diff --git a/test/test.cloudly.ts b/test/test.cloudly.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..feac4fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test.cloudly.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+process.env["NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED"] = '0';
+import { tap, expect } from '@pushrocks/tapbundle';
+
+import * as cloudlyConnectorMod from '../ts/connector.cloudly/cloudlyconnector';
+
+tap.test('should be able to announce a container to cloudly', async () => {
+  const cloudlyConnector = new cloudlyConnectorMod.CloudlyConnector(null);
+  await cloudlyConnector.announceDockerContainer({
+    registryUrl: 'registry.losssless.com',
+    tag: 'testcontainer',
+    version: 'x.x.x',
+    labels: []
+  }, 'cloudly.lossless.one')
+});
+
+tap.start();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ts/connector.cloudly/cloudlyconnector.ts b/ts/connector.cloudly/cloudlyconnector.ts
index 760b8b7..5753830 100644
--- a/ts/connector.cloudly/cloudlyconnector.ts
+++ b/ts/connector.cloudly/cloudlyconnector.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ export class CloudlyConnector {
   }
 
   public async announceDockerContainer(
-    optionsArg: plugins.tsclass.container.IContainer
+    optionsArg: plugins.tsclass.container.IContainer,
+    testCloudlyUrlArg?: string
   ) {
-    const cloudlyUrl = this.npmciRef.npmciConfig.getConfig().urlCloudly;
+    const cloudlyUrl = testCloudlyUrlArg || this.npmciRef.npmciConfig.getConfig().urlCloudly;
     if (!cloudlyUrl) {
       logger.log(
         'warn',