diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 5eb3e90c..d774b666 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ jobs:
         if: |
           github.event_name == 'pull_request'
         run: |
-            yq -i '.kraken.port="8081"' CI/config/common_test_config.yaml
-            yq -i '.kraken.signal_address="0.0.0.0"' CI/config/common_test_config.yaml
             yq -i '.kraken.performance_monitoring="localhost:9090"' CI/config/common_test_config.yaml
             yq -i '.elastic.elastic_port=9200' CI/config/common_test_config.yaml
             yq -i '.elastic.elastic_url="https://localhost"' CI/config/common_test_config.yaml
@@ -100,6 +98,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "test_memory_hog" >> ./CI/tests/functional_tests
             echo "test_io_hog" >> ./CI/tests/functional_tests
             echo "test_pod_network_filter" >> ./CI/tests/functional_tests
+            echo "test_pod_server" >> ./CI/tests/functional_tests
 
       # Push on main only steps + all other functional to collect coverage
       # for the badge
@@ -113,8 +112,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Post Merge Request Functional Tests
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && github.event_name == 'push'
         run: |
-          yq -i '.kraken.port="8081"' CI/config/common_test_config.yaml
-          yq -i '.kraken.signal_address="0.0.0.0"' CI/config/common_test_config.yaml
           yq -i '.kraken.performance_monitoring="localhost:9090"' CI/config/common_test_config.yaml
           yq -i '.elastic.enable_elastic=False' CI/config/common_test_config.yaml
           yq -i '.elastic.password="${{env.ELASTIC_PASSWORD}}"' CI/config/common_test_config.yaml
@@ -137,6 +134,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "test_memory_hog" >> ./CI/tests/functional_tests
           echo "test_io_hog" >> ./CI/tests/functional_tests
           echo "test_pod_network_filter" >> ./CI/tests/functional_tests
+          echo "test_pod_server" >> ./CI/tests/functional_tests
 
       # Final common steps
       - name: Run Functional tests
diff --git a/CI/config/common_test_config.yaml b/CI/config/common_test_config.yaml
index c12c9f30..ef3a4f80 100644
--- a/CI/config/common_test_config.yaml
+++ b/CI/config/common_test_config.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ kraken:
     distribution: kubernetes                                # Distribution can be kubernetes or openshift.
     kubeconfig_path: ~/.kube/config                        # Path to kubeconfig.
     exit_on_failure: False                                 # Exit when a post action scenario fails.
+    publish_kraken_status: True                            # Can be accessed at http://0.0.0.0:8081
+    signal_state: RUN                                      # Will wait for the RUN signal when set to PAUSE before running the scenarios, refer docs/signal.md for more details
+    signal_address: 0.0.0.0                                # Signal listening address
+    port: 8081                                             # Signal port
     auto_rollback: True                                    # Enable auto rollback for scenarios.
     rollback_versions_directory: /tmp/kraken-rollback      # Directory to store rollback version files.
     chaos_scenarios:                                       # List of policies/chaos scenarios to load.
diff --git a/CI/tests/test_pod_server.sh b/CI/tests/test_pod_server.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..0f9b2c36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CI/tests/test_pod_server.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+set -xeEo pipefail
+
+source CI/tests/common.sh
+
+trap error ERR
+trap finish EXIT
+
+function functional_test_pod_server {
+  export scenario_type="pod_disruption_scenarios"
+  export scenario_file="scenarios/kind/pod_etcd.yml"
+  export post_config=""
+
+  envsubst < CI/config/common_test_config.yaml > CI/config/pod_config.yaml
+  yq -i '.[0].config.kill=1' scenarios/kind/pod_etcd.yml
+  
+  yq -i '.tunings.daemon_mode=True' CI/config/pod_config.yaml
+  cat CI/config/pod_config.yaml
+  python3 -m coverage run -a run_kraken.py -c CI/config/pod_config.yaml & 
+  sleep 15
+  curl -X POST http:/0.0.0.0:8081/STOP
+
+  wait
+
+  yq -i '.kraken.signal_state="PAUSE"' CI/config/pod_config.yaml
+  yq -i '.tunings.daemon_mode=False' CI/config/pod_config.yaml
+  cat CI/config/pod_config.yaml
+  python3 -m coverage run -a run_kraken.py -c CI/config/pod_config.yaml & 
+  sleep 5
+  curl -X POST http:/0.0.0.0:8081/RUN
+  wait
+
+  echo "Pod disruption with server scenario test: Success"
+}
+
+functional_test_pod_server
diff --git a/tests/test_server.py b/tests/test_server.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b970bffe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_server.py
@@ -0,0 +1,385 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+"""
+Test suite for SimpleHTTPRequestHandler class
+
+Usage:
+    python -m coverage run -a -m unittest tests/test_server.py -v
+
+Assisted By: Claude Code
+"""
+
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import Mock, patch, MagicMock
+from io import BytesIO
+
+import server
+from server import SimpleHTTPRequestHandler
+
+
+class TestSimpleHTTPRequestHandler(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        """
+        Set up test fixtures for SimpleHTTPRequestHandler
+        """
+        # Reset the global server_status before each test
+        server.server_status = ""
+        # Reset the requests_served counter
+        SimpleHTTPRequestHandler.requests_served = 0
+
+        # Create a mock request
+        self.mock_request = MagicMock()
+        self.mock_client_address = ('127.0.0.1', 12345)
+        self.mock_server = MagicMock()
+
+    def _create_handler(self, method='GET', path='/'):
+        """
+        Helper method to create a handler instance with mocked request
+        """
+        # Create a mock request with proper attributes
+        mock_request = MagicMock()
+        mock_request.makefile.return_value = BytesIO(
+            f"{method} {path} HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n".encode('utf-8')
+        )
+
+        # Create handler
+        handler = SimpleHTTPRequestHandler(
+            mock_request,
+            self.mock_client_address,
+            self.mock_server
+        )
+
+        # Mock the wfile (write file) for response
+        handler.wfile = BytesIO()
+
+        return handler
+
+    def test_do_GET_root_path_calls_do_status(self):
+        """
+        Test do_GET with root path calls do_status
+        """
+        handler = self._create_handler('GET', '/')
+
+        with patch.object(handler, 'do_status') as mock_do_status:
+            handler.do_GET()
+            mock_do_status.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_do_GET_non_root_path_does_nothing(self):
+        """
+        Test do_GET with non-root path does not call do_status
+        """
+        handler = self._create_handler('GET', '/other')
+
+        with patch.object(handler, 'do_status') as mock_do_status:
+            handler.do_GET()
+            mock_do_status.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_do_status_sends_200_response(self):
+        """
+        Test do_status sends 200 status code
+        """
+        server.server_status = "TEST_STATUS"
+        handler = self._create_handler()
+
+        with patch.object(handler, 'send_response') as mock_send_response:
+            with patch.object(handler, 'end_headers'):
+                handler.do_status()
+                mock_send_response.assert_called_once_with(200)
+
+    def test_do_status_writes_server_status(self):
+        """
+        Test do_status writes server_status to response
+        """
+        server.server_status = "RUNNING"
+        handler = self._create_handler()
+
+        with patch.object(handler, 'send_response'):
+            with patch.object(handler, 'end_headers'):
+                handler.do_status()
+
+        # Check that the status was written to wfile
+        response_content = handler.wfile.getvalue().decode('utf-8')
+        self.assertEqual(response_content, "RUNNING")
+
+    def test_do_status_increments_requests_served(self):
+        """
+        Test do_status increments requests_served counter
+        """
+        # Note: Creating a handler increments the counter by 1
+        # Then do_status increments it again
+        SimpleHTTPRequestHandler.requests_served = 0
+        handler = self._create_handler()
+        initial_count = SimpleHTTPRequestHandler.requests_served
+
+        with patch.object(handler, 'send_response'):
+            with patch.object(handler, 'end_headers'):
+                handler.do_status()
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            SimpleHTTPRequestHandler.requests_served,
+            initial_count + 1
+        )
+
+    def test_do_status_multiple_requests_increment_counter(self):
+        """
+        Test multiple do_status calls increment counter correctly
+        """
+        SimpleHTTPRequestHandler.requests_served = 0
+
+        for i in range(5):
+            handler = self._create_handler()
+            with patch.object(handler, 'send_response'):
+                with patch.object(handler, 'end_headers'):
+                    handler.do_status()
+
+        # Each iteration: handler creation increments by 1, do_status increments by 1
+        # Total: 5 * 2 = 10
+        self.assertEqual(SimpleHTTPRequestHandler.requests_served, 10)
+
+    def test_do_POST_STOP_path_calls_set_stop(self):
+        """
+        Test do_POST with /STOP path calls set_stop
+        """
+        handler = self._create_handler('POST', '/STOP')
+
+        with patch.object(handler, 'set_stop') as mock_set_stop:
+            handler.do_POST()
+            mock_set_stop.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_do_POST_RUN_path_calls_set_run(self):
+        """
+        Test do_POST with /RUN path calls set_run
+        """
+        handler = self._create_handler('POST', '/RUN')
+
+        with patch.object(handler, 'set_run') as mock_set_run:
+            handler.do_POST()
+            mock_set_run.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_do_POST_PAUSE_path_calls_set_pause(self):
+        """
+        Test do_POST with /PAUSE path calls set_pause
+        """
+        handler = self._create_handler('POST', '/PAUSE')
+
+        with patch.object(handler, 'set_pause') as mock_set_pause:
+            handler.do_POST()
+            mock_set_pause.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_do_POST_unknown_path_does_nothing(self):
+        """
+        Test do_POST with unknown path does not call any setter
+        """
+        handler = self._create_handler('POST', '/UNKNOWN')
+
+        with patch.object(handler, 'set_stop') as mock_set_stop:
+            with patch.object(handler, 'set_run') as mock_set_run:
+                with patch.object(handler, 'set_pause') as mock_set_pause:
+                    handler.do_POST()
+                    mock_set_stop.assert_not_called()
+                    mock_set_run.assert_not_called()
+                    mock_set_pause.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_set_run_sets_status_to_RUN(self):
+        """
+        Test set_run sets global server_status to 'RUN'
+        """
+        handler = self._create_handler()
+
+        with patch.object(handler, 'send_response'):
+            with patch.object(handler, 'end_headers'):
+                handler.set_run()
+
+        self.assertEqual(server.server_status, 'RUN')
+
+    def test_set_run_sends_200_response(self):
+        """
+        Test set_run sends 200 status code
+        """
+        handler = self._create_handler()
+
+        with patch.object(handler, 'send_response') as mock_send_response:
+            with patch.object(handler, 'end_headers'):
+                handler.set_run()
+                mock_send_response.assert_called_once_with(200)
+
+    def test_set_stop_sets_status_to_STOP(self):
+        """
+        Test set_stop sets global server_status to 'STOP'
+        """
+        handler = self._create_handler()
+
+        with patch.object(handler, 'send_response'):
+            with patch.object(handler, 'end_headers'):
+                handler.set_stop()
+
+        self.assertEqual(server.server_status, 'STOP')
+
+    def test_set_stop_sends_200_response(self):
+        """
+        Test set_stop sends 200 status code
+        """
+        handler = self._create_handler()
+
+        with patch.object(handler, 'send_response') as mock_send_response:
+            with patch.object(handler, 'end_headers'):
+                handler.set_stop()
+                mock_send_response.assert_called_once_with(200)
+
+    def test_set_pause_sets_status_to_PAUSE(self):
+        """
+        Test set_pause sets global server_status to 'PAUSE'
+        """
+        handler = self._create_handler()
+
+        with patch.object(handler, 'send_response'):
+            with patch.object(handler, 'end_headers'):
+                handler.set_pause()
+
+        self.assertEqual(server.server_status, 'PAUSE')
+
+    def test_set_pause_sends_200_response(self):
+        """
+        Test set_pause sends 200 status code
+        """
+        handler = self._create_handler()
+
+        with patch.object(handler, 'send_response') as mock_send_response:
+            with patch.object(handler, 'end_headers'):
+                handler.set_pause()
+                mock_send_response.assert_called_once_with(200)
+
+    def test_requests_served_is_class_variable(self):
+        """
+        Test requests_served is shared across all instances
+        """
+        SimpleHTTPRequestHandler.requests_served = 0
+
+        handler1 = self._create_handler()  # Increments to 1
+        handler2 = self._create_handler()  # Increments to 2
+
+        with patch.object(handler1, 'send_response'):
+            with patch.object(handler1, 'end_headers'):
+                handler1.do_status()  # Increments to 3
+
+        with patch.object(handler2, 'send_response'):
+            with patch.object(handler2, 'end_headers'):
+                handler2.do_status()  # Increments to 4
+
+        # Both handlers should see the same counter
+        # 2 handler creations + 2 do_status calls = 4
+        self.assertEqual(handler1.requests_served, 4)
+        self.assertEqual(handler2.requests_served, 4)
+        self.assertEqual(SimpleHTTPRequestHandler.requests_served, 4)
+
+
+class TestServerModuleFunctions(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        """
+        Set up test fixtures for server module functions
+        """
+        server.server_status = ""
+
+    def test_publish_kraken_status_sets_server_status(self):
+        """
+        Test publish_kraken_status sets global server_status
+        """
+        server.publish_kraken_status("NEW_STATUS")
+        self.assertEqual(server.server_status, "NEW_STATUS")
+
+    def test_publish_kraken_status_overwrites_existing_status(self):
+        """
+        Test publish_kraken_status overwrites existing status
+        """
+        server.server_status = "OLD_STATUS"
+        server.publish_kraken_status("NEW_STATUS")
+        self.assertEqual(server.server_status, "NEW_STATUS")
+
+    @patch('server.HTTPServer')
+    @patch('server._thread')
+    def test_start_server_creates_http_server(self, mock_thread, mock_http_server):
+        """
+        Test start_server creates HTTPServer with correct address
+        """
+        address = ("localhost", 8080)
+        mock_server_instance = MagicMock()
+        mock_http_server.return_value = mock_server_instance
+
+        server.start_server(address, "RUNNING")
+
+        mock_http_server.assert_called_once_with(
+            address,
+            SimpleHTTPRequestHandler
+        )
+
+    @patch('server.HTTPServer')
+    @patch('server._thread')
+    def test_start_server_starts_thread(self, mock_thread, mock_http_server):
+        """
+        Test start_server starts a new thread for serve_forever
+        """
+        address = ("localhost", 8080)
+        mock_server_instance = MagicMock()
+        mock_http_server.return_value = mock_server_instance
+
+        server.start_server(address, "RUNNING")
+
+        mock_thread.start_new_thread.assert_called_once()
+        # Check that serve_forever was passed to the thread
+        args = mock_thread.start_new_thread.call_args[0]
+        self.assertEqual(args[0], mock_server_instance.serve_forever)
+
+    @patch('server.HTTPServer')
+    @patch('server._thread')
+    def test_start_server_publishes_status(self, mock_thread, mock_http_server):
+        """
+        Test start_server publishes the provided status
+        """
+        address = ("localhost", 8080)
+        mock_server_instance = MagicMock()
+        mock_http_server.return_value = mock_server_instance
+
+        server.start_server(address, "INITIAL_STATUS")
+
+        self.assertEqual(server.server_status, "INITIAL_STATUS")
+
+    @patch('server.HTTPConnection')
+    def test_get_status_makes_http_request(self, mock_http_connection):
+        """
+        Test get_status makes HTTP GET request to root path
+        """
+        address = ("localhost", 8080)
+        mock_connection = MagicMock()
+        mock_response = MagicMock()
+        mock_response.read.return_value = b"TEST_STATUS"
+        mock_connection.getresponse.return_value = mock_response
+        mock_http_connection.return_value = mock_connection
+
+        result = server.get_status(address)
+
+        mock_http_connection.assert_called_once_with("localhost", 8080)
+        mock_connection.request.assert_called_once_with("GET", "/")
+        self.assertEqual(result, "TEST_STATUS")
+
+    @patch('server.HTTPConnection')
+    def test_get_status_returns_decoded_response(self, mock_http_connection):
+        """
+        Test get_status returns decoded response string
+        """
+        address = ("localhost", 8080)
+        mock_connection = MagicMock()
+        mock_response = MagicMock()
+        mock_response.read.return_value = b"RUNNING"
+        mock_connection.getresponse.return_value = mock_response
+        mock_http_connection.return_value = mock_connection
+
+        result = server.get_status(address)
+
+        self.assertEqual(result, "RUNNING")
+        self.assertIsInstance(result, str)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()