diff --git a/docker-compose-int-test.yml b/docker-compose-int-test.yml
index 4864e72d0..6797d5661 100644
--- a/docker-compose-int-test.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-int-test.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ services:
       - "443:443"
       - "5080:5080"
     environment:
-      - AI_AUTOSTART=0
+      - AI_RECOMMENDER=random
+      - AI_NUMRECOMMEND=1
+      - AI_AUTOSTART=1
       - STARTUP_DATASET_PATH=/appsrc/data/datasets/test/test_mixed
     env_file: ./config/common.env
     depends_on:
diff --git a/tests/integration/jest/labApi.js b/tests/integration/jest/labApi.js
index bce87dff7..5d943a8fd 100644
--- a/tests/integration/jest/labApi.js
+++ b/tests/integration/jest/labApi.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export const fetchDatasetMetafeatures = (id) => get(`http://lab:5080/api/v1/file
 export const fetchMachines = () => get('http://lab:5080/api/v1/machines');
 
 export const fetchExperiments = () => get('http://lab:5080/api/userexperiments');
+export const fetchExperimentsParms = (parms) => post(`http://lab:5080/api/v1/experiments`, parms);
 export const fetchExperiment = (id) => get(`http://lab:5080/api/v1/experiments/${id}`);
 
 export const fetchAlgorithms = () => get('http://lab:5080/api/projects');
@@ -21,6 +22,11 @@ export const fetchAlgorithms = () => get('http://lab:5080/api/projects');
 export const submitExperiment = (algorithm, params) => 
   post(`http://lab:5080/api/v1/projects/${algorithm}/experiment`, params);
 
+export const updateAiStatus = (datasetId, aiStatus) =>
+	put(`http://lab:5080/api/userdatasets/${datasetId}/ai`, {'ai':aiStatus});
+
+export const getAiStatus = (datasetId) => get(`http://lab:5080/api/userdatasets/${datasetId}/ai`)
+
 export const fetchExperimentModel = (id) => get(`http://lab:5080/api/v1/experiments/${id}/model`);
 export const fetchExperimentScript = (id) => get(`http://lab:5080/api/v1/experiments/${id}/script`);
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/jest/runAi.test.ts b/tests/integration/jest/runAi.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e084a4d42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/jest/runAi.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/**
+* Run and experiment
+*
+*/
+
+import * as labApi from './labApi';
+import * as machineApi from './machineApi';
+import * as dbBuilder from "./util/db";
+import * as util from "./util/testUtils";
+
+/*
+const db = dbBuilder.openDbConnection();
+
+
+afterAll(() => {
+  db.close();
+});
+*/
+
+describe('ai', () => {
+	it('start ai for banana', async () => {	
+		console.log('start ai')
+
+		jest.setTimeout(util.JEST_TIMEOUT)
+
+		let algoName = 'LogisticRegression'
+		let datasetName = 'banana'
+
+		let newSuccessExpParms = {'date_start':Date.now(), '_status':'success'}
+
+		//-------------------
+	 	// get dataset
+	 	var datasets = await labApi.fetchDatasets();
+	 	expect(datasets.length).toBeGreaterThan(1);
+	 	var datasetId = datasets.find(function(element) {return element.name == datasetName;})._id;
+	 	expect(datasetId).toBeTruthy();
+
+	 	// get algorithm
+	 	var algorithms = await labApi.fetchAlgorithms();
+	 	expect(algorithms.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(util.MIN_EXPECTED_LAB_ALGO_COUNT);
+	 	var algoId = algorithms.find(function(element) {return element.name == algoName;})._id;
+	 	expect(algoId).toBeTruthy();
+
+	 	// make sure machine is free
+		var capRes = await machineApi.fetchCapacity(algoId)
+		expect(capRes.capacity).toEqual(1)
+		console.log("checked machine")
+
+	 	// fetch previously run experiments
+		var prevExperiments = await labApi.fetchExperiments()
+
+	 	// turn on ai
+	 	await labApi.updateAiStatus(datasetId, "requested")
+
+	 	// wait for ai status to change
+	 	var dataset = await labApi.fetchDataset(datasetId)
+	 	console.log("dataset[0].ai: ", dataset[0].ai)
+
+		var count = 0
+		console.log("starting timeout...")
+		while (dataset[0].ai === ('requested') && count < 10) {
+			util.delay(10000)
+			count = count + 1
+			dataset = await labApi.fetchDataset(datasetId)
+			console.log("dataset[0].ai, count (" + count + "): ", dataset[0].ai)
+		}
+		console.log("finished timeout...")
+		console.log("dataset[0].ai: ", dataset[0].ai)
+
+	 	// check ai status
+	 	expect(dataset[0].ai).toBeTruthy()
+		expect(dataset[0].ai).toEqual('finished')
+
+		// check for new experiments
+		var allExperiments = await labApi.fetchExperiments()
+		expect(allExperiments.length).toEqual(prevExperiments.length + util.NUM_AI_RECS)
+		console.log("checked new experiment count")
+
+		// wait for experiments to complete
+		console.log("waiting for experiments to finish")
+		var experiments = await labApi.fetchExperimentsParms(newSuccessExpParms)
+		console.log("new success experiments:", experiments)
+
+		var count = 0
+		console.log("starting timeout...")
+		while (!experiments && count < 10) {
+			util.delay(10000)
+			count = count + 1
+			experiments = await labApi.fetchExperimentsParms(newSuccessExpParms)
+			console.log("new success experiments, count (" + count + "): ", experiments)
+		}
+		console.log("finished timeout...")
+
+		expect(experiments).toBeTruthy()
+
+		/*
+		// make sure machine is free
+		var capRes = await machineApi.fetchCapacity(algoId)
+		expect(capRes.capacity).toEqual(1)
+		console.log("checked machine")
+		*/
+	});
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/integration/jest/runExperiment.test.ts b/tests/integration/jest/runExperiment.test.ts
index 579c1f729..7711d75fa 100644
--- a/tests/integration/jest/runExperiment.test.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/jest/runExperiment.test.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe('run experiment', () => {
 	it('run decisionTree experiment on banana', async () => {	
 		console.log('run decisionTree experiment on banana')
 
-		jest.setTimeout(15000)
+		jest.setTimeout(util.JEST_TIMEOUT)
 	/*
 		let algoName = 'DecisionTreeClassifier'
 		let algoParms = {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ describe('run experiment', () => {
 	it('run decisionTree experiment with invalid parms on banana', async () => {	
 		console.log('run decisionTree experiment with invalid parms on banana')
 
-		jest.setTimeout(15000)
+		jest.setTimeout(util.JEST_TIMEOUT)
 
 		let algoName = 'LogisticRegression'
 		let algoParms = {
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ describe('run experiment', () => {
 
 	it.skip('start and then kill experiment', async () => {
 		console.log('start and then kill experiment')
-		jest.setTimeout(20000)
+		jest.setTimeout(util.JEST_TIMEOUT)
 
 		let algoName = 'SVC'
 		let algoParms = {
diff --git a/tests/integration/jest/util/apiHelper.js b/tests/integration/jest/util/apiHelper.js
index f93379b29..99736e926 100644
--- a/tests/integration/jest/util/apiHelper.js
+++ b/tests/integration/jest/util/apiHelper.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export const putFormData = (route, form) => {
 function checkStatus(response) {
   if (response.status >= 400) {
     //console.log(`error: ${response.error}`)
-    var error = new Error(`${response.status}: ${response.statusText}`);
+    var error = new Error(`${response.status}: ${response.statusText} : ${response.url}`);
     error.response = response;
     throw error;
   } else {
diff --git a/tests/integration/jest/util/testUtils.js b/tests/integration/jest/util/testUtils.js
index 315d74830..72070e00b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/jest/util/testUtils.js
+++ b/tests/integration/jest/util/testUtils.js
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 
+var os = require("os");
+
 
 export const EXPECTED_MACHINE_ALGO_COUNT = 6; // number of algorithms registered with a machine instance
 export const MIN_EXPECTED_LAB_ALGO_COUNT = 10; // min number of algorithms registered with in the server
 export const MIN_EXPECTED_DATASET_COUNT = 4; // min number of datasets registered with the lab server, more may be added w. tests
 
 export const DATASET_PATH = '/appsrc/data/datasets/test/integration'  // datasets for testing
+export const NUM_AI_RECS = 1
+//export const NUM_AI_RECS = os.environ['AI_NUMRECOMMEND']
+export const JEST_TIMEOUT = 30000
 
 // hacky delay
 export const delay = (ms) => {