diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/cubetiqs/wsclient/WebClientStockClient.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/cubetiqs/wsclient/WebClientStockClient.kt
index 93c1809..a77db41 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/cubetiqs/wsclient/WebClientStockClient.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/cubetiqs/wsclient/WebClientStockClient.kt
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ package com.cubetiqs.wsclient
 
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.WebClient
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux
-import reactor.kotlin.extra.retry.retryExponentialBackoff
-import java.time.Duration
 
 class WebClientStockClient(val webClient: WebClient) : StockClient {
     override fun priceFor(symbol: String): Flux<StockPrice> {
@@ -11,7 +9,6 @@ class WebClientStockClient(val webClient: WebClient) : StockClient {
                 .uri("http://localhost:8080/stocks/{symbol}", symbol)
                 .retrieve()
                 .bodyToFlux(StockPrice::class.java)
-                .retryExponentialBackoff(5, Duration.ofSeconds(10), Duration.ofSeconds(20))
                 .doOnError {
                     println(it.message)
                 }
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/com/cubetiqs/wsclient/WebClientApplicationTests.kt b/src/test/kotlin/com/cubetiqs/wsclient/WebClientApplicationTests.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9cf455e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/com/cubetiqs/wsclient/WebClientApplicationTests.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package com.cubetiqs.wsclient
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest
+import reactor.core.publisher.Flux
+import reactor.test.StepVerifier
+
+@SpringBootTest
+class WebClientApplicationTests @Autowired constructor(
+        private val stockClient: WebClientStockClient
+) {
+    @Test
+    fun shouldRetrieveStockPricesFromTheService() {
+        val prices: Flux<StockPrice> = stockClient.priceFor("USD")
+
+        Assertions.assertNotNull(prices)
+        val fivePrices = prices.take(5)
+        Assertions.assertEquals(5, fivePrices.count().block())
+        Assertions.assertEquals("USD", fivePrices.blockFirst()?.symbol)
+
+        StepVerifier.create(prices.take(2))
+                .expectNextMatches { it.symbol == "USD" }
+                .expectNextMatches { it.symbol == "USD" }
+                .verifyComplete()
+    }
+}