diff --git a/pkg/api/upgrade_api_test.go b/pkg/api/upgrade_api_test.go
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+++ b/pkg/api/upgrade_api_test.go
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+package api_test
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+	"gotest.tools/assert"
+	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/api"
+	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/api/logger"
+	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart"
+	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/cli"
+	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/release"
+)
+
+type UpgradeTestSuite struct {
+	suite.Suite
+	recorder        *httptest.ResponseRecorder
+	server          *httptest.Server
+	mockUpgrader    *mockUpgrader
+	mockHistory     *mockHistory
+	mockChartLoader *mockChartLoader
+	appConfig       *cli.EnvSettings
+}
+
+func (s *UpgradeTestSuite) SetupSuite() {
+	logger.Setup("default")
+}
+
+func (s *UpgradeTestSuite) SetupTest() {
+	s.recorder = httptest.NewRecorder()
+	s.mockUpgrader = new(mockUpgrader)
+	s.mockHistory = new(mockHistory)
+	s.mockChartLoader = new(mockChartLoader)
+	s.appConfig = &cli.EnvSettings{
+		RepositoryConfig: "./testdata/helm",
+		PluginsDirectory: "./testdata/helm/plugin",
+	}
+	service := api.NewService(s.appConfig, s.mockChartLoader, nil, s.mockUpgrader, s.mockHistory)
+	handler := api.Upgrade(service)
+	s.server = httptest.NewServer(handler)
+}
+
+func (s *UpgradeTestSuite) TestShouldReturnDeployedStatusOnSuccessfulUpgrade() {
+	chartName := "stable/redis-ha"
+	body := fmt.Sprintf(`{
+    "chart":"%s",
+    "name": "redis-v5",
+    "namespace": "something"}`, chartName)
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", fmt.Sprintf("%s/upgrade", s.server.URL), strings.NewReader(body))
+	s.mockChartLoader.On("LocateChart", chartName, s.appConfig).Return("./testdata/albatross", nil)
+	ucfg := api.ReleaseConfig{ChartName: chartName, Name: "redis-v5", Namespace: "something"}
+	s.mockUpgrader.On("GetInstall").Return(false)
+	s.mockUpgrader.On("SetConfig", ucfg)
+	release := &release.Release{Info: &release.Info{Status: release.StatusDeployed}}
+	var vals map[string]interface{}
+	//TODO: pass chart object and verify values present testdata chart yml
+	s.mockUpgrader.On("Run", "redis-v5", mock.AnythingOfType("*chart.Chart"), vals).Return(release, nil)
+
+	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+
+	assert.Equal(s.T(), http.StatusOK, resp.StatusCode)
+	expectedResponse := `{"status":"deployed"}` + "\n"
+	respBody, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	fmt.Println(expectedResponse)
+	fmt.Println(respBody)
+
+	assert.Equal(s.T(), expectedResponse, string(respBody))
+	require.NoError(s.T(), err)
+	s.mockUpgrader.AssertExpectations(s.T())
+	s.mockChartLoader.AssertExpectations(s.T())
+}
+
+func (s *UpgradeTestSuite) TestShouldReturnInternalServerErrorOnFailure() {
+	chartName := "stable/redis-ha"
+	body := fmt.Sprintf(`{
+    "chart":"%s",
+    "name": "redis-v5",
+    "namespace": "something"}`, chartName)
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", fmt.Sprintf("%s/install", s.server.URL), strings.NewReader(body))
+	s.mockChartLoader.On("LocateChart", chartName, s.appConfig).Return("./testdata/albatross", errors.New("Invalid chart"))
+
+	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+
+	assert.Equal(s.T(), http.StatusInternalServerError, resp.StatusCode)
+	expectedResponse := `{"error":"error in locating chart: Invalid chart"}` + "\n"
+	respBody, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	assert.Equal(s.T(), expectedResponse, string(respBody))
+	require.NoError(s.T(), err)
+	s.mockUpgrader.AssertExpectations(s.T())
+	s.mockChartLoader.AssertExpectations(s.T())
+}
+
+func (s *UpgradeTestSuite) TearDownTest() {
+	s.server.Close()
+}
+
+func TestUpgradeAPI(t *testing.T) {
+	suite.Run(t, new(UpgradeTestSuite))
+}
+
+type mockUpgrader struct{ mock.Mock }
+
+type mockHistory struct{ mock.Mock }
+
+func (m *mockUpgrader) Run(name string, chart *chart.Chart, vals map[string]interface{}) (*release.Release, error) {
+	args := m.Called(name, chart, vals)
+	return args.Get(0).(*release.Release), args.Error(1)
+}
+
+func (m *mockUpgrader) GetInstall() bool {
+	args := m.Called()
+	return args.Get(0).(bool)
+}
+
+func (m *mockUpgrader) SetConfig(cfg api.ReleaseConfig) {
+	_ = m.Called(cfg)
+}
+
+func (m *mockHistory) Run(name string) ([]*release.Release, error) {
+	args := m.Called(name)
+	return args.Get(0).([]*release.Release), args.Error(1)
+}