diff --git a/src/api/.env-template b/src/api/.env-template
index 3671ceda..d076d5d2 100755
--- a/src/api/.env-template
+++ b/src/api/.env-template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=XXXXX
 AWS_BUCKET=XXXXX
 S3_CREDENTIALS_PATH = XXXXX/XXXXX
 GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS="credentials.json"
-ES_HOST=localhost
+ES_HOST=es
 ES_USERNAME=XXXXX
 ES_PASSWORD=XXXXX
 ES_IMG_INDEX=imgsearch
diff --git a/src/api/core/models/media_factory.py b/src/api/core/models/media_factory.py
index 98fa33d4..e9325f39 100644
--- a/src/api/core/models/media_factory.py
+++ b/src/api/core/models/media_factory.py
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ def make_from_file_on_disk(video_path):
     @staticmethod
     def make_from_file_in_memory(file_data: FileStorage):
         # save on disk
-        return {"path": "file_path_on_disk"}
+        fname = "/tmp/"+file_data.filename
+        file_data.save(fname)
+        return {"path": fname}
 
 
 media_factory = {
diff --git a/src/api/core/operators/test_vid_vec_rep_resnet.py b/src/api/core/operators/test_vid_vec_rep_resnet.py
index 1a576b06..e4033e3c 100644
--- a/src/api/core/operators/test_vid_vec_rep_resnet.py
+++ b/src/api/core/operators/test_vid_vec_rep_resnet.py
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ def tearDownClass(cls):
     def test_sample_video_from_disk(self):
         video = {"path": r"sample_data/sample-cat-video.mp4"}
         result = vid_vec_rep_resnet.run(video)
-        self.assertEqual(len(list(result)), 6)
+        # self.assertEqual(len(list(result)), 6)
+        for vec in result:
+            self.assertEqual(len(vec.get('vid_vec')), 512)
 
     @skip
     def test_unsupported_sample_video_from_disk(self):
@@ -37,7 +39,6 @@ def test_sample_video_from_url(self):
         wget.download(video_url, out=video_path)
         video = VideoFactory.make_from_file_on_disk(video_path)
 
-        avg_vec, all_vec = vid_vec_rep_resnet.run(video)
-        self.assertEqual(len(avg_vec), 512)
+        all_vec = vid_vec_rep_resnet.run(video)
         for vec in all_vec:
             self.assertEqual(len(vec), 512)
diff --git a/src/api/endpoint/search.py b/src/api/endpoint/search.py
index 7cce58a9..1245948a 100644
--- a/src/api/endpoint/search.py
+++ b/src/api/endpoint/search.py
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ def handle_search(self):
                     return {"matches": results}
                 elif data["query_type"] == "video":
                     file = request.files["media"]
-                    print(file, type(file))
                     vid_obj = media_factory[MediaType.VIDEO].make_from_file_in_memory(
                         file
                     )
@@ -57,8 +56,9 @@ def handle_search(self):
                         "vid_vec_rep_resnet"
                     ].run(vid_obj)
                     average_vector = next(vid_vec)
-                    results = self.feluda.store.find("image", average_vector)
-                    return {"matches": []}
+                    # TODO: explore finding "all_vectors" along with the "avg_vector"
+                    results = self.feluda.store.find("video", average_vector.get('vid_vec'))
+                    return {"matches": results}
                 else:
                     return {"message": "Unsupported Query Type"}
             else:
diff --git a/src/api/sample_data/07ba4a2f-c0a2-44ba-96d8-7b4cc94c8ee7.mp4 b/src/api/tests/sample_data/07ba4a2f-c0a2-44ba-96d8-7b4cc94c8ee7.mp4
similarity index 100%
rename from src/api/sample_data/07ba4a2f-c0a2-44ba-96d8-7b4cc94c8ee7.mp4
rename to src/api/tests/sample_data/07ba4a2f-c0a2-44ba-96d8-7b4cc94c8ee7.mp4
diff --git a/src/api/sample_data/c8709f21-bd7d-4e22-af14-50ad8a429f84.jpeg b/src/api/tests/sample_data/c8709f21-bd7d-4e22-af14-50ad8a429f84.jpeg
similarity index 100%
rename from src/api/sample_data/c8709f21-bd7d-4e22-af14-50ad8a429f84.jpeg
rename to src/api/tests/sample_data/c8709f21-bd7d-4e22-af14-50ad8a429f84.jpeg
diff --git a/src/api/sample_data/simple-text.txt b/src/api/tests/sample_data/simple-text.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from src/api/sample_data/simple-text.txt
rename to src/api/tests/sample_data/simple-text.txt
diff --git a/src/api/test_handlers.py b/src/api/tests/test_handlers.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/api/test_handlers.py
rename to src/api/tests/test_handlers.py
diff --git a/src/api/test_health_api.py b/src/api/tests/test_health_api.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/api/test_health_api.py
rename to src/api/tests/test_health_api.py
diff --git a/src/api/test_index_api.py b/src/api/tests/test_index_api.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/api/test_index_api.py
rename to src/api/tests/test_index_api.py
diff --git a/src/api/test_index_api_as_client.py b/src/api/tests/test_index_api_as_client.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/api/test_index_api_as_client.py
rename to src/api/tests/test_index_api_as_client.py
diff --git a/src/api/test_search_api_as_client.py b/src/api/tests/test_search_api_as_client.py
similarity index 80%
rename from src/api/test_search_api_as_client.py
rename to src/api/tests/test_search_api_as_client.py
index 6d5db606..5f977d00 100644
--- a/src/api/test_search_api_as_client.py
+++ b/src/api/tests/test_search_api_as_client.py
@@ -27,16 +27,9 @@ def testSearchRawQuery(self):
     @skip
     def testSearchImage(self):
         url = API_URL + "/search"
-        # data = {"query_type": "image"}
+        data = {"query_type": "image"}
         with open("sample_data/c8709f21-bd7d-4e22-af14-50ad8a429f84.jpeg", "rb") as file:
-            # files = {
-            #     "media": file,
-            #     "data": json.dumps(data),
-            # }
-            # response = requests.post(url, files=files)
-            # print(response.text)
-            # self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-            data = {"data": json.dumps({"query_type": "image"})}
+            data = {"data": json.dumps(data)}
             files = {"media": file}
             response = requests.post(url, data=data, files=files)
             print(response.text)