diff --git a/tests/unit/boilerplate.js b/tests/unit/boilerplate.js
index 8af23246..6e101709 100644
--- a/tests/unit/boilerplate.js
+++ b/tests/unit/boilerplate.js
@@ -16,3 +16,8 @@ window.location = { assign: assignMock }
 afterEach(() => {
   assignMock.mockClear()
 })
+
+// throw on any console errors
+global.console.error = (message) => {
+  throw message
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/termsOfUserRenderer.spec.js b/tests/unit/termsOfUserRenderer.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..37dffb54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/termsOfUserRenderer.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { shallowMount } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import TermsOfUseRenderer from '@/components/Pages/TermsOfUse/TermsOfUseRenderer.vue'
+require('./boilerplate.js')
+
+describe('About.vue', () => {
+  it('renders some error text if the api call fails or there is no api', () => {
+    const mockRoute = {
+        params: {
+            activeFrom: '0001-01-01'
+        }
+    }
+    const mockApi = jest.fn()
+    const msg = 'An error occurred'
+    const wrapper = shallowMount(TermsOfUseRenderer, {
+            mocks: {
+                $route: mockRoute,
+                $api: mockApi
+            }
+        }
+    )
+    expect(wrapper.text()).toMatch(msg)
+  })
+})