diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 184beb3..1f671cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -17,11 +17,15 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-        sudo apt install -y bats
+        sudo apt install -y bats python3
     - name: Test with Bats
       shell: 'script -q -e -c "bash {0}"' # work around tty issues
       env:
         TERM: linux # fix tput for tty issue work around
       run: |
         cd tests
+        python3 -m http.server --bind 127.0.0.1 --directory ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/tests/mock &
+        sleep 1 # wait for server start
+        export BASE_URL="http://127.0.0.1:8000"
+        curl -v "$BASE_URL/"
         bats -t .
diff --git a/bin/jenkinsOp.sh b/bin/jenkinsOp.sh
index db7bbe6..b0db7b1 100755
--- a/bin/jenkinsOp.sh
+++ b/bin/jenkinsOp.sh
@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@
 SELECT=$1
 
 JOB=core_ci
-if [ ! -z "$3" ]
-  then
-    JOB=$3
+if [ ! -z "$3" ]; then
+  JOB=$3
 fi
 
 JENKINS="jenkins.ivyteam.io"
-URL="https://${JENKINS}/job/${JOB}/"
+if [ -z "${BASE_URL}" ]; then
+  BASE_URL="https://${JENKINS}/"
+fi
 DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "$BASH_SOURCE" )" && pwd )"
+echo "working with ${BASE_URL}"
 
 ENV="$DIR/.env"
 if [ -f $ENV ]; then
@@ -29,14 +31,14 @@ if ! [ -x "$(command -v curl)" ]; then
 fi
 
 getAvailableBranches(){
-  local JSON=$(curl -sS "${URL}/api/json?tree=jobs\[name\]")
+  local JSON=$(curl -sS "${BASE_URL}/job/${JOB}/api/json?tree=jobs\[name\]")
   local BRANCHES="$(jsonField "${JSON}" "name" \
    | sed -e 's|%2F|/|' )"
   echo ${BRANCHES}
 }
 
 getAvailableTestJobs(){
-  local JSON=$(curl -sS "https://$JENKINS/api/json?tree=jobs\[name\]")
+  local JSON=$(curl -sS "${BASE_URL}/api/json?tree=jobs\[name\]")
   local JOBS="$(jsonField "$JSON" "name" \
    | grep 'core_product\|core_test\|core_ci\|core_json-schema' \
    | sed -e 's|%2F|/|' )"
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ getAvailableTestJobs(){
 getHealth(){
   JOB="$1"
   BRANCH="$2"
-  API_URI="https://${JENKINS}/job/${JOB}/job/${BRANCH}/api/json?tree=color"
+  API_URI="${BASE_URL}/job/${JOB}/job/${BRANCH}/api/json?tree=color"
   JSON=$(curl -sS "${API_URI}")
   COLOR=$(jsonField "${JSON}" "color")
   colorToEmo $COLOR
@@ -95,13 +97,13 @@ triggerBuild(){
   RUN_JOB=$1
   BRANCH=$2
 
-  JOB_URL="https://$JENKINS/job/${RUN_JOB}/job/${BRANCH}"
+  JOB_URL="${BASE_URL}/job/${RUN_JOB}/job/${BRANCH}"
   RESPONSE=$( requestBuild ${JOB_URL} )
   echo -e "[ $( statusColor ${RESPONSE} ) ] @ $JOB_URL"
   
   if [ "$RESPONSE" == 404 ] || [ "$RESPONSE" == 409 ] ; then
       # job may requires a manual rescan to expose our new branch | isolate in sub bash to avoid conflicts!
-      SCANNED=$( rescanBranches "https://$JENKINS/job/$RUN_JOB/" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3 )
+      SCANNED=$( rescanBranches "${BASE_URL}/job/$RUN_JOB/" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3 )
       # re-try
       RESPONSE=$( requestBuild ${JOB_URL} )
       echo -e "[ $( statusColor ${RESPONSE} ) ] @ $JOB_URL"
@@ -121,7 +123,7 @@ requestBuild(){
 
   # get XSS preventention token
   if [ -z ${CRUMB+x} ]; then
-    ISSUER_URI="https://${JENKINS}/crumbIssuer/api/xml"
+    ISSUER_URI="${BASE_URL}/crumbIssuer/api/xml"
     CRUMB=$(curl -sS --basic -u "${JENKINS_USER}:${JENKINS_TOKEN}" "$ISSUER_URI") \
       | grep -o -E '"crumb":"[^"]*' | sed -e 's|"crumb":"||'
     export CRUMB="$CRUMB" #re-use for follow up requests
@@ -164,7 +166,7 @@ createView(){
   BRANCH=$1
   BRANCH_NAME=$( echo $BRANCH | sed -e 's|/|_|')
   ISSUE_REGEX=$( echo ".*${BRANCH}" | sed -e 's|.*/|\.*|' )
-  MYVIEWS_URL="https://$JENKINS/user/${JENKINS_USER}/my-views"
+  MYVIEWS_URL="${BASE_URL}/user/${JENKINS_USER}/my-views"
   curl -sS -k -X POST -u "$JENKINS_USER:$JENKINS_TOKEN" -H "$CRUMB" \
     --form name="${BRANCH_NAME}" --form   mode=hudson.model.ListView \
     --form json="{'name': '${BRANCH_NAME}', 'mode': 'hudson.model.ListView', 'useincluderegex': 'on', 'includeRegex': '${ISSUE_REGEX}', 'recurse': 'true'}" \
diff --git a/tests/jenkins_test.bats b/tests/jenkins_test.bats
index 2af61bb..bc6b8a2 100644
--- a/tests/jenkins_test.bats
+++ b/tests/jenkins_test.bats
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ setup(){
 }
 
 @test "loadBranches" {
-  skip "http"
   branches=$(getAvailableBranches)
   [[ " ${branches[@]} " =~ "master" ]] # contains master
 }
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ setup(){
 }
 
 @test "connectability" {
-  URL="http://jenkins.ivyteam.oblivion"
+  BASE_URL="http://jenkins.ivyteam.oblivion"
   rm -f /tmp/stderr
   getAvailableBranches 2> /tmp/stderr
   grep "Could not resolve host" /tmp/stderr
diff --git a/tests/mock/job/core_ci/api/json b/tests/mock/job/core_ci/api/json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6ef6f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/mock/job/core_ci/api/json
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.multibranch.WorkflowMultiBranchProject",
+  "jobs":[
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"PR-4741"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"PR-5076"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"PR-5287"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"PR-5412"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"PR-5435"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"XIVY-11800-zRemove"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"XIVY-13150%2Ffix-button"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"XIVY-13553_primefaces_update"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"XIVY-13553_primefaces_update_130"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"XIVY-13635-pjson-113"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"basicAuthLogs"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"coolstuff%2Fclassfile"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"coolstuff%2Fhealthcheck"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"crypto"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"crypto-base64"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"dev10.0"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"dev11.1"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"dev11.2"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"eclipse-2023-12"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"es-escape-whitspaces"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"exclude-CVE-2024-28752"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"java21"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"mail-semaphore"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"master"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"maven-mirror.ivyteam.io"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"priority"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"public-api-jar"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"public-api-jar-rule"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"r8-ticket-3999"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"release%2F10.0"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"release%2F11.2"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"release%2F8.0"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"release%2F9.1"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"release%2F9.2"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"release%2F9.3"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"release%2F9.4"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"snakeyaml-rexport"},
+    {"_class":"org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob","name":"test_cluster_slave"}
+  ]
+}
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