diff --git a/internal/client/route_add.go b/internal/client/route_add.go
index b9807a4..78ecfc1 100644
--- a/internal/client/route_add.go
+++ b/internal/client/route_add.go
@@ -1,31 +1,18 @@
 package client
 
 import (
-	"errors"
-	"net/http"
-	"strings"
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"github.com/BBVA/kapow/internal/http"
 )
 
 // AddRoute will add a new route in kapow
 func AddRoute(host, path, method, entrypoint, command string) error {
-	reqData, err := http.NewRequest(
-		"PUT",
-		host+"/routes",
-		strings.NewReader(command),
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	var client = new(http.Client)
-	res, err := client.Do(reqData)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if res.StatusCode < 200 || res.StatusCode >= 300 {
-		return errors.New(res.Status)
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	url := host + "/routes"
+	body, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]string{
+		"method":      method,
+		"url_pattern": path,
+		"entrypoint":  entrypoint,
+		"command":     command})
+	return http.Put(url, "application/json", bytes.NewReader(body), nil)
 }
diff --git a/internal/client/route_add_test.go b/internal/client/route_add_test.go
index d691af8..a4626dd 100644
--- a/internal/client/route_add_test.go
+++ b/internal/client/route_add_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,32 @@
 package client
 
-import "testing"
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
 
-func TestInvalidURL(t *testing.T) {
-	err := AddRoute("http://localhost;8080", "/hi", "GET", "bash -c", "echo 'Hi' | kapow set /response/body")
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Error("expect to fail due invalid url")
-		t.Fail()
+	gock "gopkg.in/h2non/gock.v1"
+)
+
+func TestSuccessOnCorrectRoute(t *testing.T) {
+	defer gock.Off()
+	gock.New("http://localhost").
+		Put("/routes").
+		MatchType("json").
+		JSON(map[string]string{
+			"method":      "GET",
+			"url_pattern": "/hello",
+			"entrypoint":  "",
+			"command":     "echo Hello World | kapow set /response/body",
+		}).
+		Reply(http.StatusCreated).
+		JSON(map[string]string{})
+
+	err := AddRoute("http://localhost", "/hello", "GET", "", "echo Hello World | kapow set /response/body")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if gock.IsDone() == false {
+		t.Error("Expected endpoint call not made")
 	}
 }