diff --git a/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/common/cleanup-watcher.yaml b/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/common/cleanup-watcher.yaml
index 31bb5ab..7205146 100644
--- a/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/common/cleanup-watcher.yaml
+++ b/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/common/cleanup-watcher.yaml
@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@ delete:
 - apiVersion: watcher.openstack.org/v1beta1
   kind: Watcher
   name: watcher-kuttl
-  namespace: watcher-kuttl-default
diff --git a/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/common/deploy-with-defaults.yaml b/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/common/deploy-with-defaults.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b969ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/common/deploy-with-defaults.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+apiVersion: watcher.openstack.org/v1beta1
+kind: Watcher
+metadata:
+  name: watcher-kuttl
+  namespace: watcher-kuttl-default
+spec:
+  databaseInstance: "openstack"
diff --git a/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/test/01-deploy-with-defaults.yaml b/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/test/01-deploy-with-defaults.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b969ba..0000000
--- a/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/test/01-deploy-with-defaults.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: watcher.openstack.org/v1beta1
-kind: Watcher
-metadata:
-  name: watcher-kuttl
-  namespace: watcher-kuttl-default
-spec:
-  databaseInstance: "openstack"
diff --git a/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/test/01-deploy-with-defaults.yaml b/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/test/01-deploy-with-defaults.yaml
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..ecf8d37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/test/01-deploy-with-defaults.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../common/deploy-with-defaults.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/watcher-api/00-cleanup-watcher.yaml b/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/watcher-api/00-cleanup-watcher.yaml
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..92ed6e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/watcher-api/00-cleanup-watcher.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../common/cleanup-watcher.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/watcher-api/01-cleanup-watcherapi.yaml b/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/watcher-api/01-cleanup-watcherapi.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9c7650
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/watcher-api/01-cleanup-watcherapi.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+apiVersion: kuttl.dev/v1beta1
+kind: TestStep
+delete:
+- apiVersion: watcher.openstack.org/v1beta1
+  kind: WatcherAPI
+  name: watcherapi-kuttl
diff --git a/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/watcher-api/02-deploy-with-defaults.yaml b/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/watcher-api/02-deploy-with-defaults.yaml
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..ecf8d37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/watcher-api/02-deploy-with-defaults.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../common/deploy-with-defaults.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/watcher-api/03-assert.yaml b/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/watcher-api/03-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3c4cab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/watcher-api/03-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+apiVersion: watcher.openstack.org/v1beta1
+kind: WatcherAPI
+metadata:
+  finalizers:
+  - openstack.org/watcherapi
+  name: watcherapi-kuttl
+spec:
+  databaseAccount: watcher
+  databaseInstance: openstack
+  passwordSelectors:
+    service: WatcherPassword
+  secret: osp-secret
+status:
+  conditions:
+  - message: Setup complete
+    reason: Ready
+    status: "True"
+    type: Ready
+  - message: Input data complete
+    reason: Ready
+    status: "True"
+    type: InputReady
+  - message: Service config create completed
+    reason: Ready
+    status: "True"
+    type: ServiceConfigReady
diff --git a/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/watcher-api/03-deploy-watcher-api.yaml b/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/watcher-api/03-deploy-watcher-api.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4f6a41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/watcher-api/03-deploy-watcher-api.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+apiVersion: watcher.openstack.org/v1beta1
+kind: WatcherAPI
+metadata:
+  name: watcherapi-kuttl
+spec:
+  databaseInstance: "openstack"
diff --git a/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/watcher-api/04-cleanup-watcher.yaml b/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/watcher-api/04-cleanup-watcher.yaml
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..92ed6e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/watcher-api/04-cleanup-watcher.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../common/cleanup-watcher.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/watcher-api/05-assert.yaml b/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/watcher-api/05-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6de52af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/watcher-api/05-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+apiVersion: kuttl.dev/v1beta1
+kind: TestAssert
+namespaced: true
+commands:
+  - script: |
+      set -ex
+      oc get mariadbaccount -n ${NAMESPACE} --no-headers=true | [ $(grep -c ^watcher) == 0 ]
+      oc get mariadbdatabase -n ${NAMESPACE} --no-headers=true | [ $(grep -c ^watcher) == 0 ]
+      oc get secret -n ${NAMESPACE} --no-headers=true | [ $(grep -c ^watcher) == 0 ]
diff --git a/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/watcher-api/05-cleanup-watcherapi.yaml b/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/watcher-api/05-cleanup-watcherapi.yaml
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..40ff478
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kuttl/test-suites/default/watcher-api/05-cleanup-watcherapi.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+01-cleanup-watcherapi.yaml
\ No newline at end of file