diff --git a/examples/dbclient/common/src/main/java/io/helidon/examples/dbclient/common/AbstractPokemonService.java b/examples/dbclient/common/src/main/java/io/helidon/examples/dbclient/common/AbstractPokemonService.java
index eaf36eee554..e25db73468c 100644
--- a/examples/dbclient/common/src/main/java/io/helidon/examples/dbclient/common/AbstractPokemonService.java
+++ b/examples/dbclient/common/src/main/java/io/helidon/examples/dbclient/common/AbstractPokemonService.java
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ private void getPokemon(ServerRequest req, ServerResponse res) {
     private void listPokemons(ServerRequest req, ServerResponse res) {
         res.send(dbClient.execute()
                 .namedQuery("select-all")
-                .map(it -> it.as(JsonObject.class)));
+                .map(it -> it.as(JsonObject.class))
+                .toList());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/examples/dbclient/jdbc/pom.xml b/examples/dbclient/jdbc/pom.xml
index aeefe4db30c..02a6ef8c9c9 100644
--- a/examples/dbclient/jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/dbclient/jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.helidon.logging</groupId>
+            <artifactId>helidon-logging-jul</artifactId>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.helidon.tracing</groupId>
             <artifactId>helidon-tracing</artifactId>
@@ -127,6 +132,31 @@
             <artifactId>helidon-metrics-system-meters</artifactId>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
+            <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.helidon.webclient</groupId>
+            <artifactId>helidon-webclient</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
+            <artifactId>hamcrest-all</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.helidon.webserver.testing.junit5</groupId>
+            <artifactId>helidon-webserver-testing-junit5</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/examples/dbclient/jdbc/src/main/resources/application.yaml b/examples/dbclient/jdbc/src/main/resources/application.yaml
index f187bc0a8ab..64cbce16324 100644
--- a/examples/dbclient/jdbc/src/main/resources/application.yaml
+++ b/examples/dbclient/jdbc/src/main/resources/application.yaml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ db:
         # name prefix defaults to "db.pool." - if you have more than one client within a JVM, you may want to distinguish between them
         name-prefix: "hikari."
   health-check:
-    - type: "query"
+      type: "query"
       statementName: "health-check"
   services:
     tracing:
@@ -68,12 +68,6 @@ db:
       # would trace all delete statements
       - statement-types: ["DELETE"]
     metrics:
-      - type: METER
-        name-format: "db.meter.overall"
-      - type: METER
-        # meter per statement name (default name format)
-      - type: METER
-        name-format: "db.meter.%1$s"
       - type: TIMER
         errors: false
         statement-names: ["select-.*"]
diff --git a/examples/dbclient/jdbc/src/test/java/io/helidon/examples/dbclient/jdbc/MainTest.java b/examples/dbclient/jdbc/src/test/java/io/helidon/examples/dbclient/jdbc/MainTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2cd14d978f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/dbclient/jdbc/src/test/java/io/helidon/examples/dbclient/jdbc/MainTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package io.helidon.examples.dbclient.jdbc;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import io.helidon.config.Config;
+import io.helidon.dbclient.DbClient;
+import io.helidon.http.Status;
+import io.helidon.webclient.api.ClientResponseTyped;
+import io.helidon.webclient.http1.Http1Client;
+import io.helidon.webserver.http.HttpRouting;
+import io.helidon.webserver.testing.junit5.ServerTest;
+import io.helidon.webserver.testing.junit5.SetUpRoute;
+
+import jakarta.json.Json;
+import jakarta.json.JsonArray;
+import jakarta.json.JsonBuilderFactory;
+import jakarta.json.JsonObject;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+
+@ServerTest
+public class MainTest {
+    private static final JsonBuilderFactory JSON_FACTORY = Json.createBuilderFactory(Map.of());
+
+    private final Http1Client client;
+
+    MainTest(Http1Client client) {
+        this.client = client;
+    }
+
+    @SetUpRoute
+    static void routing(HttpRouting.Builder routing) {
+        JdbcExampleMain.routing(routing, DbClient.create(Config.global().get("db")));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testListAndDeleteAllPokemons() {
+        List<String> names = listAllPokemons();
+        assertThat(names.isEmpty(), is(true));
+
+        String endpoint = String.format("/db/%s/type/%s", "Raticate", 1);
+        ClientResponseTyped<String> response = client.post(endpoint).request(String.class);
+        assertThat(response.status(), is(Status.OK_200));
+
+        names = listAllPokemons();
+        assertThat(names.size(), is(1));
+        assertThat(names.getFirst(), is("Raticate"));
+
+        response = client.delete("/db").request(String.class);
+        assertThat(response.status(), is(Status.OK_200));
+
+        names = listAllPokemons();
+        assertThat(names.isEmpty(), is(true));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testAddUpdateDeletePokemon() {
+        ClientResponseTyped<String> response;
+        ClientResponseTyped<JsonObject> jsonResponse;
+        JsonObject pokemon = JSON_FACTORY.createObjectBuilder()
+                .add("type", 1)
+                .add("name", "Raticate")
+                .build();
+
+        // Add new pokemon
+        response = client.put("/db").submit(pokemon, String.class);
+        assertThat(response.entity(), is("Inserted: 1 values"));
+
+        // Get the new pokemon added
+        jsonResponse = client.get("/db/Raticate").request(JsonObject.class);
+        assertThat(jsonResponse.status(), is(Status.OK_200));
+        assertThat(jsonResponse.entity().getString("NAME"), is("Raticate"));
+        assertThat(jsonResponse.entity().getString("TYPE"), is("1"));
+
+        // Update pokemon
+        response = client.put("/db/Raticate/type/2").request(String.class);
+        assertThat(response.status(), is(Status.OK_200));
+
+        // Verify updated pokemon
+        jsonResponse = client.get("/db/Raticate").request(JsonObject.class);
+        assertThat(jsonResponse.status(), is(Status.OK_200));
+        assertThat(jsonResponse.entity().getString("NAME"), is("Raticate"));
+        assertThat(jsonResponse.entity().getString("TYPE"), is("2"));
+
+        // Delete Pokemon
+        response = client.delete("/db/Raticate").request(String.class);
+        assertThat(response.status(), is(Status.OK_200));
+
+        // Verify pokemon is correctly deleted
+        response = client.get("/db/Raticate").request(String.class);
+        assertThat(response.status(), is(Status.NOT_FOUND_404));
+    }
+
+    private List<String> listAllPokemons() {
+        ClientResponseTyped<JsonArray> response = client.get("/db").request(JsonArray.class);
+        assertThat(response.status(), is(Status.OK_200));
+        return response.entity().stream().map(e -> e.asJsonObject().getString("NAME")).toList();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/examples/dbclient/jdbc/src/test/resources/application-test.yaml b/examples/dbclient/jdbc/src/test/resources/application-test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..94947bcb9fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/dbclient/jdbc/src/test/resources/application-test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+db:
+  connection:
+    url: jdbc:h2:mem:test
diff --git a/examples/dbclient/pokemons/README.md b/examples/dbclient/pokemons/README.md
index 1e6fa18ab06..a2ebdf2a817 100644
--- a/examples/dbclient/pokemons/README.md
+++ b/examples/dbclient/pokemons/README.md
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ curl http://localhost:8080/db/pokemon/2
 curl http://localhost:8080/db/pokemon/name/Squirtle
 
 # Add a new Pokémon Rattata
-curl -i -X POST -d '{"id":7,"name":"Rattata","idType":1}' http://localhost:8080/db/pokemon
+curl -i -X POST -H 'Content-type: application/json' -d '{"id":7,"name":"Rattata","idType":1}' http://localhost:8080/db/pokemon
 
 # Rename Pokémon with id 7 to Raticate
-curl -i -X PUT -d '{"id":7,"name":"Raticate","idType":2}' http://localhost:8080/db/pokemon
+curl -i -X PUT -H 'Content-type: application/json' -d '{"id":7,"name":"Raticate","idType":2}' http://localhost:8080/db/pokemon
 
 # Delete Pokémon with id 7
 curl -i -X DELETE http://localhost:8080/db/pokemon/7