diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 3413bc5..4cee0b7 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ function addRoutes(_router) {
     // test route to make sure everything is working (accessed at GET http://localhost:9090/api)
     _router.get('/', function (req, res) {
         res.json({message: 'Welcome to our JSON REST api!'});
+        adapter.setState('testVariable', {val: true, ack: true, expire: 30});
     });
 
     _router.get('/plain/', function(req, res) {