diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 250d1b4..c7d0d1e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@ linux:
 	@echo "Building Linux binary..."
 	GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o $(BUILD_DIR)/$(APP_NAME)-linux-amd64
 
-# for testing things
+# for testing proxy.Process
 simple-responder:
 	@echo "Building simple responder"
-	go build -o $(BUILD_DIR)/simple-responder misc/simple-responder/simple-responder.go
+	GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 go build -o $(BUILD_DIR)/simple-responder_darwin_arm64 misc/simple-responder/simple-responder.go
+	GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o $(BUILD_DIR)/simple-responder_linux_amd64 misc/simple-responder/simple-responder.go
 
 # Ensure build directory exists
 $(BUILD_DIR):
diff --git a/misc/simple-responder/simple-responder.go b/misc/simple-responder/simple-responder.go
index f20ea40..a7a1fea 100644
--- a/misc/simple-responder/simple-responder.go
+++ b/misc/simple-responder/simple-responder.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func main() {
 		w.Write([]byte(response))
 	})
 
-	address := ":" + *port // Address with the specified port
+	address := "127.0.0.1:" + *port // Address with the specified port
 	fmt.Printf("Server is listening on port %s\n", *port)
 
 	// Start the server and log any error if it occurs
diff --git a/proxy/manager.go b/proxy/manager.go
index f177ce8..4831e1f 100644
--- a/proxy/manager.go
+++ b/proxy/manager.go
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ func (pm *ProxyManager) HandleFunc(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		} else {
 			http.Error(w, "no strategy to handle request", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		}
-
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/proxy/process.go b/proxy/process.go
index 0c85864..8226cb0 100644
--- a/proxy/process.go
+++ b/proxy/process.go
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ type Process struct {
 	config     ModelConfig
 	cmd        *exec.Cmd
 	logMonitor *LogMonitor
+
+	// Only useful for go testing the proxy functionality
+	// will leave the start/stop of process to go code
+	overrideProxyFunc *func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 }
 
 func NewProcess(ID string, config ModelConfig, logMonitor *LogMonitor) *Process {
@@ -115,6 +119,7 @@ func (p *Process) checkHealthEndpoint(cmdCtx context.Context, healthCheckTimeout
 	startTime := time.Now()
 
 	for {
+		time.Sleep(time.Second)
 		req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", healthURL, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -141,7 +146,6 @@ func (p *Process) checkHealthEndpoint(cmdCtx context.Context, healthCheckTimeout
 			// wait a bit longer for TCP connection issues
 			if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "connection refused") {
 				fmt.Fprintf(p.logMonitor, "Connection refused on %s, ttl %.0fs\n", healthURL, ttl)
-
 				time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
 			} else {
 				time.Sleep(time.Second)
@@ -162,13 +166,23 @@ func (p *Process) checkHealthEndpoint(cmdCtx context.Context, healthCheckTimeout
 		if ttl < 0 {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to check health from: %s", healthURL)
 		}
-
-		time.Sleep(time.Second)
 	}
 }
 
-// sends the request to the upstream process
 func (p *Process) ProxyRequest(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if p.overrideProxyFunc != nil {
+		(*p.overrideProxyFunc)(w, r)
+	} else {
+		p.defaultProxyHandler(w, r)
+	}
+}
+
+func (p *Process) SetOverride(f func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request)) {
+	p.overrideProxyFunc = &f
+}
+
+// sends the request to the upstream process
+func (p *Process) defaultProxyHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if p.cmd == nil {
 		http.Error(w, "process not started", http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
diff --git a/proxy/process_test.go b/proxy/process_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2dd16ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proxy/process_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+package proxy
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// Check if the binary exists
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	binaryPath := getBinaryPath()
+	if _, err := os.Stat(binaryPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		fmt.Printf("simple-responder not found at %s, did you `make simple-responder`?\n", binaryPath)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	m.Run()
+}
+
+// Helper function to get the binary path
+func getBinaryPath() string {
+	goos := runtime.GOOS
+	goarch := runtime.GOARCH
+	return filepath.Join("..", "build", fmt.Sprintf("simple-responder_%s_%s", goos, goarch))
+}
+
+func TestProcess_StartProxyStop(t *testing.T) {
+	// Define the range
+	min := 12000
+	max := 13000
+
+	// Generate a random number between 12000 and 13000
+	randomPort := rand.Intn(max-min+1) + min
+
+	binaryPath := getBinaryPath()
+
+	// Create a log monitor
+	logMonitor := NewLogMonitor()
+
+	expectedMessage := "testing91931"
+
+	// Create a process configuration
+	config := ModelConfig{
+		Cmd:           fmt.Sprintf("%s --port %d --respond '%s'", binaryPath, randomPort, expectedMessage),
+		Proxy:         fmt.Sprintf("http://127.0.0.1:%d", randomPort),
+		CheckEndpoint: "/health",
+	}
+
+	// Create a process
+	process := NewProcess("test-process", config, logMonitor)
+
+	// Start the process
+	t.Logf("Starting %s on port %d", binaryPath, randomPort)
+	err := process.Start(5)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to start process: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Create a test request
+	req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/", nil)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	// Proxy the request
+	process.ProxyRequest(w, req)
+
+	// Check the response
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Errorf("Expected status code %d, got %d", http.StatusOK, w.Code)
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(w.Body.String(), expectedMessage) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected body to contain '%s', got %q", expectedMessage, w.Body.String())
+	}
+
+	// Stop the process
+	process.Stop()
+
+	req = httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/", nil)
+	w = httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	// Proxy the request
+	process.ProxyRequest(w, req)
+
+	// Check the response
+	if w.Code == http.StatusInternalServerError {
+		t.Errorf("Expected status code %d, got %d", http.StatusInternalServerError, w.Code)
+	}
+}