diff --git a/pinot-core/src/test/java/org/apache/pinot/core/transport/ServerChannelsTest.java b/pinot-core/src/test/java/org/apache/pinot/core/transport/ServerChannelsTest.java
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+/**
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+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
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+ *
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+ *
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+ */
+package org.apache.pinot.core.transport;
+
+import com.sun.net.httpserver.HttpServer;
+import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
+import org.apache.pinot.common.config.NettyConfig;
+import org.apache.pinot.common.metrics.BrokerMetrics;
+import org.apache.pinot.common.request.BrokerRequest;
+import org.apache.pinot.common.request.InstanceRequest;
+import org.apache.pinot.spi.config.table.TableType;
+import org.testng.annotations.AfterClass;
+import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;
+import org.testng.annotations.DataProvider;
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+
+
+public class ServerChannelsTest {
+  private static HttpServer _dummyServer;
+
+  @DataProvider
+  public Object[][] parameters() {
+    return new Object[][]{
+        new Object[]{true}, new Object[]{false},
+    };
+  }
+
+  @BeforeClass
+  public void setUp()
+      throws Exception {
+    _dummyServer = HttpServer.create();
+    _dummyServer.bind(new InetSocketAddress("localhost", 0), 0);
+    _dummyServer.start();
+  }
+
+  @AfterClass
+  public void tearDown()
+      throws Exception {
+    if (_dummyServer != null) {
+      _dummyServer.stop(0);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test(dataProvider = "parameters")
+  public void testConnect(boolean nativeTransportEnabled)
+      throws Exception {
+    BrokerMetrics brokerMetrics = mock(BrokerMetrics.class);
+    NettyConfig nettyConfig = new NettyConfig();
+    nettyConfig.setNativeTransportsEnabled(nativeTransportEnabled);
+    QueryRouter queryRouter = mock(QueryRouter.class);
+
+    ServerRoutingInstance serverRoutingInstance =
+        new ServerRoutingInstance("localhost", _dummyServer.getAddress().getPort(), TableType.REALTIME);
+    ServerChannels serverChannels = new ServerChannels(queryRouter, brokerMetrics, nettyConfig, null);
+    serverChannels.connect(serverRoutingInstance);
+
+    final long requestId = System.currentTimeMillis();
+
+    AsyncQueryResponse asyncQueryResponse = mock(AsyncQueryResponse.class);
+    BrokerRequest brokerRequest = new BrokerRequest();
+    InstanceRequest instanceRequest = new InstanceRequest();
+    instanceRequest.setRequestId(requestId);
+    instanceRequest.setQuery(brokerRequest);
+    serverChannels.sendRequest("dummy_table_name", asyncQueryResponse, serverRoutingInstance, instanceRequest, 1000);
+    serverChannels.shutDown();
+  }
+}