diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index a8d418e..f83c40b 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "calendub",
   "private": true,
   "version": "0.0.0",
-  "proxy": "http://localhost:5000/api",
+  "proxy": "http://localhost:5100",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
diff --git a/client/src/App.tsx b/client/src/App.tsx
index 2366f37..603041d 100644
--- a/client/src/App.tsx
+++ b/client/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import {
   Header,
   Calendar,
@@ -17,6 +17,20 @@ const App = () => {
     setCurrentDate(newCurrentDate);
   };
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    getEvents();
+  });
+
+  const getEvents = async () => {
+    try {
+      const response = await fetch('/api/events');
+      const data  = await response.json();
+      console.log(data);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error fetching events:', error);
+    }
+  };
+
   // TODO: How will this be structured?
   // Test events => feel free to change the values for testing
   // date and time field NOT FINAL => need to account for timezones (unless it's worked out in the backend)
diff --git a/client/vite.config.ts b/client/vite.config.ts
index d6d46b4..9518416 100644
--- a/client/vite.config.ts
+++ b/client/vite.config.ts
@@ -5,4 +5,13 @@ import tsconfigPaths from 'vite-tsconfig-paths';
 // https://vite.dev/config/
 export default defineConfig({
   plugins: [react(), tsconfigPaths()],
+  server: {
+    proxy: {
+      '/api': {
+        target: 'http://localhost:5100',
+        changeOrigin: true,
+        secure: false,
+      },
+    },
+  },
 });
diff --git a/server/tests/eventRoutes.test.js b/server/tests/eventRoutes.test.js
index ec199fe..4fda359 100644
--- a/server/tests/eventRoutes.test.js
+++ b/server/tests/eventRoutes.test.js
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ dotenv.config({ path: '.env.local' });
 
 beforeAll(async () => {
   await mongoose.connect(process.env.MONGO_URI);
+  const collections = await mongoose.connection.db.collections();
+  for (let collection of collections) {
+    await collection.deleteMany();
+  }
 });
 
 afterEach(async () => {
@@ -28,9 +32,9 @@ describe('Event API', () => {
 
   test('POST /api/events should create a new event', async () => {
     const newEvent = {
-      title: 'Conference 2025',
-      startTime: '2025-03-15T10:00:00.000Z',
-      endTime: '2025-03-15T12:00:00.000Z',
+      title: 'Writing this test',
+      startTime: new Date(2025, 0, 19, 12, 58),
+      endTime: new Date(2025, 0, 19, 12, 59)
     };
 
     const res = await request(app).post('/api/events').send(newEvent);