diff --git a/virtcontainers/cc_proxy_test.go b/virtcontainers/cc_proxy_test.go
index 641e7f1a1f..ed19855271 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/cc_proxy_test.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/cc_proxy_test.go
@@ -6,84 +6,11 @@
 package virtcontainers
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestCCProxyStart(t *testing.T) {
-	assert := assert.New(t)
-
-	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
-	assert.NoError(err)
-	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
-
 	proxy := &ccProxy{}
 
-	type testData struct {
-		sandbox     *Sandbox
-		expectedURI string
-		expectError bool
-	}
-
-	invalidPath := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "enoent")
-	expectedSocketPath := filepath.Join(runStoragePath, testSandboxID, "proxy.sock")
-	expectedURI := fmt.Sprintf("unix://%s", expectedSocketPath)
-
-	data := []testData{
-		{&Sandbox{}, "", true},
-		{
-			&Sandbox{
-				config: &SandboxConfig{
-					ProxyType: "invalid",
-				},
-			}, "", true,
-		},
-		{
-			&Sandbox{
-				config: &SandboxConfig{
-					ProxyType: CCProxyType,
-					// invalid - no path
-					ProxyConfig: ProxyConfig{},
-				},
-			}, "", true,
-		},
-		{
-			&Sandbox{
-				config: &SandboxConfig{
-					ProxyType: CCProxyType,
-					ProxyConfig: ProxyConfig{
-						Path: invalidPath,
-					},
-				},
-			}, "", true,
-		},
-		{
-			&Sandbox{
-				id: testSandboxID,
-				config: &SandboxConfig{
-					ProxyType: CCProxyType,
-					ProxyConfig: ProxyConfig{
-						Path: "echo",
-					},
-				},
-			}, expectedURI, false,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, d := range data {
-		pid, uri, err := proxy.start(d.sandbox, proxyParams{})
-		if d.expectError {
-			assert.Error(err)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		assert.NoError(err)
-		assert.True(pid > 0)
-		assert.Equal(d.expectedURI, uri)
-	}
+	testProxyStart(t, nil, proxy, CCProxyType)
 }
diff --git a/virtcontainers/kata_proxy_test.go b/virtcontainers/kata_proxy_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e202d7a57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/virtcontainers/kata_proxy_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2018 Intel Corporation
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+
+package virtcontainers
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestKataProxyStart(t *testing.T) {
+	agent := &kataAgent{}
+	proxy := &kataProxy{}
+
+	testProxyStart(t, agent, proxy, KataProxyType)
+}
diff --git a/virtcontainers/proxy_test.go b/virtcontainers/proxy_test.go
index 753dfaa48a..b796d30780 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/proxy_test.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/proxy_test.go
@@ -7,9 +7,13 @@ package virtcontainers
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func testSetProxyType(t *testing.T, value string, expected ProxyType) {
@@ -248,3 +252,89 @@ func TestDefaultProxyURLUnknown(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal()
 	}
 }
+
+func testProxyStart(t *testing.T, agent agent, proxy proxy, proxyType ProxyType) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	assert.NotNil(proxy)
+
+	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
+
+	type testData struct {
+		sandbox     *Sandbox
+		params      proxyParams
+		expectedURI string
+		expectError bool
+	}
+
+	invalidPath := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "enoent")
+	expectedSocketPath := filepath.Join(runStoragePath, testSandboxID, "proxy.sock")
+	expectedURI := fmt.Sprintf("unix://%s", expectedSocketPath)
+
+	data := []testData{
+		{&Sandbox{}, proxyParams{}, "", true},
+		{
+			&Sandbox{
+				config: &SandboxConfig{
+					ProxyType: "invalid",
+				},
+			},
+			proxyParams{},
+			"", true,
+		},
+		{
+			&Sandbox{
+				config: &SandboxConfig{
+					ProxyType: proxyType,
+					// invalid - no path
+					ProxyConfig: ProxyConfig{},
+				},
+			},
+			proxyParams{},
+			"", true,
+		},
+		{
+			&Sandbox{
+				config: &SandboxConfig{
+					ProxyType: proxyType,
+					ProxyConfig: ProxyConfig{
+						Path: invalidPath,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			proxyParams{},
+			"", true,
+		},
+
+		{
+			&Sandbox{
+				id:    testSandboxID,
+				agent: agent,
+				config: &SandboxConfig{
+					ProxyType: proxyType,
+					ProxyConfig: ProxyConfig{
+						Path: "echo",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			proxyParams{
+				agentURL: "agentURL",
+			},
+			expectedURI, false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, d := range data {
+		pid, uri, err := proxy.start(d.sandbox, d.params)
+		if d.expectError {
+			assert.Error(err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		assert.NoError(err)
+		assert.True(pid > 0)
+		assert.Equal(d.expectedURI, uri)
+	}
+}