diff --git a/elyra/pipeline/handlers.py b/elyra/pipeline/handlers.py
index 83c43c6f3..f3bb86050 100644
--- a/elyra/pipeline/handlers.py
+++ b/elyra/pipeline/handlers.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ async def post(self, *args, **kwargs):
         pipeline_export_path = payload["export_path"]
         pipeline_overwrite = payload["overwrite"]
 
-        response = await PipelineValidationManager.instance().validate(pipeline=pipeline_definition)
+        response = await PipelineValidationManager.instance().validate(pipeline_definition)
         self.log.debug(f"Validation checks completed. Results as follows: {response.to_json()}")
 
         if not response.has_fatal:
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ async def post(self):
         pipeline_definition = self.get_json_body()
         self.log.debug(f"Pipeline payload: {pipeline_definition}")
 
-        response = await PipelineValidationManager.instance().validate(pipeline=pipeline_definition)
+        response = await PipelineValidationManager.instance().validate(pipeline_definition)
         json_msg = response.to_json()
 
         self.set_status(200)
diff --git a/elyra/tests/pipeline/test_handlers.py b/elyra/tests/pipeline/test_handlers.py
index 2735ef5df..3b6e9c829 100644
--- a/elyra/tests/pipeline/test_handlers.py
+++ b/elyra/tests/pipeline/test_handlers.py
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
 from elyra.tests.pipeline import resources
 from elyra.tests.util.handlers_utils import expected_http_error
 
+from elyra.pipeline.processor import PipelineProcessorManager
+from elyra.pipeline.validation import PipelineValidationManager
+from elyra.pipeline.validation import ValidationResponse
+from elyra.pipeline.parser import PipelineParser
+from elyra.pipeline.validation import ValidationSeverity
 
 try:
     import importlib.resources as pkg_resources
@@ -42,6 +47,13 @@
 TEST_CATALOG_NAME = "test_handlers_catalog"
 
 
+def _async_return(result):
+    # Helper function to return an arbitrary value when mocking awaits
+    f = asyncio.Future()
+    f.set_result(result)
+    return f
+
+
 def _get_resource_path(filename):
     resource_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "resources", "components", filename)
     resource_path = os.path.normpath(resource_path)
@@ -204,3 +216,46 @@ async def test_get_pipeline_properties_definition(jp_fetch):
             {"id": "elyra_kubernetes_secrets"},
             {"id": "elyra_mounted_volumes"},
         ]
+
+
+async def test_pipeline_success(jp_fetch, monkeypatch):
+    request_body = {"pipeline": "body", "export_format": "py", "export_path": "test.py", "overwrite": True}
+
+    # Create a response that will trigger the valid code path
+    validation_response = ValidationResponse()
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(PipelineValidationManager, "validate", lambda x, y: _async_return(validation_response))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(PipelineParser, "parse", lambda x, y: "Dummy_Data")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(PipelineProcessorManager, "export", lambda x, y, z, aa, bb: _async_return("test.py"))
+
+    json_body = json.dumps(request_body)
+
+    http_response = await jp_fetch("elyra", "pipeline", "export", body=json_body, method="POST")
+
+    assert http_response.code == 201
+
+
+async def test_pipeline_failure(jp_fetch, monkeypatch):
+    request_body = {"pipeline": "body", "export_format": "py", "export_path": "test.py", "overwrite": True}
+
+    # Create a response that will trigger the fatal code path
+    bad_validation_response = ValidationResponse()
+    bad_validation_response.add_message(severity=ValidationSeverity.Error, message_type="invalidJSON", message="issue")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(PipelineValidationManager, "validate", lambda x, y: _async_return(bad_validation_response))
+
+    json_body = json.dumps(request_body)
+
+    # Will raise HTTP error so we need to catch with pytest
+    with pytest.raises(HTTPClientError):
+        await jp_fetch("elyra", "pipeline", "export", body=json_body, method="POST")
+
+
+async def test_validation_handler(jp_fetch, monkeypatch):
+    request_body = {"pipeline": "body", "export_format": "py", "export_path": "test.py", "overwrite": True}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(PipelineValidationManager, "validate", lambda x, y: _async_return(ValidationResponse()))
+    json_body = json.dumps(request_body)
+    http_response = await jp_fetch("elyra", "pipeline", "validate", body=json_body, method="POST")
+
+    assert http_response.code == 200