diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index cf00c3b6f..71ac52431 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ before_script:
   - export AQUARIUS_URI="http://172.15.0.5:5000"
   - export DEPLOY_CONTRACTS="true"
   - export CONTRACTS_VERSION=v0.5.7
+  - export PROVIDER_VERSION=latest
   - bash -x start_ocean.sh --no-dashboard 2>&1 > start_ocean.log &
   - cd ..
   - ./scripts/waitforcontracts.sh
diff --git a/src/provider/Provider.ts b/src/provider/Provider.ts
index eb6e20f68..715ad9938 100644
--- a/src/provider/Provider.ts
+++ b/src/provider/Provider.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,23 @@ export class Provider extends Instantiable {
     }
   }
 
+  public async checkURL(url: string): Promise<Record<string, string>> {
+    const args = { url }
+    try {
+      const response = await this.ocean.utils.fetch.post(
+        this.getCheckURLEndpoint(),
+        decodeURI(JSON.stringify(args))
+      )
+
+      const result = await response.json()
+
+      return result.result
+    } catch (e) {
+      this.logger.error(e)
+      throw new Error('HTTP request failed')
+    }
+  }
+
   /** Get nonce from provider
    * @param {String} consumerAddress
    * @return {Promise<string>} string
@@ -281,6 +298,10 @@ export class Provider extends Instantiable {
     return `${this.url}${apiPath}/encrypt`
   }
 
+  public getCheckURLEndpoint(): string {
+    return `${this.url}${apiPath}/checkURL`
+  }
+
   public getPublishEndpoint(): string {
     return `${this.url}${apiPath}/publish`
   }
diff --git a/test/integration/Provider.test.ts b/test/integration/Provider.test.ts
index 7c0334b75..c0c5e93ca 100644
--- a/test/integration/Provider.test.ts
+++ b/test/integration/Provider.test.ts
@@ -16,4 +16,10 @@ describe('Provider tests', () => {
     const valid = await ocean.provider.isValidProvider('http://127.0.0.1:8030')
     assert(valid === true)
   })
+  it('Check a valid URL', async () => {
+    const url = 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/testfiles.oceanprotocol.com/info.0.json'
+    const response = await ocean.provider.checkURL(url)
+    assert(response.contentLength === '1161')
+    assert(response.contentType === 'application/json')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/test/unit/balancer/Balancer.test.ts b/test/unit/balancer/Balancer.test.ts
index 8fa9f3a44..1957b75c8 100644
--- a/test/unit/balancer/Balancer.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/balancer/Balancer.test.ts
@@ -427,18 +427,18 @@ describe('Balancer flow', () => {
     assert(parseFloat(bobDtBalance) < parseFloat(newbobDtBalance))
     assert(parseFloat(poolShares) > parseFloat(newpoolShares))
   })
-  it('ALice should know how many tokens she will get for removing all liquidity', async () => {
+  it('Alice should know how many tokens she will get for removing all liquidity', async () => {
     const aliceShares = await Pool.sharesBalance(alice, greatPool)
     const amounts = await Pool.getTokensRemovedforPoolShares(greatPool, aliceShares)
     assert(parseFloat(amounts.dtAmount) > 0)
     assert(parseFloat(amounts.oceanAmount) > 0)
   })
-  it('ALice should get all her shares for all the pools', async () => {
+  it('Alice should get all her shares for all the pools', async () => {
     const aliceShares = await Pool.getPoolSharesByAddress(alice)
     assert(aliceShares.length > 0)
   })
 
-  it('ALice should remove all liquidity', async () => {
+  it('Alice should remove all liquidity', async () => {
     const aliceShares = await Pool.sharesBalance(alice, greatPool)
     const aliceDtBalance = await datatoken.balance(tokenAddress, alice)
     const aliceOceanBalance = await datatoken.balance(oceanTokenAddress, alice)
@@ -450,12 +450,12 @@ describe('Balancer flow', () => {
     assert(parseFloat(aliceOceanBalance) < parseFloat(newAliceOceanBalance))
     assert(parseFloat(aliceShares) > parseFloat(newAliceShares))
   })
-  it('ALice should get all the pools that she created', async () => {
+  it('Alice should get all the pools that she created', async () => {
     const alicePools = await Pool.getPoolsbyCreator(alice)
     assert(alicePools.length > 0)
   })
 
-  it('ALice should get the logs for her pool', async () => {
+  it('Alice should get the logs for her pool', async () => {
     const poolLogs = await Pool.getPoolLogs(greatPool, null)
     assert(poolLogs.length > 0)
   })