diff --git a/test/integration/first-operator-test/00-assert.yaml b/test/integration/first-operator-test/00-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e59c28688
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+++ b/test/integration/first-operator-test/00-assert.yaml
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+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: first-operator-nginx-deployment
+spec:
+  replicas: 2
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: nginx
+        image: nginx:1.7.9
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 80
diff --git a/test/integration/first-operator-test/00-install.yaml b/test/integration/first-operator-test/00-install.yaml
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index 000000000..e1b5f06ea
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+++ b/test/integration/first-operator-test/00-install.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+apiVersion: kudo.dev/v1alpha1
+kind: TestStep
+kubectl:
+- kudo install --instance first-operator ../../../config/samples/first-operator
diff --git a/test/integration/first-operator-test/01-assert.yaml b/test/integration/first-operator-test/01-assert.yaml
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index 000000000..a78039630
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/first-operator-test/01-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: first-operator-nginx-deployment
+spec:
+  replicas: 4
diff --git a/test/integration/first-operator-test/01-scale.yaml b/test/integration/first-operator-test/01-scale.yaml
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index 000000000..50e4cd4da
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+++ b/test/integration/first-operator-test/01-scale.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+apiVersion: kudo.dev/v1alpha1
+kind: Instance
+metadata:
+  name: first-operator
+spec:
+  parameters:
+    replicas: "4"