diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/services/upload.service.spec.js b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/services/upload.service.spec.js
index f330d8db10..f0dc027e4b 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/services/upload.service.spec.js
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/services/upload.service.spec.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ System.register(['angular2/testing', 'angular2/core', 'angular2/http', 'angular2
                     backend = injector.get(http_1.XHRBackend);
                     httpService = injector.get(http_1.Http);
                     options = {
-                        url: 'http://mockUpload',
+                        url: '',
                         withCredentials: true,
                         authToken: btoa('fakeadmin:fakeadmin'),
                         authTokenPrefix: 'Basic',
@@ -60,10 +60,20 @@ System.register(['angular2/testing', 'angular2/core', 'angular2/http', 'angular2
                     };
                     service = new upload_service_1.UploadService(options);
                 });
-                testing_1.it('should return true if is a file', function () {
-                    var filesFake = [{ name: 'fake-name', size: 0 }];
+                testing_1.it('should make XHR request', function () {
+                    var xhr = {
+                        open: jasmine.createSpy('open'),
+                        upload: jasmine.createSpy('upload'),
+                        send: jasmine.createSpy('send'),
+                        setRequestHeader: jasmine.createSpy('setRequestHeader')
+                    };
+                    XMLHttpRequest = jasmine.createSpy('XMLHttpRequest');
+                    XMLHttpRequest.and.callFake(function () {
+                        return xhr;
+                    });
+                    var filesFake = [{ name: 'fake-name', size: 10 }];
                     service.addToQueue(filesFake);
-                    expect(true).toEqual(true);
+                    expect(xhr.open).toHaveBeenCalled();
                 });
             });
         }
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index ac8cd6aa25..f9c6f0dd4e 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/services/upload.service.spec.js.map
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/services/upload.service.spec.js.map
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diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/services/upload.service.spec.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/services/upload.service.spec.ts
index 31ee657b00..439cb9d708 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/services/upload.service.spec.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/services/upload.service.spec.ts
@@ -50,14 +50,28 @@ describe('AlfrescoUploadService', () => {
                 siteid: 'fakeSite',
                 containerid: 'fakeFolder'
             }
-        }
+        };
         service = new UploadService(options);
     });
 
-    it('should return true if is a file', () => {
-        let filesFake = [{name: 'fake-name', size: 0}];
+    it('should make XHR request', () => {
+
+        var xhr = {
+            open: jasmine.createSpy('open'),
+            upload: jasmine.createSpy('upload'),
+            send: jasmine.createSpy('send'),
+            setRequestHeader: jasmine.createSpy('setRequestHeader')
+        };
+
+        XMLHttpRequest = jasmine.createSpy('XMLHttpRequest');
+        XMLHttpRequest.and.callFake(function () {
+            return xhr;
+        });
+
+        let filesFake = [{name: 'fake-name', size: 10}];
         service.addToQueue(filesFake);
-        expect(true).toEqual(true);
+
+        expect(xhr.open).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });