diff --git a/src/test/getProject.test.ts b/src/test/getProject.test.ts
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+import { describe, expect, test, afterAll } from "@jest/globals";
+import { closeConnection, getTestCtx, getTestEntityManager } from "./utils";
+import { getProject } from "../controllers/utils/modelHelper";
+import { Project } from "../model";
+
+describe("get project", () => {
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    await closeConnection();
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    const em = await getTestEntityManager();
+    await em.delete(Project, {});
+  });
+
+  test("handles non-existent projects", async () => {
+    const ctx = await getTestCtx();
+    const id = "giveth-1";
+    const project = await getProject(ctx, "giveth", "1");
+    expect(project).toBeDefined();
+    expect(project?.id).toBe(id);
+  });
+
+  test("fetches an existing project", async () => {
+    const ctx = await getTestCtx();
+    const id = "giveth-1";
+    // create a project manually
+    await getProject(ctx, "giveth", "1");
+    let _project: Project | undefined = await ctx.store.get(Project, id);
+    const project = await getProject(ctx, "giveth", "1");
+
+    expect(_project).toBeDefined();
+    expect(project).toBeDefined();
+    expect(project?.id).toBe(_project?.id);
+  });
+});