diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index a0f6744..a06ceef 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,25 @@ import * as smartexpress from '@pushrocks/smartexpress';
 import * as typedrequest from '../ts/index';
 
 let testServer: smartexpress.Server;
+let testTypedHandler: typedrequest.TypedHandler<ITestReqRes>;
+
+interface ITestReqRes {
+  method: 'hi';
+  request: {
+    name: string;
+  };
+  response: {
+    surname: string;
+  };
+}
+
+tap.test('should create a typedHandler', async () => {
+  testTypedHandler = new typedrequest.TypedHandler<ITestReqRes>('hi', async (reqArg) => {
+    return {
+      surname: 'wow'
+    };
+  });
+});
 
 tap.test('should spawn a server to test with', async () => {
   testServer = new smartexpress.Server({
@@ -14,13 +33,24 @@ tap.test('should spawn a server to test with', async () => {
 });
 
 tap.test('should define a testHandler', async () => {
-
+  testServer.addRoute('/testroute', new smartexpress.Handler('POST', async (req, res) => {
+    console.log(req.body);
+    res.json(await testTypedHandler.addResponse(req.body));
+  }));
 });
 
 tap.test('should start the server', async () => {
   await testServer.start();
 });
 
+tap.test('should fire a request', async () => {
+  const typedRequest = new typedrequest.TypedRequest<ITestReqRes>('http://localhost:3000/testroute', 'hi');
+  const response = await typedRequest.fire({
+    name: 'really'
+  });
+  expect(response.surname).to.equal('wow');
+});
+
 tap.test('should end the server', async () => {
   await testServer.stop();
 });
diff --git a/ts/typedrequest.classes.typedrequest.ts b/ts/typedrequest.classes.typedrequest.ts
index 94a8ba4..0030947 100644
--- a/ts/typedrequest.classes.typedrequest.ts
+++ b/ts/typedrequest.classes.typedrequest.ts
@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@ export class TypedRequest<T extends plugins.typedRequestInterfaces.ITypedRequest
    * firest the request
    */
   public async fire(fireArg: T['request']): Promise<T['response']> {
-    const response = await plugins.smartrequest.request(this.urlEndPoint, {
-      method: 'POST',
-      requestBody: JSON.stringify({
+    const response = await plugins.smartrequest.postJson(this.urlEndPoint, {
+      requestBody: {
         method: this.method,
         request: fireArg,
         response: null
-      })
+      }
     });
     return response.body.response;
   }