diff --git a/_regroup/test-etapi/import-zip.http b/_regroup/test-etapi/import-zip.http
deleted file mode 100644
index e831a050a..000000000
--- a/_regroup/test-etapi/import-zip.http
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-POST {{triliumHost}}/etapi/notes/root/import
-Authorization: {{authToken}}
-Content-Type: application/octet-stream
-Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary
-
-< ../db/demo.zip
-
-> {%
-    client.assert(response.status === 201);
-    client.assert(response.body.note.title == "Trilium Demo");
-    client.assert(response.body.branch.parentNoteId == "root");
-%}
diff --git a/apps/server/spec/etapi/import-zip.spec.ts b/apps/server/spec/etapi/import-zip.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c42623b76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/spec/etapi/import-zip.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { Application } from "express";
+import { beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import supertest from "supertest";
+import { login } from "./utils.js";
+import config from "../../src/services/config.js";
+import { readFileSync } from "fs";
+import { join } from "path";
+
+let app: Application;
+let token: string;
+
+const USER = "etapi";
+
+describe("etapi/import", () => {
+    beforeAll(async () => {
+        config.General.noAuthentication = false;
+        const buildApp = (await (import("../../src/app.js"))).default;
+        app = await buildApp();
+        token = await login(app);
+    });
+
+    it("demo zip can be imported", async () => {
+        const buffer = readFileSync(join(__dirname, "../../src/assets/db/demo.zip"));
+        const response = await supertest(app)
+            .post("/etapi/notes/root/import")
+            .auth(USER, token, { "type": "basic"})
+            .set("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream")
+            .set("Content-Transfer-Encoding", "binary")
+            .send(buffer)
+            .expect(201);
+        expect(response.body.note.title).toStrictEqual("Journal");
+        expect(response.body.branch.parentNoteId).toStrictEqual("root");
+    });
+});