diff --git a/ui/src/app/user/users.component.spec.ts b/ui/src/app/user/users.component.spec.ts
index 31b89d7a1..88daeb1ee 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/user/users.component.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/user/users.component.spec.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { EventService } from '../shared/service/event.service'
 import { LocalizePipe } from '../shared/pipe/localize'
 import { EventType } from 'src/app/app.constants'
 import { Event } from '../shared/model/event.model'
+import { RouterModule } from '@angular/router'
 describe('UsersComponent', () => {
   let component: UsersComponent
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<UsersComponent>
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ describe('UsersComponent', () => {
 
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       declarations: [UsersComponent, HasAnyAuthorityDirective, LocalizePipe],
-      imports: [ReactiveFormsModule, RouterTestingModule, FormsModule],
+      imports: [ReactiveFormsModule, RouterModule.forRoot([{ path: 'users', component: UsersComponent }]), FormsModule],
       providers: [
         { provide: UserService, useValue: userServiceSpy },
         { provide: AccountService, useValue: accountServiceSpy },
@@ -61,17 +62,9 @@ describe('UsersComponent', () => {
     accountService = TestBed.inject(AccountService) as jasmine.SpyObj<AccountService>
     eventService = TestBed.inject(EventService) as jasmine.SpyObj<EventService>
     alertService = TestBed.inject(AlertService) as jasmine.SpyObj<AlertService>
-  })
 
-  fit('should create', () => {
-    expect(component).toBeTruthy()
-  })
-
-  fit('should call load all on init', fakeAsync(() => {
-    const headers = new HttpHeaders().append('link', 'link;link')
     userService.query.and.returnValue(of(new UserPage([new User('123')], 1)))
-    accountService.hasAnyAuthority.and.returnValue(true)
-    eventService.on.and.returnValue(EMPTY)
+
     accountService.getAccountData.and.returnValue(
       of({
         activated: true,
@@ -88,11 +81,72 @@ describe('UsersComponent', () => {
         mfaEnabled: false,
       })
     )
-    fixture.detectChanges()
-    tick()
+
+    accountService.hasAnyAuthority.and.returnValue(true)
+    eventService.on.and.returnValue(EMPTY)
+  })
+
+  it('should create', () => {
+    expect(component).toBeTruthy()
+  })
+
+  it('should call load all on init', fakeAsync(() => {
     component.ngOnInit()
 
     expect(userService.query).toHaveBeenCalled()
     expect(component.users![0]).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({ id: '123' }))
   }))
+
+  it('should load a page', () => {
+    component.page = 1
+    component.loadPage()
+
+    expect(userService.query).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(component.users![0]).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({ id: '123' }))
+  })
+
+  it('sort should be id,desc by default', () => {
+    const result = component.sort()
+    expect(result).toEqual(['id,desc'])
+  })
+
+  it('direction should be desc and id should be secondary sort column by default', () => {
+    component.sortColumn = 'name'
+    const result = component.sort()
+    expect(result).toEqual(['name,desc', 'id'])
+  })
+
+  it('updating sort column to different value should maintain sort direction', () => {
+    component.sortColumn = 'name'
+    let result = component.sort()
+    expect(result).toEqual(['name,desc', 'id'])
+
+    component.updateSort('email')
+    result = component.sort()
+    expect(result).toEqual(['email,desc', 'id'])
+  })
+
+  it('updating sort column with same value should flip sort direction', () => {
+    component.sortColumn = 'name'
+    let result = component.sort()
+    expect(result).toEqual(['name,desc', 'id'])
+
+    component.updateSort('name')
+    result = component.sort()
+    expect(result).toEqual(['name,asc', 'id'])
+  })
+
+  it('clear should reset page to zero', () => {
+    component.page = 10
+    component.clear()
+    expect(component.page).toEqual(0)
+  })
+
+  it('reset search should clear search term', () => {
+    component.searchTerm = 'what the user typed'
+    component.submittedSearchTerm = 'what the user typed'
+    component.resetSearch()
+    expect(component.searchTerm).toEqual('')
+    expect(component.submittedSearchTerm).toEqual('')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/ui/src/app/user/users.component.ts b/ui/src/app/user/users.component.ts
index e0ed9896f..a8d7150de 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/user/users.component.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/user/users.component.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class UsersComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   totalItems: any
   itemsPerPage: any
   page: any
-  sortColumn: any
+  sortColumn: string = 'id'
   ascending: any
   itemCount: string | null | undefined = null
   searchTerm: string | null = null