diff --git a/tests/unit/test_layer.py b/tests/unit/test_layer.py
index 415150a597ee396d593c88b651658bd28410fc80..d79454509be6fcd36c96302ba0a22653ef54a764 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_layer.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_layer.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from semantic_router.encoders import BaseEncoder, CohereEncoder, OpenAIEncoder
 from semantic_router.layer import LayerConfig, RouteLayer
 from semantic_router.llms.base import BaseLLM
 from semantic_router.route import Route
+from semantic_router.index.local import LocalIndex
 
 
 def mock_encoder_call(utterances):
@@ -522,3 +523,38 @@ class TestLayerConfig:
         layer_config = LayerConfig(routes=[route])
         layer_config.remove("test")
         assert layer_config.routes == []
+
+    def test_check_threshold_with_none_route(self, openai_encoder):
+        route_layer = RouteLayer(encoder=openai_encoder)
+        result = route_layer._check_threshold(scores=[0.5, 0.6], route=None)
+        assert (
+            not result
+        ), "Expected _check_threshold to return False when route is None."
+
+    def test_simulate_static_route_selection_returns_route_choice(
+        self, openai_encoder, routes
+    ):
+        route_layer = RouteLayer(encoder=openai_encoder, routes=routes)
+        # Manually set the index to simulate a scenario where a route passes the threshold
+        route_layer.index = LocalIndex()
+        # Assuming routes[0] is the route we want to simulate as the top route
+        route_layer.index.add(
+            embeddings=[[0.1, 0.2, 0.3]],
+            routes=[routes[0].name],
+            utterances=[routes[0].utterances[0]],
+        )
+        # Adjust the score_threshold to ensure the route passes the threshold
+        route_layer.score_threshold = 0
+
+        # Simulate a vector that would match the route we added to the index
+        vector = [0.1, 0.2, 0.3]
+        route_choice = route_layer._simulate_static_route_selection(vector=vector)
+
+        assert (
+            route_choice.name == routes[0].name
+        ), "Expected the RouteChoice name to match the simulated top route name."
+        assert route_choice.function_call is None, "Expected function_call to be None."
+        assert (
+            route_choice.similarity_score is None
+        ), "Expected similarity_score to be None."
+        assert route_choice.trigger is None, "Expected trigger to be None."