diff --git a/tests/etc/config.yaml b/tests/etc/config.yaml
index 7a1e6cf6..fd0c9d85 100644
--- a/tests/etc/config.yaml
+++ b/tests/etc/config.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-backend.local:
-    pusher: True
-    request_fifo: /tmp/test-platypush-requests.fifo
-    response_fifo: /tmp/test-platypush-responses.fifo
+backend.http:
+    port: 8123
 
diff --git a/tests/test_http.py b/tests/test_http.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..407ec79c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_http.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+from .context import platypush, config_file, TestTimeoutException
+
+import json
+import logging
+import requests
+import sys
+import time
+import unittest
+
+from threading import Thread
+
+from platypush import Daemon
+from platypush.config import Config
+from platypush.message import Message
+from platypush.message.response import Response
+from platypush.utils import set_timeout, clear_timeout
+
+class TestHttp(unittest.TestCase):
+    """ Tests the full flow of a request/response on the HTTP backend.
+        Runs a remote command over HTTP via shell.exec plugin and gets the output """
+
+    timeout = 5
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, stream=sys.stdout)
+        backends = Config.get_backends()
+        self.assertTrue('http' in backends)
+
+    def test_request_exec_flow(self):
+        self.start_daemon()
+        time.sleep(2)
+        self.send_request()
+
+    def start_daemon(self):
+        def _f():
+            self.receiver = Daemon(config_file=config_file, requests_to_process=1)
+            self.receiver.start()
+
+        Thread(target=_f).start()
+
+    def on_timeout(self, msg):
+        def _f(): raise TestTimeoutException(msg)
+        return _f
+
+    def send_request(self):
+        set_timeout(seconds=self.timeout,
+                    on_timeout=self.on_timeout('Receiver response timed out'))
+
+        response = requests.post(
+            u'http://localhost:8123/',
+            data  = {
+                'msg': json.dumps({
+                    'type': 'request',
+                    'target': Config.get('device_id'),
+                    'action': 'shell.exec',
+                    'args': { 'cmd':'echo ping' }
+                })
+            }
+        )
+
+        clear_timeout()
+
+        response = Message.build(response.json())
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(response, Response))
+        self.assertEqual(response.output.strip(), 'ping')
+        self.receiver.stop_app()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
+
+# vim:sw=4:ts=4:et:
+
diff --git a/tests/test_local.py b/tests/test_local.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a0fc158a..00000000
--- a/tests/test_local.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-from .context import platypush, config_file, TestTimeoutException
-
-import logging
-import os
-import sys
-import time
-import unittest
-
-from threading import Thread
-
-from platypush import Daemon
-from platypush.config import Config
-from platypush.pusher import Pusher
-from platypush.utils import set_timeout, clear_timeout
-
-class TestLocal(unittest.TestCase):
-    """ Tests the full flow on a local backend by executing a command through
-        the shell.exec plugin and getting the output """
-
-    timeout = 5
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, stream=sys.stdout)
-        backends = Config.get_backends()
-        self.assertTrue('local' in backends)
-
-        try: os.remove(Config.get_backends()['local']['request_fifo'])
-        except FileNotFoundError as e: pass
-
-        try: os.remove(Config.get_backends()['local']['response_fifo'])
-        except FileNotFoundError as e: pass
-
-
-    def test_local_shell_exec_flow(self):
-        self.start_sender()
-        self.start_receiver()
-
-    def on_response(self):
-        def _f(response):
-            logging.info("Received response: {}".format(response))
-            clear_timeout()
-            self.assertEqual(response.output.strip(), 'ping')
-        return _f
-
-    def on_timeout(self, msg):
-        def _f(): raise TestTimeoutException(msg)
-        return _f
-
-    def start_sender(self):
-        def _run_sender():
-            pusher = Pusher(config_file=config_file, backend='local',
-                            on_response=self.on_response())
-
-            logging.info('Sending request')
-            pusher.send_request(target=Config.get('device_id'), action='shell.exec',
-                        cmd='echo ping', timeout=None)
-
-
-        # Start the sender thread and wait for a response
-        set_timeout(seconds=self.timeout,
-                    on_timeout=self.on_timeout('Receiver response timed out'))
-
-        self.sender = Thread(target=_run_sender)
-        self.sender.start()
-
-    def start_receiver(self):
-        set_timeout(seconds=self.timeout,
-                    on_timeout=self.on_timeout('Sender request timed out'))
-
-        self.receiver = Daemon(config_file=config_file, requests_to_process=1)
-        self.receiver.start()
-
-        time.sleep(1)
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    unittest.main()
-
-# vim:sw=4:ts=4:et:
-