diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0c0a994..4e52964 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
     "serve-favicon": "^2.0.1",
     "source": "0.0.3",
     "stream-browserify": "2.0.1",
+    "supertest": "^1.2.0",
     "uglify": "^0.1.5",
     "underscore": "1.8.3",
     "vinyl-buffer": "^1.0.0",
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@
     "karma-browserify": "^4.4.0",
     "karma-chrome-launcher": "^0.2.1",
     "mockery": "^1.4.0",
-    "supertest": "1.1.0"
+    "supertest": "^1.2.0"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
index d9bfbc9..96f450b 100644
--- a/server/server.js
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ var loopback = require('loopback');
 
 var app = module.exports = loopback();
 
-app.on('start', function onStart(){
+app.on('start', function onStart() {
   app.start();
 });
 
-app.on('started', function onStarted(){
+app.on('started', function onStarted() {
   var baseUrl = getUrl(app);
   console.log('Web server listening at: %s', baseUrl);
   console.log('Get server status at: %s%s', baseUrl, '/status');
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ app.on('started', function onStarted(){
   }
 });
 
-function getUrl(app){
+function getUrl(app) {
   if (app.get('url')) {
     return app.get('url').replace(/\/$/, '');
   } else {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function getUrl(app){
  * @param options Options used during the boot process
  * @param callback
  */
-app.boot = function bootServer(options){
+app.boot = function bootServer(options) {
   var boot = require('loopback-boot');
 
   // Pass boot options to app to allow it to set additional app properties
@@ -49,12 +49,14 @@ app.boot = function bootServer(options){
  *
  * @param options Options used override defaults
  */
-function getOptions(options){
+function getOptions(options) {
   // TODO: move to argv module that provides documentation
   var argv = require('minimist')(process.argv.slice(2));
   var _ = require('underscore');
 
-  if (options === undefined) options = {};
+  if (options === undefined) {
+    options = {}
+  }
 
   // Handle common runtime overrides
   var cliOptions = {
@@ -89,8 +91,8 @@ function getOptions(options){
 /***
  * Starts HTTP server
  */
-app.start = function startServer(){
-  return app.listen(function(){
+app.start = function startServer() {
+  return app.listen(function() {
     app.emit('started');
   });
 };
diff --git a/spec/api/apitest.js b/spec/api/apitest.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6656522
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/api/apitest.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const request = require('supertest');
+const app = require('../../server/server');
+app.boot();
+
+describe('GET /api/proposals', () => {
+  it('respond with json', (done) => {
+    request(app)
+      .get('/api/proposals')
+      .set('Accept', 'application/json')
+      .expect('Content-Type', /json/, done)
+      .expect(200, done);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("POST /api/proposals/submit", () => {
+  it("Posts a new proposal to /api/proposals", (done) => {
+    let proposal = {
+      speakerName: "Danny",
+      speakerEmail: "danny@pham.com",
+      talkTitle: "Do this instead of that",
+      talkDescription: "That is so-so but this, this is revolutionary.",
+    }
+    request(app)
+      .post("/api/proposals/submit")
+      .send(proposal)
+      .expect(200, done);
+  });
+});