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+import json
+from django.http import HttpRequest
+from django.core.cache.backends.base import InvalidCacheBackendError
+from mock import patch
+
+from onadata.apps.main.tests.test_base import TestBase
+from onadata.apps.main.views import service_health
+
+
+class TestServiceHealthView(TestBase):
+    def test_service_health(self):
+        """
+        Test that the `service_health` view function
+        works as expected:
+            1. Returns a 200 when secondary services are healthy
+            2. Returns a 500 when a secondary service is not available
+        """
+        req = HttpRequest()
+        resp = service_health(req)
+
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            json.loads(resp.content.decode('utf-8')),
+            {
+                'default-Database': 'OK',
+                'Cache-Service': 'OK'
+            })
+
+        with patch('onadata.apps.main.views.cache') as cache_mock:
+            cache_mock.set.side_effect = InvalidCacheBackendError(
+                'Invalid cache configuration')
+            resp = service_health(req)
+
+            self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 500)
+            self.assertEqual(
+                json.loads(resp.content.decode('utf-8')),
+                {
+                    'default-Database': 'OK',
+                    'Cache-Service': (
+                        'Degraded state; '
+                        'Invalid cache configuration')
+                })