diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 51479b90..5409ba4a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
   },
   "main": "out/node/entry.js",
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@schemastore/package": "^0.0.6",
     "@types/body-parser": "^1.19.0",
     "@types/cookie-parser": "^1.4.2",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.8",
@@ -62,8 +63,8 @@
     "stylelint": "^13.0.0",
     "stylelint-config-recommended": "^3.0.0",
     "ts-node": "^9.0.0",
-    "wtfnode": "^0.8.4",
-    "typescript": "^4.1.3"
+    "typescript": "^4.1.3",
+    "wtfnode": "^0.8.4"
   },
   "resolutions": {
     "@types/node": "^12.12.7",
diff --git a/src/node/constants.ts b/src/node/constants.ts
index d6ba953e..c39beb05 100644
--- a/src/node/constants.ts
+++ b/src/node/constants.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
 import { logger } from "@coder/logger"
+import { JSONSchemaForNPMPackageJsonFiles } from "@schemastore/package"
 import * as path from "path"
 
-let pkg: { version?: string; commit?: string } = {}
-try {
-  pkg = require("../../package.json")
-} catch (error) {
-  logger.warn(error.message)
+export function getPackageJson(relativePath: string): JSONSchemaForNPMPackageJsonFiles {
+  let pkg = {}
+  try {
+    pkg = require(relativePath)
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.warn(error.message)
+  }
+
+  return pkg
 }
 
+const pkg = getPackageJson("../../package.json")
+
 export const version = pkg.version || "development"
 export const commit = pkg.commit || "development"
 export const rootPath = path.resolve(__dirname, "../..")
diff --git a/test/constants.test.ts b/test/constants.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..457f57fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/constants.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// Note: we need to import logger from the root
+// because this is the logger used in logError in ../src/common/util
+import { logger } from "../node_modules/@coder/logger"
+import { commit, getPackageJson, version } from "../src/node/constants"
+
+describe("constants", () => {
+  describe("getPackageJson", () => {
+    let spy: jest.SpyInstance
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      spy = jest.spyOn(logger, "warn")
+    })
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      jest.clearAllMocks()
+    })
+
+    afterAll(() => {
+      jest.restoreAllMocks()
+    })
+
+    it("should log a warning if package.json not found", () => {
+      const expectedErrorMessage = "Cannot find module './package.json' from 'src/node/constants.ts'"
+
+      getPackageJson("./package.json")
+
+      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expectedErrorMessage)
+    })
+
+    it("should find the package.json", () => {
+      // the function calls require from src/node/constants
+      // so to get the root package.json we need to use ../../
+      const packageJson = getPackageJson("../../package.json")
+      expect(Object.keys(packageJson).length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+      expect(packageJson.name).toBe("code-server")
+      expect(packageJson.description).toBe("Run VS Code on a remote server.")
+      expect(packageJson.repository).toBe("https://github.com/cdr/code-server")
+    })
+  })
+  describe("version", () => {
+    it("should return the package.json version", () => {
+      // Source: https://gist.github.com/jhorsman/62eeea161a13b80e39f5249281e17c39#gistcomment-2896416
+      const validSemVar = new RegExp("^(0|[1-9]d*).(0|[1-9]d*).(0|[1-9]d*)")
+      const isValidSemVar = validSemVar.test(version)
+      expect(version).not.toBe(null)
+      expect(isValidSemVar).toBe(true)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("commit", () => {
+    it("should return 'development' if commit is undefined", () => {
+      // In development, the commit is not stored in our package.json
+      // But when we build code-server and release it, it is
+      expect(commit).toBe("development")
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/test/http.test.ts b/test/http.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..234fca0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/http.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { HttpCode, HttpError } from "../src/common/http"
+
+describe("http", () => {
+  describe("HttpCode", () => {
+    it("should return the correct HTTP codes", () => {
+      expect(HttpCode.Ok).toBe(200)
+      expect(HttpCode.Redirect).toBe(302)
+      expect(HttpCode.NotFound).toBe(404)
+      expect(HttpCode.BadRequest).toBe(400)
+      expect(HttpCode.Unauthorized).toBe(401)
+      expect(HttpCode.LargePayload).toBe(413)
+      expect(HttpCode.ServerError).toBe(500)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("HttpError", () => {
+    it("should work as expected", () => {
+      const message = "Bad request from client"
+      const httpError = new HttpError(message, HttpCode.BadRequest)
+
+      expect(httpError.message).toBe(message)
+      expect(httpError.status).toBe(400)
+      expect(httpError.details).toBeUndefined()
+    })
+    it("should have details if provided", () => {
+      const details = {
+        message: "User needs to be signed-in in order to perform action",
+      }
+      const message = "Unauthorized"
+      const httpError = new HttpError(message, HttpCode.BadRequest, details)
+
+      expect(httpError.details).toStrictEqual(details)
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/test/util.test.ts b/test/util.test.ts
index 418756a5..78985554 100644
--- a/test/util.test.ts
+++ b/test/util.test.ts
@@ -125,10 +125,6 @@ describe("util", () => {
   })
 
   describe("getOptions", () => {
-    // Things to mock
-    // logger
-    // location
-    // document
     beforeEach(() => {
       const location: LocationLike = {
         pathname: "/healthz",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index cb51b991..93173db8 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -980,6 +980,11 @@
     "@parcel/utils" "^1.11.0"
     physical-cpu-count "^2.0.0"
 
+"@schemastore/package@^0.0.6":
+  version "0.0.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@schemastore/package/-/package-0.0.6.tgz#9a76713da1c7551293b7e72e4f387f802bfd5d81"
+  integrity sha512-uNloNHoyHttSSdeuEkkSC+mdxJXMKlcUPOMb//qhQbIQijXg8x54VmAw3jm6GJZQ5DBtIqGBd66zEQCDCChQVA==
+
 "@stylelint/postcss-css-in-js@^0.37.2":
   version "0.37.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@stylelint/postcss-css-in-js/-/postcss-css-in-js-0.37.2.tgz#7e5a84ad181f4234a2480803422a47b8749af3d2"