diff --git a/InvenTree/plugin/serializers.py b/InvenTree/plugin/serializers.py
index 6e19eb2559..e25e253498 100644
--- a/InvenTree/plugin/serializers.py
+++ b/InvenTree/plugin/serializers.py
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ class PluginConfigInstallSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
         try:
             result = subprocess.check_output(command, cwd=os.path.dirname(settings.BASE_DIR))
             ret['result'] = str(result, 'utf-8')
+            ret['success'] = True
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError as error:
             ret['result'] = str(error.output, 'utf-8')
             ret['error'] = True
diff --git a/InvenTree/plugin/test_api.py b/InvenTree/plugin/test_api.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee99bbfadd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/InvenTree/plugin/test_api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.urls import reverse
+
+from InvenTree.api_tester import InvenTreeAPITestCase
+
+
+class PluginDetailAPITest(InvenTreeAPITestCase):
+    """
+    Tests the plugin AP I endpoints
+    """
+
+    roles = [
+        'admin.add',
+        'admin.view',
+        'admin.change',
+        'admin.delete',
+    ]
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.MSG_NO_PKG = 'Either packagenmae of url must be provided'
+
+        self.PKG_NAME = 'minimal'
+        super().setUp()
+
+    def test_plugin_install(self):
+        """
+        Test the plugin install command
+        """
+        url = reverse('api-plugin-install')
+
+        # valid - Pypi
+        data = self.post(url, {
+            'confirm': True,
+            'packagename': self.PKG_NAME
+        }, expected_code=201).data
+
+        self.assertEqual(data['success'], True)
+
+        # invalid tries
+        # no input
+        self.post(url, {}, expected_code=400)
+
+        # no package info
+        data = self.post(url, {
+            'confirm': True,
+        }, expected_code=400).data
+        self.assertEqual(data['url'][0].title().upper(), self.MSG_NO_PKG.upper())
+        self.assertEqual(data['packagename'][0].title().upper(), self.MSG_NO_PKG.upper())
+
+        # not confirmed
+        data = self.post(url, {
+            'packagename': self.PKG_NAME
+        }, expected_code=400).data