/file/{d}/{pkg_name}.deb")
+        self.check_equal(resp.json()['State'], TASK_SUCCEEDED)
+
+        # Creating target repo
+        repo2_name = self.random_name()
+        self.check_equal(self.post("/api/repos", json={"Name": repo2_name, "Comment": "target repo"}).status_code, 201)
+
+        # Copy the package
+        resp = self.post_task(f"/api/repos/{repo2_name}/copy/{repo1_name}/{pkg_name}.deb")
+        self.check_equal(resp.status_code, 200)
+        self.check_equal(resp.json()['State'], TASK_SUCCEEDED)
+        self.check_equal(self.get(f"/api/repos/{repo2_name}/packages").json(),
+                         ['Pi386 libboost-program-options-dev 1.49.0.1 918d2f433384e378'])