diff --git a/ci/container/hang_webserver.py b/ci/container/hang_webserver.py
index 432b649a0..ab25a0152 100755
--- a/ci/container/hang_webserver.py
+++ b/ci/container/hang_webserver.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def do_POST(self):
         elif self.path.startswith('/xml'):
             self.__respond(200, message='<error/>', content_type='application/xml')
         elif self.path.startswith('/json'):
-            self.__respond(200, message='OK', body='{"smkId": 32621973126123526, "data": {"foo":"bar"}}', content_type='application/json')
+            self.__respond(200, message='OK', body='{"smkId": 32621973126123526, "data": {"test":"data"}}', content_type='application/json')
         elif self.path.startswith('/resetCounter'):
             HTTPRequestHandler.counter = 0
             self.__respond(200, message='OK')
diff --git a/test/integration/testHttpClient.js b/test/integration/testHttpClient.js
index deb8bc0a9..a36230522 100644
--- a/test/integration/testHttpClient.js
+++ b/test/integration/testHttpClient.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const { hangWebServerUrl } = require('../hangWebserver');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const testUtil = require('./testUtil');
 
-describe('HttpClient Specialized Tests', () => {
+describe('HttpClient Tests', () => {
   let httpClientInstance;
 
   const connectionOptions = {
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ describe('HttpClient Specialized Tests', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('Ensuring normalizeResponse is called for requestAsync', () => {
-    it('should return a normalized response with statusCode and body', async () => {
+  describe('Normalizing Response', () => {
+    it('should return a normalized response with statusCode and body for requestAsync', async () => {
       const testUrl = hangWebServerUrl + '/json';
 
       const response = await httpClientInstance.requestAsync({
@@ -83,5 +83,31 @@ describe('HttpClient Specialized Tests', () => {
       assert.ok(response.statusCode, 'Normalized response should have statusCode');
       assert.ok(response.body, 'Normalized response should have body');
     });
+
+    it('should return a normalized response with statusCode and body for synchronous request', async () => {
+      const testUrl = hangWebServerUrl + '/json';
+      let errorRaisedInCallback;
+
+      const requestObject = httpClientInstance.request({
+        url: testUrl,
+        method: 'GET',
+        callback: (err, response) => {
+          try {
+            assert.ok(response, 'Response should be defined');
+            assert.ok(response.statusCode, 'Normalized response should have statusCode');
+            assert.ok(response.body, 'Normalized response should have body');
+          } catch (err) {
+            errorRaisedInCallback = err;
+          }
+        }
+      });
+      //Due to usage of 'nextTick' in the httpClient requestPromise may be undefined for some time, only to be set in when scheduled sending took place.
+      while (!requestObject.requestPromise) {
+        await testUtil.sleepAsync(1000);
+      }
+      await requestObject.requestPromise;
+
+      assert.ok(!errorRaisedInCallback, `Did not receive a normalized response. Error: ${errorRaisedInCallback}`);
+    });
   });
 });