diff --git a/repertory/repertory_test/src/meta_db_test.cpp b/repertory/repertory_test/src/meta_db_test.cpp
index 342b68c1..1929e1fa 100644
--- a/repertory/repertory_test/src/meta_db_test.cpp
+++ b/repertory/repertory_test/src/meta_db_test.cpp
@@ -129,6 +129,37 @@ TYPED_TEST(meta_db_test, can_get_api_file_list) {
   }
 }
 
+TYPED_TEST(meta_db_test,
+           full_get_item_meta_returns_item_not_found_if_item_does_not_exist) {
+  auto api_path = create_test_file();
+
+  api_meta_map meta;
+  EXPECT_EQ(api_error::item_not_found,
+            this->meta_db->get_item_meta(api_path, meta));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(meta.empty());
+}
+
+TYPED_TEST(
+    meta_db_test,
+    individual_get_item_meta_returns_item_not_found_if_item_does_not_exist) {
+  auto api_path = create_test_file();
+
+  std::string value;
+  EXPECT_EQ(api_error::item_not_found,
+            this->meta_db->get_item_meta(api_path, META_DIRECTORY, value));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(value.empty());
+}
+
+TYPED_TEST(meta_db_test, set_item_meta_fails_with_missing_directory_meta) {
+  auto test_file = create_test_file();
+  auto test_source = create_test_file();
+  EXPECT_EQ(api_error::error, this->meta_db->set_item_meta(
+                                  test_file, {
+                                                 {META_SOURCE, test_source},
+                                             }));
+  EXPECT_EQ(api_error::error,
+            this->meta_db->set_item_meta(test_file, META_SOURCE, test_source));
+}
 TYPED_TEST(meta_db_test, can_get_full_item_meta_for_directory) {
   auto api_path = create_test_file();
   auto source_path = create_test_file();