diff --git a/src/dashboard/dashboard_tests.rs b/src/dashboard/dashboard_tests.rs
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+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use actix_web::{test, App};
+
+    #[actix_web::test]
+    async fn test_index() {
+        let state = AppState {
+            user_count: Mutex::new(5),
+        };
+
+        let app = test::init_service(App::new().data(state).route("/", web::get().to(index))).await;
+        let req = test::TestRequest::get().uri("/").to_request();
+        let resp: serde_json::Value = test::read_response_json(&app, req).await;
+
+        assert_eq!(resp["message"], "Welcome to the Dashboard!");
+        assert_eq!(resp["user_count"], 5);
+    }
+
+    #[actix_web::test]
+    async fn test_increment_user_count() {
+        let state = AppState {
+            user_count: Mutex::new(5),
+        };
+
+        let app = test::init_service(App::new().data(state).route("/increment", web::post().to(increment_user_count))).await;
+        let req = test::TestRequest::post().uri("/increment").to_request();
+        let resp: serde_json::Value = test::read_response_json(&app, req).await;
+
+        assert_eq!(resp["user_count"], 6);
+    }
+}