diff --git a/_regroup/test-etapi/search.http b/_regroup/test-etapi/search.http
deleted file mode 100644
index 4655f22e0..000000000
--- a/_regroup/test-etapi/search.http
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-POST {{triliumHost}}/etapi/create-note
-Authorization: {{authToken}}
-Content-Type: application/json
-
-{
-  "parentNoteId": "root",
-  "title": "title",
-  "type": "text",
-  "content": "{{$uuid}}"
-}
-
-> {% client.global.set("createdNoteId", response.body.note.noteId); %}
-
-###
-
-GET {{triliumHost}}/etapi/notes/{{createdNoteId}}/content
-Authorization: {{authToken}}
-
-> {% client.global.set("content", response.body); %}
-
-###
-
-GET {{triliumHost}}/etapi/notes?search={{content}}&debug=true
-Authorization: {{authToken}}
-
-> {%
-client.assert(response.status === 200);
-client.assert(response.body.results.length === 1);
-%}
-
-### Same but with fast search which doesn't look in the content so 0 notes should be found
-
-GET {{triliumHost}}/etapi/notes?search={{content}}&fastSearch=true
-Authorization: {{authToken}}
-
-> {%
-client.assert(response.status === 200);
-client.assert(response.body.results.length === 0);
-%}
diff --git a/apps/server/spec/etapi/search.spec.ts b/apps/server/spec/etapi/search.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bfd14e740
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/spec/etapi/search.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { Application } from "express";
+import { beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import supertest from "supertest";
+import { createNote, login } from "./utils.js";
+import config from "../../src/services/config.js";
+import { randomUUID } from "crypto";
+
+let app: Application;
+let token: string;
+
+const USER = "etapi";
+let content: string;
+
+describe("etapi/search", () => {
+    beforeAll(async () => {
+        config.General.noAuthentication = false;
+        const buildApp = (await (import("../../src/app.js"))).default;
+        app = await buildApp();
+        token = await login(app);
+
+        content = randomUUID();
+        await createNote(app, token, content);
+    });
+
+    it("finds by content", async () => {
+        const response = await supertest(app)
+            .get(`/etapi/notes?search=${content}&debug=true`)
+            .auth(USER, token, { "type": "basic"})
+            .expect(200);
+        expect(response.body.results).toHaveLength(1);
+    });
+
+    it("does not find by content when fast search is on", async () => {
+        const response = await supertest(app)
+            .get(`/etapi/notes?search=${content}&debug=true&fastSearch=true`)
+            .auth(USER, token, { "type": "basic"})
+            .expect(200);
+        expect(response.body.results).toHaveLength(0);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/apps/server/spec/etapi/utils.ts b/apps/server/spec/etapi/utils.ts
index f9657eeab..509698370 100644
--- a/apps/server/spec/etapi/utils.ts
+++ b/apps/server/spec/etapi/utils.ts
@@ -14,3 +14,20 @@ export async function login(app: Application) {
     expect(token).toBeTruthy();
     return token;
 }
+
+export async function createNote(app: Application, token: string, content?: string) {
+    const response = await supertest(app)
+        .post("/etapi/create-note")
+        .auth("etapi", token, { "type": "basic"})
+        .send({
+            "parentNoteId": "root",
+            "title": "Hello",
+            "type": "text",
+            "content": content ?? "Hi there!",
+        })
+        .expect(201);
+
+    const noteId = response.body.note.noteId;
+    expect(noteId).toStrictEqual(noteId);
+    return noteId;
+}