diff --git a/services_app/src/androidTest/java/org/opendatakit/properties/DefaultPropertiesTest.java b/services_app/src/androidTest/java/org/opendatakit/properties/DefaultPropertiesTest.java
index b785bf884..6616256d5 100644
--- a/services_app/src/androidTest/java/org/opendatakit/properties/DefaultPropertiesTest.java
+++ b/services_app/src/androidTest/java/org/opendatakit/properties/DefaultPropertiesTest.java
@@ -6,12 +6,19 @@
 
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.opendatakit.services.utilities.UserState;
 import org.opendatakit.utilities.StaticStateManipulator;
 
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.*;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
 public class DefaultPropertiesTest {
 
     public final String APP_NAME = "DefaultPropTest";
@@ -97,6 +104,69 @@ public void verifyLastSyncInfoProperty() {
         assertThat(lastSyncInfo).isNull();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void verifyDefaultPropertyValue() {
+        PropertiesSingleton props = getProps(getContext());
+        // Example of checking a default property value
+        String defaultValue = props.getProperty("non_existing_key");
+        assertThat(defaultValue).isNull();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void verifyServerUrlPropertyFormat() {
+        PropertiesSingleton props = getProps(getContext());
+        String serverUrl = props.getProperty(CommonToolProperties.KEY_SYNC_SERVER_URL);
+        assertThat(serverUrl).matches("https?://.*");  // Basic URL pattern check
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void verifyUsernamePropertyLength() {
+        PropertiesSingleton props = getProps(getContext());
+        String username = props.getProperty(CommonToolProperties.KEY_USERNAME);
+
+        assertThat(username).isNotNull();
+        assertThat(username.length()).isAtMost(50); // Example length constraint
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void verifyMissingKeyReturnsNull() {
+        PropertiesSingleton props = getProps(getContext());
+        String missingKey = props.getProperty("missing_key");
+        assertThat(missingKey).isNull();
+    }
+
+    @Ignore // need to verify how properties is set internally
+    @Test
+    public void verifyPropertiesReset() {
+        PropertiesSingleton props = getProps(getContext());
+
+        // Define properties to set
+        Map<String, String> properties = new HashMap<>();
+        properties.put(CommonToolProperties.KEY_USERNAME, "testUser");
+
+        // Set properties
+        props.setProperties(properties);
+
+        // Ensure the property is set correctly
+        assertEquals("testUser", props.getProperty(CommonToolProperties.KEY_USERNAME));
+
+        // Reset properties by clearing them explicitly
+        clearAllProperties(props);
+
+        // Retrieve properties after reset
+        String username = props.getProperty(CommonToolProperties.KEY_USERNAME);
+
+        // Verify properties have been reset
+        assertNull("Username property should be null after reset", username);
+    }
+
+    private void clearAllProperties(PropertiesSingleton props) {
+        // Clear all properties by setting an empty map
+        props.setProperties(new HashMap<>());
+        System.out.println("All properties cleared.");
+    }
+
+
     @After
     public void clearProperties() {
         StaticStateManipulator.get().reset();