diff --git a/pkg/cluster/cluster.go b/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
index a2eeccf03..ef902fdbb 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func New(cfg Config, kubeClient k8sutil.KubernetesClient, pgSpec acidv1.Postgres
 	cluster.logger = logger.WithField("pkg", "cluster").WithField("cluster-name", cluster.clusterName())
 	cluster.teamsAPIClient = teams.NewTeamsAPI(cfg.OpConfig.TeamsAPIUrl, logger)
 	cluster.oauthTokenGetter = newSecretOauthTokenGetter(&kubeClient, cfg.OpConfig.OAuthTokenSecretName)
-	cluster.patroni = patroni.New(cluster.logger)
+	cluster.patroni = patroni.New(cluster.logger, nil)
 	cluster.eventRecorder = eventRecorder
 
 	cluster.EBSVolumes = make(map[string]volumes.VolumeProperties)
diff --git a/pkg/util/patroni/patroni.go b/pkg/util/patroni/patroni.go
index 2e8f58984..10d9a878c 100644
--- a/pkg/util/patroni/patroni.go
+++ b/pkg/util/patroni/patroni.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package patroni
 
+//go:generate mockgen -package mocks -destination=$PWD/mocks/$GOFILE -source=$GOFILE -build_flags=-mod=vendor
+
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
@@ -29,21 +31,31 @@ type Interface interface {
 	GetMemberData(server *v1.Pod) (MemberData, error)
 }
 
+// HTTPClient interface
+type HTTPClient interface {
+	Do(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
+	Get(url string) (resp *http.Response, err error)
+}
+
 // Patroni API client
 type Patroni struct {
-	httpClient *http.Client
+	httpClient HTTPClient
 	logger     *logrus.Entry
 }
 
 // New create patroni
-func New(logger *logrus.Entry) *Patroni {
-	cl := http.Client{
-		Timeout: timeout,
+func New(logger *logrus.Entry, client HTTPClient) *Patroni {
+	if client == nil {
+
+	} else {
+		client = &http.Client{
+			Timeout: timeout,
+		}
 	}
 
 	return &Patroni{
 		logger:     logger,
-		httpClient: &cl,
+		httpClient: client,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -161,7 +173,8 @@ func (p *Patroni) GetMemberData(server *v1.Pod) (MemberData, error) {
 
 	memberData := MemberData{}
 
-	var ok, r bool
+	r := false
+	ok := true
 
 	memberData.State, r = data["state"].(string)
 	ok = ok && r
diff --git a/pkg/util/patroni/patroni_test.go b/pkg/util/patroni/patroni_test.go
index 388120ae5..8855a713e 100644
--- a/pkg/util/patroni/patroni_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/patroni/patroni_test.go
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 package patroni
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
+	"github.com/zalando/postgres-operator/mocks"
+
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 )
 
 func newMockPod(ip string) *v1.Pod {
@@ -72,3 +79,20 @@ func TestApiURL(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestPatroniAPI(t *testing.T) {
+	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
+	defer ctrl.Finish()
+
+	json := `{"name":"Test Name","full_name":"test full name","owner":{"login": "octocat"}}`
+	r := ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader([]byte(json)))
+
+	response := http.Response{
+		Status: "200",
+		Body:   r,
+	}
+
+	mockClient := mocks.NewMockHTTPClient(ctrl)
+	mockClient.EXPECT().Get(gomock.Any()).Return(&response)
+
+}