diff --git a/client/__tests__/e2e/cellxgeneActions.js b/client/__tests__/e2e/cellxgeneActions.js
index ba1f4f08..23821102 100644
--- a/client/__tests__/e2e/cellxgeneActions.js
+++ b/client/__tests__/e2e/cellxgeneActions.js
@@ -176,6 +176,46 @@ export async function createCategory(categoryName) {
   await clickOn("submit-category");
 }
 
+export async function createGeneset(genesetName) {
+  await clickOnUntil("open-create-geneset-dialog", async () => {
+    await expect(page).toMatchElement(getTestId("create-geneset-input"));
+  });
+
+  await typeInto("create-geneset-input", genesetName);
+  await clickOn("submit-geneset");
+  await waitByClass("autosave-complete");
+}
+
+export async function deleteGeneset(genesetName) {
+  const targetId = `${genesetName}:delete-category`;
+
+  await clickOnUntil(`${genesetName}:see-actions`, async () => {
+    await expect(page).toMatchElement(getTestId(targetId));
+  });
+
+  await clickOn(targetId);
+
+  await assertGenesetDoesNotExist(genesetName);
+  await waitByClass("autosave-complete");
+}
+
+export async function assertGenesetDoesNotExist(genesetName) {
+  const result = await isElementPresent(
+    getTestId(`${genesetName}:geneset-name`)
+  );
+  await expect(result).toBe(false);
+}
+
+export async function assertGenesetExists(genesetName) {
+  const handle = await waitByID(`${genesetName}:geneset-name`);
+
+  const result = await handle.evaluate((node) => {
+    return node.getAttribute("aria-label");
+  });
+
+  return expect(result).toBe(genesetName);
+}
+
 export async function duplicateCategory(categoryName) {
   await clickOn("open-annotation-dialog");
 
diff --git a/client/__tests__/e2e/e2eAnnotations.test.js b/client/__tests__/e2e/e2eAnnotations.test.js
index e998da6b..e9b02ef1 100644
--- a/client/__tests__/e2e/e2eAnnotations.test.js
+++ b/client/__tests__/e2e/e2eAnnotations.test.js
@@ -27,12 +27,17 @@ import {
   renameLabel,
   subset,
   duplicateCategory,
+  createGeneset,
+  deleteGeneset,
+  assertGenesetExists,
+  assertGenesetDoesNotExist,
 } from "./cellxgeneActions";
 
 const data = datasets[DATASET];
 
 const perTestCategoryName = "TEST-CATEGORY";
 const perTestLabelName = "TEST-LABEL";
+const perTestGenesetName = "TEST-GENESET";
 
 async function setup(config) {
   await goToPage(appUrlBase);
@@ -40,6 +45,7 @@ async function setup(config) {
   // setup the test fixtures
   await createCategory(perTestCategoryName);
   await createLabel(perTestCategoryName, perTestLabelName);
+  await createGeneset(perTestGenesetName);
 
   if (config.withSubset) {
     await subset({ x1: 0.1, y1: 0.1, x2: 0.8, y2: 0.8 });
@@ -48,6 +54,32 @@ async function setup(config) {
   await waitByClass("autosave-complete");
 }
 
+describe("geneSET crud operations and interactions", (config = {}) => {
+  // test("static pre existing genesets load from csv, expand", async () => {});
+  // test("color by geneset", async () => {});
+  // test("brush on geneset mean", async () => {});
+  test("create a new geneset", async () => {
+    await setup(config);
+
+    const genesetName = `test-geneset-foo-123`;
+    await assertGenesetDoesNotExist(genesetName);
+    await createGeneset(genesetName);
+    /* note: as of June 2021, the aria label is in the truncate component which clones the element */
+    await assertGenesetExists(genesetName);
+  });
+  // test("edit geneset description", async () => {});
+  test("delete a geneset", async () => {
+    await deleteGeneset(perTestGenesetName);
+  });
+});
+
+// describe("GENE crud operations and interactions", () => {
+//   test("add a gene to geneset", async () => {});
+//   test("color by gene", async () => {});
+//   test("expand gene and brush", async () => {});
+//   test("delete gene from geneset", async () => {});
+// });
+
 describe.each([
   { withSubset: true, tag: "subset" },
   { withSubset: false, tag: "whole" },
diff --git a/client/src/components/geneExpression/gene.js b/client/src/components/geneExpression/gene.js
index 5dcab06a..4078e729 100644
--- a/client/src/components/geneExpression/gene.js
+++ b/client/src/components/geneExpression/gene.js
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ class Gene extends React.Component {
               style={{ fontWeight: 700, marginRight: 2 }}
               icon={<Icon icon="trash" iconSize={10} />}
             />
-            )
             <AnchorButton
               minimal
               small
diff --git a/client/src/components/geneExpression/geneSet.js b/client/src/components/geneExpression/geneSet.js
index a5510691..7c9865bc 100644
--- a/client/src/components/geneExpression/geneSet.js
+++ b/client/src/components/geneExpression/geneSet.js
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class GeneSet extends React.Component {
                 style={{
                   maxWidth: globals.leftSidebarWidth - genesetNameLengthVisible,
                 }}
-                data-testid={`${setName}:geneset-label`}
+                data-testid={`${setName}:geneset-name`}
               >
                 {setName}
               </span>
diff --git a/client/src/components/geneExpression/menus/createGenesetDialogue.js b/client/src/components/geneExpression/menus/createGenesetDialogue.js
index 5d7b6fca..c310c590 100644
--- a/client/src/components/geneExpression/menus/createGenesetDialogue.js
+++ b/client/src/components/geneExpression/menus/createGenesetDialogue.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class CreateGenesetDialogue extends React.PureComponent {
 
   render() {
     const { genesetName } = this.state;
-    const { metadataField, genesetsUI, genesets } = this.props;
+    const { genesetsUI, genesets } = this.props;
 
     return (
       <>
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class CreateGenesetDialogue extends React.PureComponent {
                 <LabelInput
                   onChange={this.handleChange}
                   inputProps={{
-                    "data-testid": "create-geneset-modal",
+                    "data-testid": "create-geneset-input",
                     leftIcon: "manually-entered-data",
                     intent: "none",
                     autoFocus: true,
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class CreateGenesetDialogue extends React.PureComponent {
                   </Button>
                 </Tooltip2>
                 <Button
-                  data-testid={`${metadataField}:submit-geneset`}
+                  data-testid="submit-geneset"
                   onClick={this.createGeneset}
                   disabled={
                     !genesetName || this.validate(genesetName, genesets)
diff --git a/client/src/components/geneExpression/menus/genesetMenus.js b/client/src/components/geneExpression/menus/genesetMenus.js
index ecce8b47..1ecbf2a2 100644
--- a/client/src/components/geneExpression/menus/genesetMenus.js
+++ b/client/src/components/geneExpression/menus/genesetMenus.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class GenesetMenus extends React.PureComponent {
     });
   };
 
-  handleDeleteCategory = () => {
+  handleDeleteGeneset = () => {
     const { dispatch, geneset } = this.props;
     dispatch(actions.genesetDelete(geneset));
   };
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ class GenesetMenus extends React.PureComponent {
                   <MenuItem
                     icon="trash"
                     intent="danger"
-                    data-testclass="handleDeleteCategory"
-                    data-testid={`${geneset}:delete-category`}
-                    onClick={this.handleDeleteCategory}
+                    data-testclass="handleDeleteGeneset"
+                    data-testid={`${geneset}:delete-geneset`}
+                    onClick={this.handleDeleteGeneset}
                     text="Delete this gene set (destructive, will remove set and collection of genes)"
                   />
                 </Menu>