diff --git a/integration/test_web.py b/integration/test_web.py
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+import sys
+import time
+import shutil
+from os import mkdir, unlink, utime
+from os.path import join, exists, getmtime
+
+import util
+
+import pytest_twisted
+
+
+def test_index(alice):
+    """
+    we can download the index file
+    """
+    util.web_get(alice._node_dir, "")
+    # ...and json mode is valid json
+    json.loads(util.web_get(alice._node_dir, "?t=json"))
+
+
+def test_upload_download(alice):
+    """
+    upload a file, then download it via readcap
+    """
+
+    # XXX FIXME why?
+    print("waiting for ready..")
+    time.sleep(10)
+
+    FILE_CONTENTS = "some contents"
+
+    readcap = util.web_post(
+        alice._node_dir,
+        "uri",
+        data={
+            "t": "upload",
+            "format": "mdmf",
+        },
+        files={
+            "file": FILE_CONTENTS,
+        },
+    )
+    readcap = readcap.strip()
+    print("readcap '{}'".format(readcap))
+
+    data = util.web_get(
+        alice._node_dir, "uri",
+        params={
+            "uri": readcap,
+            "filename": "boom",
+        }
+    )
+    assert data == FILE_CONTENTS