diff --git a/backend.tests/ApiFactory.cs b/backend.tests/ApiFactory.cs
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+using System.IO;
+using backend.Data;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+
+namespace backend.tests;
+
+public class ApiFactory : WebApplicationFactory<Program>
+{
+    private readonly string _dbPath = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), $"assistant-test-{Guid.NewGuid():N}.db");
+
+    protected override void ConfigureWebHost(IWebHostBuilder builder)
+    {
+        builder.UseEnvironment("Test");
+        builder.ConfigureAppConfiguration((_, cfg) =>
+        {
+            cfg.AddInMemoryCollection(new Dictionary<string, string?>
+            {
+                ["ConnectionStrings:Default"] = $"Data Source={_dbPath}",
+            });
+        });
+    }
+
+    protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
+    {
+        base.Dispose(disposing);
+        if (File.Exists(_dbPath))
+            File.Delete(_dbPath);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend.tests/HealthTests.cs b/backend.tests/HealthTests.cs
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+using System.Net;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace backend.tests;
+
+public class HealthTests(ApiFactory factory) : IClassFixture<ApiFactory>
+{
+    private readonly ApiFactory _factory = factory;
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Health_returns_ok()
+    {
+        var client = _factory.CreateClient();
+        var res = await client.GetAsync("/health");
+        res.StatusCode.Should().Be(HttpStatusCode.OK);
+        (await res.Content.ReadAsStringAsync()).Should().Contain("\"ok\":true");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend.tests/UnitTest1.cs b/backend.tests/UnitTest1.cs
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-namespace backend.tests;
-
-public class UnitTest1
-{
-    [Fact]
-    public void Test1()
-    {
-
-    }
-}