diff --git a/test/polar_web/controllers/publish/event_controller_test.exs b/test/polar_web/controllers/publish/event_controller_test.exs
index 8fd5ba8..8e1c440 100644
--- a/test/polar_web/controllers/publish/event_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/polar_web/controllers/publish/event_controller_test.exs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ defmodule PolarWeb.Publish.EventControllerTest do
 
   alias Polar.Accounts
   alias Polar.Streams
+  alias Polar.Machines
 
   setup do
     password = Accounts.generate_automation_password()
@@ -47,4 +48,40 @@ defmodule PolarWeb.Publish.EventControllerTest do
       assert %{"id" => _id, "name" => "test"} = data
     end
   end
+
+  describe "POST /publish/testing/assessments/:assessment_id/events" do
+    setup %{version: version} do
+      {:ok, check} =
+        Machines.create_check(%{
+          name: "ipv4-issuing",
+          description: "issue ipv4 correctly"
+        })
+
+      {:ok, cluster} =
+        Machines.create_cluster(%{
+          name: "example",
+          type: "lxd",
+          arch: "amd64",
+          credential_endpoint: "some.cluster.com:8443",
+          credential_password: "sometoken",
+          credential_password_confirmation: "sometoken"
+        })
+
+      {:ok, assessment} =
+        Machines.create_assessment(version, %{check_id: check.id, cluster_id: cluster.id})
+
+      {:ok, assessment: assessment}
+    end
+
+    test "can transition assessment to running", %{conn: conn, assessment: assessment} do
+      conn =
+        post(conn, ~p"/publish/testing/assessments/#{assessment.id}/events", %{
+          "event" => %{"name" => "run"}
+        })
+
+      assert %{"data" => data} = json_response(conn, 201)
+
+      assert %{"id" => _id, "name" => _name} = data
+    end
+  end
 end