diff --git a/changedetectionio/api_v1.py b/changedetectionio/api_v1.py
index 91a483f8..91e62c45 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/api_v1.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/api_v1.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-from flask_restful import reqparse, abort, Api, Resource
+from flask_restful import abort, Resource
 from flask import request
+
 # https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html
 
 class Watch(Resource):
@@ -33,9 +34,6 @@ class Watch(Resource):
         self.datastore.delete(uuid)
         return '', 204
 
-
-
-
 class WatchHistory(Resource):
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         # datastore is a black box dependency
@@ -69,6 +67,7 @@ class WatchSingleHistory(Resource):
         self.datastore.delete(uuid)
         return '', 204
 
+
 class CreateWatch(Resource):
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         # datastore is a black box dependency
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_api.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_api.py
index 19d53ed7..836ca63a 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_api.py
@@ -4,71 +4,20 @@ import time
 from flask import url_for
 from . util import live_server_setup
 
-def test_setup(live_server):
-    live_server_setup(live_server)
-
-
-def set_response_data(test_return_data):
-    with open("test-datastore/endpoint-content.txt", "w") as f:
-        f.write(test_return_data)
-
-
-def test_snapshot_api_detects_change(client, live_server):
-    test_return_data = "Some initial text"
-
-    test_return_data_modified = "Some NEW nice initial text"
 
-    sleep_time_for_fetch_thread = 3
-
-    set_response_data(test_return_data)
-
-    # Give the endpoint time to spin up
-    time.sleep(1)
+def test_api_simple(client, live_server):
+    live_server_setup(live_server)
 
-    # Add our URL to the import page
-    test_url = url_for('test_endpoint', content_type="text/plain",
-                       _external=True)
     res = client.post(
-        url_for("import_page"),
-        data={"urls": test_url},
-        follow_redirects=True
-    )
-    assert b"1 Imported" in res.data
-
-    # Trigger a check
-    client.get(url_for("api_watch_checknow"), follow_redirects=True)
-
-    # Give the thread time to pick it up
-    time.sleep(sleep_time_for_fetch_thread)
-
-    res = client.get(
-        url_for("api_snapshot", uuid="first"),
-        follow_redirects=True
-    )
-
-    assert test_return_data.encode() == res.data
-
-    #  Make a change
-    set_response_data(test_return_data_modified)
-
-    # Trigger a check
-    client.get(url_for("api_watch_checknow"), follow_redirects=True)
-    # Give the thread time to pick it up
-    time.sleep(sleep_time_for_fetch_thread)
-
-    res = client.get(
-        url_for("api_snapshot", uuid="first"),
+        url_for("createwatch"),
+        data={"url": "https://nice.com"},
+        headers={'content-type': 'application/json'},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
+    assert len(res.data) >= 20
+    assert res.status_code == 201
 
-    assert test_return_data_modified.encode() == res.data
-
-def test_snapshot_api_invalid_uuid(client, live_server):
-
-    res = client.get(
-        url_for("api_snapshot", uuid="invalid"),
-        follow_redirects=True
-    )
+    # try invalid url
 
-    assert res.status_code == 400
+    #assert res.status_code == 400