diff --git a/src/components/PrivateRoutes/index.test.tsx b/src/components/PrivateRoutes/index.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5071eff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/PrivateRoutes/index.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/* eslint-disable camelcase */
+import { MemoryRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
+
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+
+import PrivateRoutes from '.';
+import { setItem } from '../../helpers/localStorage';
+
+const mockTokenData = {
+  access_token: 'test_access_token',
+  refresh_token: 'test_refresh_token',
+  token_type: 'Bearer',
+  expires_in: 7200,
+  created_at: 1677045997,
+};
+
+const mockUserProfileData = {
+  email: 'testemail@gmail.com',
+  name: 'TestName',
+  avatar_url: 'https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6733d09432e89459dba795de8312ac2d',
+};
+
+describe('PrivateRoutes', () => {
+  test('renders a PrivateRoute given authenticated user', async () => {
+    setItem('UserProfile', { auth: mockTokenData, user: mockUserProfileData });
+
+    render(<PrivateRoutes />, { wrapper: MemoryRouter });
+
+    expect(localStorage.getItem).toBeCalledWith('UserProfile');
+
+    // expect(screen.getByTestId('app-main-heading'));
+  });
+
+  test.skip('renders a PrivateRoute', async () => {
+    render(<PrivateRoutes />, { wrapper: MemoryRouter });
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('loading'));
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/components/PrivateRoutes/index.tsx b/src/components/PrivateRoutes/index.tsx
index ce3c46d..de16f10 100644
--- a/src/components/PrivateRoutes/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PrivateRoutes/index.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function PrivateRoutes() {
   }, []);
 
   if (loading) {
-    return <h3>Loading...</h3>;
+    return <h3 data-test-id="loading">Loading...</h3>;
   }
 
   return user ? (