diff --git a/test/config.test1 b/test/config.test1
index 1ecb358..f0296b8 100644
--- a/test/config.test1
+++ b/test/config.test1
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   "/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/4001",
   "/ip6/::/tcp/4001"
   ],
-  "API": "(null)",
+  "API": "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/5002",
   "Gateway": "(null)"
  },
   "Mounts": {
diff --git a/test/config.test2 b/test/config.test2
index 5d234c5..87e9467 100644
--- a/test/config.test2
+++ b/test/config.test2
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   "/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/4002",
   "/ip6/::/tcp/4002"
   ],
-  "API": "(null)",
+  "API": "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/5002",
   "Gateway": "(null)"
  },
   "Mounts": {
diff --git a/test/core/test_api.h b/test/core/test_api.h
index dd781b0..fe5b45e 100644
--- a/test/core/test_api.h
+++ b/test/core/test_api.h
@@ -33,7 +33,92 @@ int test_core_api_startup_shutdown() {
 	return retVal;
 }
 
-int test_core_api_local_object_cat() {
-	// add a file to the store, then use the api to get it
-	return 0;
+/***
+ * Attempt to get a file over the "network" using the api
+ */
+int test_core_api_object_cat() {
+	int retVal = 0;
+	pthread_t daemon_thread1;
+	pthread_t daemon_thread2;
+	int thread_started1 = 0;
+	int thread_started2 = 0;
+	char* ipfs_path1 = "/tmp/ipfs_1";
+	char* config_file1 = "config.test1";
+	char* ipfs_path2 = "/tmp/ipfs_2";
+	char* config_file2 = "config.test2";
+	struct FSRepo* fs_repo = NULL;
+	char hash[256] = "";
+	char* args[] = {"ipfs", "--config", ipfs_path2, "cat", hash };
+
+	// logging
+	libp2p_logger_add_class("test_journal");
+	libp2p_logger_add_class("journal");
+	libp2p_logger_add_class("daemon");
+	libp2p_logger_add_class("online");
+	libp2p_logger_add_class("peer");
+	libp2p_logger_add_class("null");
+	libp2p_logger_add_class("replication");
+	libp2p_logger_add_class("fs_repo");
+	libp2p_logger_add_class("lmdb_journalstore");
+	libp2p_logger_add_class("lmdb_datastore");
+	libp2p_logger_add_class("secio");
+	libp2p_logger_add_class("socket");
+	libp2p_logger_add_class("protocol");
+	libp2p_logger_add_class("dht_protocol");
+	libp2p_logger_add_class("resolver");
+	libp2p_logger_add_class("unixfs");
+	libp2p_logger_add_class("bitswap_engine");
+	libp2p_logger_add_class("bitswap_network");
+
+	// build 2 repos
+	if (!drop_build_open_repo(ipfs_path1, &fs_repo, config_file1)) {
+		ipfs_repo_fsrepo_free(fs_repo);
+		libp2p_logger_error("test_api", "Unable to drop and build repository at %s\n", ipfs_path1);
+		goto exit;
+	}
+	libp2p_logger_debug("test_api", "Changed the server id to %s.\n", fs_repo->config->identity->peer->id);
+	ipfs_repo_fsrepo_free(fs_repo);
+	if (!drop_build_open_repo(ipfs_path2, &fs_repo, config_file2)) {
+		ipfs_repo_fsrepo_free(fs_repo);
+		libp2p_logger_error("test_api", "Unable to drop and build repository at %s\n", ipfs_path2);
+		goto exit;
+	}
+	libp2p_logger_debug("test_api", "Changed the server id to %s.\n", fs_repo->config->identity->peer->id);
+	ipfs_repo_fsrepo_free(fs_repo);
+
+	// add some files to the first repo
+	uint8_t *bytes = (unsigned char*)"hello, world!\n";
+	char* filename = "test1.txt";
+	create_file(filename, bytes, strlen((char*)bytes));
+	struct HashtableNode* node;
+	size_t bytes_written;
+	struct IpfsNode *local_node = NULL;
+	ipfs_node_offline_new(ipfs_path1, &local_node);
+	ipfs_import_file(NULL, filename, &node, local_node, &bytes_written, 0);
+	memset(hash, 0, 256);
+	ipfs_cid_hash_to_base58(node->hash, node->hash_size, hash, 256);
+	ipfs_node_free(local_node);
+	ipfs_hashtable_node_free(node);
+
+	libp2p_logger_debug("test_api", "*** Firing up daemons ***\n");
+	pthread_create(&daemon_thread1, NULL, test_daemon_start, (void*)ipfs_path1);
+	thread_started1 = 1;
+	pthread_create(&daemon_thread2, NULL, test_daemon_start, (void*)ipfs_path2);
+	thread_started2 = 1;
+
+	sleep(3);
+
+	// use a client to ask for the file on server 1
+	if (ipfs_exporter_object_cat(5, args) == 0) {
+		goto exit;
+	}
+
+	retVal = 1;
+	exit:
+	ipfs_daemon_stop();
+	if (thread_started1)
+		pthread_join(daemon_thread1, NULL);
+	if (thread_started2)
+		pthread_join(daemon_thread2, NULL);
+	return retVal;
 }