diff --git a/test/integration/systemEngine.test.ts b/test/integration/systemEngine.test.ts
index f02d8553..172722ff 100644
--- a/test/integration/systemEngine.test.ts
+++ b/test/integration/systemEngine.test.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,68 @@ const connectionOptions = {
   engineName: process.env.FIREBOLT_ENGINE_NAME as string
 };
 
-jest.setTimeout(30000);
+jest.setTimeout(1000000);
 
 describe("system engine", () => {
+  const engineName = connectionOptions.engineName + "_system_test";
+  const databaseName = process.env.FIREBOLT_DATABASE + "_system_test";
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    const firebolt = Firebolt({
+      apiEndpoint: process.env.FIREBOLT_API_ENDPOINT as string
+    });
+
+    const connection = await firebolt.connect({
+      ...connectionOptions,
+      engineName: "system"
+    });
+
+    await connection
+      .execute(`drop engine if exists ${engineName}`)
+      .catch(error => {
+        console.log(error);
+      });
+
+    await connection
+      .execute(`drop database if exists ${databaseName}`)
+      .catch(error => {
+        console.log(error);
+      });
+    try {
+      await connection.execute(`create database if not exists ${databaseName}`);
+
+      await connection.execute(
+        `create engine if not exists ${engineName} with REGION = 'us-east-1' SPEC = 'B1' SCALE = 1`
+      );
+
+      await connection.execute(
+        `attach engine ${engineName} to ${databaseName}`
+      );
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.log(error);
+      expect(true).toEqual(false);
+    }
+  });
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    const firebolt = Firebolt({
+      apiEndpoint: process.env.FIREBOLT_API_ENDPOINT as string
+    });
+
+    const connection = await firebolt.connect({
+      ...connectionOptions,
+      engineName: "system"
+    });
+
+    try {
+      await connection.execute(`drop engine if exists ${engineName}`);
+      await connection.execute(`drop database if exists ${databaseName}`);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.log(error);
+      expect(true).toEqual(false);
+    }
+  });
+
   it("resolve engine endpoint", async () => {
     const firebolt = Firebolt({
       apiEndpoint: process.env.FIREBOLT_API_ENDPOINT as string
@@ -33,6 +92,48 @@ describe("system engine", () => {
     try {
       const statement = await connection.execute("show engines");
       const { data } = await statement.fetchResult();
+      const engine = (data as unknown[][]).find(row => row[0] === engineName);
+      expect(engine).toBeTruthy();
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.log(error);
+      expect(true).toEqual(false);
+    }
+  });
+  it("able to list databases", async () => {
+    const firebolt = Firebolt({
+      apiEndpoint: process.env.FIREBOLT_API_ENDPOINT as string
+    });
+
+    const connection = await firebolt.connect({
+      ...connectionOptions,
+      engineName: "system"
+    });
+
+    try {
+      const statement = await connection.execute("show engines");
+      const { data } = await statement.fetchResult();
+      const database = (data as unknown[][]).find(
+        row => row[0] === databaseName
+      );
+      expect(database).toBeTruthy();
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.log(error);
+      expect(true).toEqual(false);
+    }
+  });
+  it.skip("start/stop engine", async () => {
+    const firebolt = Firebolt({
+      apiEndpoint: process.env.FIREBOLT_API_ENDPOINT as string
+    });
+
+    const connection = await firebolt.connect({
+      ...connectionOptions,
+      engineName: "system"
+    });
+
+    try {
+      await connection.execute(`start engine ${engineName}`);
+      await connection.execute(`stop engine ${engineName}`);
     } catch (error) {
       console.log(error);
       expect(true).toEqual(false);