diff --git a/org.bridgedb.webservice.bridgerest/pom.xml b/org.bridgedb.webservice.bridgerest/pom.xml
index bb0f244fc..c38429fa5 100644
--- a/org.bridgedb.webservice.bridgerest/pom.xml
+++ b/org.bridgedb.webservice.bridgerest/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 		<testOutputDirectory>target/test-classes</testOutputDirectory>
 		<sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
 		<scriptSourceDirectory>scripts</scriptSourceDirectory>
-		<testSourceDirectory>src/test/main</testSourceDirectory>
+		<testSourceDirectory>src/test/java</testSourceDirectory>
 		<resources>
 			<resource>
 				<directory>src/main/resources</directory>
@@ -80,5 +80,29 @@
 			<version>${project.parent.version}</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit-platform-surefire-provider</artifactId>
+            <version>1.3.2</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
+            <version>${junit5.jupiter.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.junit.vintage</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit-vintage-engine</artifactId>
+            <version>${junit5.jupiter.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
+            <version>${junit5.jupiter.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/org.bridgedb.webservice.bridgerest/src/test/java/org/bridgedb/webservice/bridgerest/BridgeRestTest.java b/org.bridgedb.webservice.bridgerest/src/test/java/org/bridgedb/webservice/bridgerest/BridgeRestTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..610b00f88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.bridgedb.webservice.bridgerest/src/test/java/org/bridgedb/webservice/bridgerest/BridgeRestTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// Copyright 2024  Egon Willighagen <egonw@users.sf.net>
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+package org.bridgedb.webservice.bridgerest;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+
+import org.bridgedb.IDMapperException;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+public class BridgeRestTest {
+
+	@BeforeAll
+    public static void init() {
+		
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void test() throws IDMapperException {
+		BridgeRest service = new BridgeRest("https://webservice.bridgedb.org/Human");
+		assertNotNull(service);
+	}
+}