diff --git a/app/routes/index.js b/app/routes/index.js
index ebc1a5e7..72493863 100644
--- a/app/routes/index.js
+++ b/app/routes/index.js
@@ -48,9 +48,11 @@ router.get('/v1/health', (req, res)=>{
   });
 });
 
-router.use('/kube', Kube);
 router.use(createExpressLogger('razeedash-api/api'));
 
+// Respond to /api/kube/[liveness|readiness|startup]
+router.use('/kube', Kube);
+
 router.use(asyncHandler(async (req, res, next) => {
   const db = req.app.get('db');
   req.db = db;
diff --git a/app/routes/kube/kube.js b/app/routes/kube/kube.js
index 8a9a5909..3892ef80 100644
--- a/app/routes/kube/kube.js
+++ b/app/routes/kube/kube.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const probeUtil = require('../../utils/probes');
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
-router.get('/startup', asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
+const startupHandler = asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
   try {
     const payload = await probeUtil.getStartupPayload(req);
     return res.status(200).send(payload);
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ router.get('/startup', asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
   catch (e) {
     return res.status(503).send('service unavailable');
   }
-}));
+});
+router.get('/startup', startupHandler);
 
-router.get('/readiness', asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
+const readinessHandler = asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
   try {
     const payload = await probeUtil.getReadinessPayload(req);
     return res.status(200).send(payload);
@@ -37,9 +38,10 @@ router.get('/readiness', asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
   catch (e) {
     return res.status(503).send('service unavailable');
   }
-}));
+});
+router.get('/readiness', readinessHandler);
 
-router.get('/liveness', asyncHandler(async(req, res) => {
+const livenessHandler = asyncHandler(async(req, res) => {
   try {
     const payload = await probeUtil.getLivenessPayload(req);
     return res.status(200).send(payload);
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ router.get('/liveness', asyncHandler(async(req, res) => {
   catch (e) {
     return res.status(503).send('service unavailable');
   }
-}));
+});
+router.get('/liveness', livenessHandler);
 
 module.exports = router;
diff --git a/app/routes/kube/kube.tests.js b/app/routes/kube/kube.tests.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f41a51f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/routes/kube/kube.tests.js
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/* eslint-env node, mocha */
+/**
+ * Copyright 2024 IBM Corp. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+const assert = require('assert');
+const mongodb = require('mongo-mock');
+var httpMocks = require('node-mocks-http');
+const log = require('../../log').log;
+
+const probeUtil = require('../../utils/probes');
+const defaultProbe = require('../../utils/probes/probe-default.js');
+
+const rewire = require('rewire');
+let kube = rewire('./kube');
+let db = {};
+
+describe('probes', () => {
+
+  before(async function () {
+    mongodb.max_delay = 0;
+    const MongoClient = mongodb.MongoClient;
+    db = await MongoClient.connect('someconnectstring', {});
+    db.collection('orgs');
+  });
+
+  after(function () {
+    db.close();
+  });
+
+  describe('startupProbe', () => {
+    it('should pass the default startup probe after setStartupComplete is called', async () => {
+      const startupHandler = kube.__get__('startupHandler');
+
+      const request = httpMocks.createRequest({
+        method: 'GET',
+        url: '/startup',
+        params: {},
+        log: log
+      });
+      const response = httpMocks.createResponse();
+
+      // Default impl returns failure before 'setStartupComplete' is called
+      await startupHandler(request, response);
+      assert.equal(response.statusCode, 503);
+
+      defaultProbe.setStartupComplete(true);
+
+      // Default impl returns success after 'setStartupComplete' is called
+      await startupHandler(request, response);
+      assert.equal(response.statusCode, 200);
+    });
+
+    it('should fail if the custom startup probe fails', async () => {
+      const startupHandler = kube.__get__('startupHandler');
+
+      const request = httpMocks.createRequest({
+        method: 'GET',
+        url: '/startup',
+        params: {},
+        log: log
+      });
+      const response = httpMocks.createResponse();
+
+      // Note: default probe setStartupComplete has already been called by earlier test
+
+      probeUtil.setImpl('./probe-testFailure.js');
+      await startupHandler(request, response);
+
+      assert.equal(response.statusCode, 503);
+    });
+
+    it('should succeed if the custom startup probe succeeds', async () => {
+      const startupHandler = kube.__get__('startupHandler');
+
+      const request = httpMocks.createRequest({
+        method: 'GET',
+        url: '/startup',
+        params: {},
+        log: log
+      });
+      const response = httpMocks.createResponse();
+
+      // Note: default probe setStartupComplete has already been called by earlier test
+
+      probeUtil.setImpl('./probe-testSuccess.js');
+      await startupHandler(request, response);
+
+      assert.equal(response.statusCode, 200);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/app/utils/probes/index.js b/app/utils/probes/index.js
index 6cd01c6e..f4a2fcfd 100644
--- a/app/utils/probes/index.js
+++ b/app/utils/probes/index.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 const PROBE_DEFAULT_IMPL = require( './probe-default.js' );
-const PROBE_CUSTOM_IMPL = require( process.env.PROBE_IMPL || './probe-none.js' );
+let PROBE_CUSTOM_IMPL = require( process.env.PROBE_IMPL || './probe-none.js' );
 
 /*
 Return an impl for each of the probe types:
@@ -26,29 +26,32 @@ Return an impl for each of the probe types:
   Return the custom payload, or the default payload if there is none.
 */
 const PROBE_IMPL = {
-  getStartupPayload: async function( context ) {
+  getStartupPayload: async function( req ) {
     const method = 'getStartupPayload';
-    const defaultPayload = await PROBE_DEFAULT_IMPL[method](context);
-    if( !Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(PROBE_CUSTOM_IMPL, method) ) {
-      return( PROBE_DEFAULT_IMPL[method](context) );
+    const defaultPayload = await PROBE_DEFAULT_IMPL[method](req);
+    if( Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(PROBE_CUSTOM_IMPL, method) ) {
+      return( await PROBE_CUSTOM_IMPL[method](req) );
     }
     return defaultPayload;
   },
-  getReadinessPayload: async function( context ) {
+  getReadinessPayload: async function( req ) {
     const method = 'getReadinessPayload';
-    const defaultPayload = await PROBE_DEFAULT_IMPL[method](context);
-    if( !Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(PROBE_CUSTOM_IMPL, method) ) {
-      return( PROBE_DEFAULT_IMPL[method](context) );
+    const defaultPayload = await PROBE_DEFAULT_IMPL[method](req);
+    if( Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(PROBE_CUSTOM_IMPL, method) ) {
+      return( await PROBE_CUSTOM_IMPL[method](req) );
     }
     return defaultPayload;
   },
-  getLivenessPayload: async function( context ) {
+  getLivenessPayload: async function( req ) {
     const method = 'getLivenessPayload';
-    const defaultPayload = await PROBE_DEFAULT_IMPL[method](context);
-    if( !Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(PROBE_CUSTOM_IMPL, method) ) {
-      return( PROBE_DEFAULT_IMPL[method](context) );
+    const defaultPayload = await PROBE_DEFAULT_IMPL[method](req);
+    if( Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(PROBE_CUSTOM_IMPL, method) ) {
+      return( await PROBE_CUSTOM_IMPL[method](req) );
     }
     return defaultPayload;
+  },
+  setImpl: function( newImpl ) {
+    PROBE_CUSTOM_IMPL = require( newImpl || './probe-none.js' );
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/app/utils/probes/probe-testFailure.js b/app/utils/probes/probe-testFailure.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bd99fc64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/utils/probes/probe-testFailure.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2024 IBM Corp. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+
+/*
+This sample shows how the startup/liveness/readiness probes can be customized to always fail.
+It is used by automated unit testing.
+*/
+
+async function getStartupPayload() {
+  throw new Error('probe failure for testing');
+}
+
+async function getReadinessPayload() {
+  throw new Error('probe failure for testing');
+}
+
+async function getLivenessPayload() {
+  throw new Error('probe failure for testing');
+}
+
+module.exports = { getLivenessPayload, getReadinessPayload, getStartupPayload };
diff --git a/app/utils/probes/probe-testSuccess.js b/app/utils/probes/probe-testSuccess.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b502a9fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/utils/probes/probe-testSuccess.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2024 IBM Corp. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+
+/*
+This sample shows how the startup/liveness/readiness probes can be customized to always succeed.
+It is used by automated unit testing.
+*/
+
+async function getStartupPayload() {
+  return('probe success for testing');
+}
+
+async function getReadinessPayload() {
+  return('probe success for testing');
+}
+
+async function getLivenessPayload() {
+  return('probe success for testing');
+}
+
+module.exports = { getLivenessPayload, getReadinessPayload, getStartupPayload };