diff --git a/tests/index/create_index.rs b/tests/index/create_index.rs
index b7bce4e26..c118d5566 100644
--- a/tests/index/create_index.rs
+++ b/tests/index/create_index.rs
@@ -46,3 +46,13 @@ async fn create_existing_index() {
     let (_response, code) = index.create(Some("primary")).await;
     assert_eq!(code, 400);
 }
+
+// test fails (issue #46)
+#[actix_rt::test]
+#[ignore]
+async fn create_with_invalid_index_uid() {
+    let server = Server::new().await;
+    let index = server.index("test test");
+    let (_, code) = index.create(None).await;
+    assert_eq!(code, 400);
+}
diff --git a/tests/index/get_index.rs b/tests/index/get_index.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b0f27441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/index/get_index.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+use crate::common::Server;
+use serde_json::Value;
+
+#[actix_rt::test]
+async fn create_and_get_index() {
+    let server = Server::new().await;
+    let index = server.index("test");
+    let (_, code) = index.create(None).await;
+
+    assert_eq!(code, 200);
+
+    let (response, code) = index.get().await;
+
+    assert_eq!(code, 200);
+    assert_eq!(response["uid"], "test");
+    assert!(response.get("uuid").is_some());
+    assert!(response.get("createdAt").is_some());
+    assert!(response.get("updatedAt").is_some());
+    assert_eq!(response["createdAt"], response["updatedAt"]);
+    assert_eq!(response["primaryKey"], Value::Null);
+    assert_eq!(response.as_object().unwrap().len(), 5);
+}
+
+// TODO: partial test since we are testing error, amd error is not yet fully implemented in
+// transplant
+#[actix_rt::test]
+async fn get_unexisting_index() {
+    let server = Server::new().await;
+    let index = server.index("test");
+
+    let (_response, code) = index.get().await;
+
+    assert_eq!(code, 400);
+}