diff --git a/magnum/api/controllers/root.py b/magnum/api/controllers/root.py
index 89113951cf..75b91a99a4 100644
--- a/magnum/api/controllers/root.py
+++ b/magnum/api/controllers/root.py
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ class RootController(object):
     @wsme_pecan.wsexpose([Version])
     def index(self):
         host_url = '%s/%s' % (pecan.request.host_url, 'v1')
-        Version(id='v1.0',
+        v1 = Version(id='v1.0',
                 status='CURRENT',
                 link=common_types.Link(target_name='v1',
                                        href=host_url))
+        return [v1]
diff --git a/magnum/tests/test_functional.py b/magnum/tests/test_functional.py
index 4147305deb..4c1f7bb02d 100644
--- a/magnum/tests/test_functional.py
+++ b/magnum/tests/test_functional.py
@@ -15,6 +15,32 @@ from magnum import tests
 
 class TestRootController(tests.FunctionalTest):
 
+    def test_version(self):
+        expected = [{'status': 'CURRENT',
+                     'link': {'href': 'http://localhost/v1',
+                              'target_name': 'v1'},
+                     'id': 'v1.0'}]
+        response = self.app.get('/')
+        self.assertEqual(expected, response.json)
+
+    def test_v1_controller_redirect(self):
+        response = self.app.get('/v1')
+        self.assertEqual(302, response.status_int)
+        self.assertEqual('http://localhost/v1/',
+                         response.headers['Location'])
+
+    def test_v1_controller(self):
+        expected = {'containers_uri': 'http://localhost/v1/containers',
+                    'name': 'magnum',
+                    'services_uri': 'http://localhost/v1/services',
+                    'type': 'platform',
+                    'uri': 'http://localhost/v1',
+                    'bays_uri': 'http://localhost/v1/bays',
+                    'description': 'magnum native implementation',
+                    'pods_uri': 'http://localhost/v1/pods'}
+        response = self.app.get('/v1/')
+        self.assertEqual(expected, response.json)
+
     def test_get_not_found(self):
         response = self.app.get('/a/bogus/url', expect_errors=True)
-        assert response.status_int == 404
+        assert response.status_int == 404
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