diff --git a/test/conftest.py b/test/conftest.py
index d6066602f9026880655075df31d45f690fa61460..ae7c9c25ede771a380cb627eca7185bc84f016b2 100644
--- a/test/conftest.py
+++ b/test/conftest.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import netifaces
 import os
 import re
 import tempfile
+import threading
 
 from lxml import etree
 import pytest
@@ -92,13 +93,21 @@ TEST_DATA_DIRNAME = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(
     "data"))
 
 
+_bootstrap_semaphore = threading.Semaphore()
+
+
+
 class MockedRedis(object):
 
     db = None
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        if MockedRedis.db is None:
-            MockedRedis.prep()
+        _bootstrap_semaphore.acquire()
+        try:
+            if MockedRedis.db is None:
+                MockedRedis.prep()
+        finally:
+            _bootstrap_semaphore.release()
 
     # allows us to create other mocks using a different data source file
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/test/test_msr_routes.py b/test/test_msr_routes.py
index 3788bdeb08a03adcb7e1dba504363bffcaab9b99..4babd97d6089f8818b943174722e8d3b0f147dc0 100644
--- a/test/test_msr_routes.py
+++ b/test/test_msr_routes.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import jsonschema
 import pytest
 
 from inventory_provider.routes.msr import PEERING_LIST_SCHEMA, \
-    PEERING_GROUP_LIST_SCHEMA
+    PEERING_GROUP_LIST_SCHEMA, IP_ADDRESS_LIST_SCHEMA
 from inventory_provider.routes.poller import SERVICES_LIST_SCHEMA
 
 DEFAULT_REQUEST_HEADERS = {
@@ -135,3 +135,123 @@ def test_peerings_group_list(client, uri):
     jsonschema.validate(response_data, PEERING_GROUP_LIST_SCHEMA)
 
     assert response_data  # test data is non-empty
+
+
+def test_peering_services(client):
+
+    # sample splunk output
+    payload = [
+        '83.97.93.247',
+        '146.48.78.13',
+        '185.6.36.40',
+        '2a00:1620:c0:4e:146:48:78:13',
+        '62.40.125.102',
+        '62.40.126.11',
+        '62.40.127.141',
+        '62.40.98.11',
+        '62.40.102.19',
+        '202.179.249.33',
+        '202.179.249.209',
+        '138.44.226.6',
+        '138.44.226.8',
+        '203.30.38.92',
+        '195.66.226.140',
+        '195.66.224.122',
+        '62.40.124.226',
+        '80.81.194.138',
+        '62.40.127.139',
+        '80.81.195.40',
+        '80.81.194.152',
+        '62.40.125.154',
+        '62.40.124.147',
+        '62.40.100.39',
+        '62.40.126.222',
+        '83.97.88.197',
+        '83.97.88.166',
+        '91.210.16.114',
+        '62.40.126.146',
+        '62.40.100.45',
+        '62.40.125.198',
+        '2400:4500::1:0:32',
+        '62.40.126.230',
+        '117.103.111.142',
+        '91.210.16.5',
+        '195.66.227.152',
+        '91.210.16.63',
+        '62.40.109.146',
+        '64.57.30.209',
+        '198.124.80.29',
+        '62.40.125.78',
+        '192.84.8.13',
+        '62.40.124.242',
+        '185.1.47.55',
+        '83.97.89.222',
+        '185.1.47.54',
+        '83.97.88.228',
+        '83.97.88.229',
+        '83.97.90.2',
+        '195.66.224.207',
+        '83.97.89.242',
+        '62.40.124.249',
+        '62.40.126.37',
+        '195.66.226.230',
+        '62.40.124.222',
+        '185.6.36.75',
+        '80.249.210.1',
+        '62.40.124.230',
+        '198.124.80.9',
+        '83.97.88.162',
+        '62.40.125.130',
+        '195.66.225.63',
+        '80.81.195.189',
+        '195.66.225.121',
+        '62.40.125.167',
+        '195.66.225.142',
+        '62.40.125.18',
+        '91.210.16.113',
+        '80.249.210.95',
+        '80.249.209.34',
+        '62.40.125.238',
+        '83.97.88.102',
+        '80.81.194.165',
+        '62.40.125.254',
+        '83.97.88.106',
+        '91.210.16.202',
+        '80.249.208.164',
+        '185.1.192.59',
+        '195.66.226.180',
+        '62.40.125.134',
+        '83.97.89.17',
+        '62.40.126.3',
+        '80.249.209.232',
+        '83.97.88.34',
+        '185.1.47.48',
+        '83.97.89.250',
+        '83.97.88.185',
+        '80.249.209.53',
+        '62.40.125.174',
+        '205.189.32.76',
+        '185.6.36.55',
+        '185.6.36.28',
+        '80.81.195.168',
+        '62.40.125.42',
+        '80.81.192.43',
+        '83.97.88.206',
+        '62.40.100.59',
+        '62.40.125.118',
+        '62.40.124.150',
+        '83.97.88.46'
+    ]
+
+    headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
+    headers.update(DEFAULT_REQUEST_HEADERS)
+    rv = client.post(
+        '/msr/bgp/peering-services',
+        headers=headers,
+        data=json.dumps(payload))
+    assert rv.status_code == 200
+    assert rv.is_json
+    response_data = json.loads(rv.data.decode('utf-8'))
+    # jsonschema.validate(response_data, IP_ADDRESS_LIST_SCHEMA)
+
+    assert response_data  # test data is non-empty