diff --git a/test/app/dummy_test.sh b/test/app/dummy_test.sh
index d294e56f..bb17c6c3 100644
--- a/test/app/dummy_test.sh
+++ b/test/app/dummy_test.sh
@@ -13,10 +13,15 @@ TESTNAME=$1
 # store key value pair
 KEY="abcd"
 VALUE="dcba"
-curl 127.0.0.1:46657/broadcast_tx_commit?tx=\"$(toHex $KEY=$VALUE)\"
+curl -s 127.0.0.1:46657/broadcast_tx_commit?tx=\"$(toHex $KEY=$VALUE)\"
 echo $?
 echo ""
 
+
+###########################
+# test using the tmsp-cli
+###########################
+
 # we should be able to look up the key
 RESPONSE=`tmsp-cli query $KEY`
 
@@ -40,4 +45,34 @@ if [[ $? == 0 ]]; then
 fi
 set -e
 
+#############################
+# test using the /tmsp_query
+#############################
+
+# we should be able to look up the key
+RESPONSE=`curl -s 127.0.0.1:46657/tmsp_query?query=\"$(toHex $KEY)\"`
+RESPONSE=`echo $RESPONSE | jq .result[1].result.Data | xxd -r -p`
+
+set +e
+A=`echo $RESPONSE | grep exists=true`
+if [[ $? != 0 ]]; then
+	echo "Failed to find 'exists=true' for $KEY. Response:"
+	echo "$RESPONSE"
+	exit 1
+fi
+set -e
+
+# we should not be able to look up the value
+RESPONSE=`curl -s 127.0.0.1:46657/tmsp_query?query=\"$(toHex $VALUE)\"`
+RESPONSE=`echo $RESPONSE | jq .result[1].result.Data | xxd -r -p`
+set +e
+A=`echo $RESPONSE | grep exists=true`
+if [[ $? == 0 ]]; then
+	echo "Found 'exists=true' for $VALUE when we should not have. Response:"
+	echo "$RESPONSE"
+	exit 1
+fi
+set -e
+
+
 echo "Passed Test: $TESTNAME"