diff --git a/api.py b/api.py
index 27f07a603cdb2d98a484b33070aff233c828c5e3..c9e2dc3ec0c74a3b0906b8fb611c78cf7d105e32 100644
--- a/api.py
+++ b/api.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ routes = [
     webapp2_extras.routes.PathPrefixRoute(r'/api/jobs', [
         webapp2.Route(r'/next',                                     jobs.Jobs, handler_method='next', methods=['GET']),
         webapp2.Route(r'/count',                                    jobs.Jobs, handler_method='count', methods=['GET']),
+        webapp2.Route(r'/addTestJob',                               jobs.Jobs, handler_method='addTestJob', methods=['GET']),
         webapp2.Route(r'/<:[^/]+>',                                 jobs.Job,  name='job'),
     ]),
     webapp2.Route(r'/api/apps',                                     apps.Apps),
diff --git a/jobs.py b/jobs.py
index ae135f9f6c5ec27d55d54cba2f4aeacec785d20e..ba6deec7a1d8a434b03799f662be9172757faf55 100644
--- a/jobs.py
+++ b/jobs.py
@@ -135,6 +135,13 @@ class Jobs(base.RequestHandler):
 
         return self.app.db.jobs.count()
 
+    def addTestJob(self):
+        """Adds a harmless job for testing purposes. Intentionally equivalent return to createJob."""
+        if not self.superuser_request:
+            self.abort(401, 'Request requires superuser')
+
+        return createJob(self.app.db, 'dcm2nii', 'acquisition', '55bf861e6941f040cf8d6939')
+
     def next(self):
         """
         Atomically change a 'pending' job to 'running' and returns it. Updates timestamp.
@@ -144,8 +151,6 @@ class Jobs(base.RequestHandler):
         if not self.superuser_request:
             self.abort(401, 'Request requires superuser')
 
-        # createJob(self.app.db, 'dcm2nii', 'session', '55a58db95f22580812902b9e')
-
         # REVIEW: is this atomic?
         # REVIEW: semantics are not documented as to this mutation's behaviour when filter matches no docs.
         result = self.app.db.jobs.find_one_and_update(