diff --git a/hackathon_site/dashboard/frontend/src/pages/IncidentForm/IncidentForm.test.tsx b/hackathon_site/dashboard/frontend/src/pages/IncidentForm/IncidentForm.test.tsx
index 9a240585b..aca9f3e3b 100644
--- a/hackathon_site/dashboard/frontend/src/pages/IncidentForm/IncidentForm.test.tsx
+++ b/hackathon_site/dashboard/frontend/src/pages/IncidentForm/IncidentForm.test.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,82 @@
 import React from "react";
-import { fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor } from "testing/utils";
+import { render, screen } from "testing/utils"; // Import your testing utilities here
 import IncidentForm from "./IncidentForm";
-import { INCIDENT_ERROR_MSG } from "./IncidentForm";
+import { BrowserRouter } from "react-router-dom";
+import { Provider } from "react-redux";
+import configureStore, { MockStore } from "redux-mock-store";
 
-describe("<Incident Form />", () => {
-    test("Renders without crashing", () => {
+// describe("<Incident Form />", () => {
+//     test("Renders without crashing", () => {
+//         render(<IncidentForm />);
+//         expect(screen.getByText("Item Incident Form")).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+//         const radios = screen.getAllByRole("radio");
+//         const dropdown = screen.getByTestId("qty-dropdown");
+//         const textareas = screen.getAllByRole("textbox");
+
+//         expect(radios).toHaveLength(3); // three radio buttons
+//         expect(dropdown).toBeInTheDocument(); // one dropdown
+//         expect(textareas).toHaveLength(3); // three text inputs
+
+//         const submitButton = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Submit" });
+//         expect(submitButton).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+//     });
+
+//     // test("Renders all form components", () => {
+//     //     render(<IncidentForm />);
+
+//     // });
+
+//     // test("Renders submit button", () => {
+//     //     render(<IncidentForm />);
+
+//     // });
+// });
+
+describe("IncidentForm", () => {
+    const mockStore = configureStore<any>([]);
+    let store: MockStore<any>;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        store = mockStore({
+            yourReducerKey: {
+                id: 10,
+                quantityRequested: 3,
+                quantityGranted: 2,
+            },
+        });
+    });
+
+    it("renders correctly when searchParams is empty", () => {
         render(<IncidentForm />);
-        expect(screen.getByText("Item Incident Form")).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+        // Assert that the component renders nothing when searchParams is empty
+        expect(screen.queryByText("Item Incident Form")).toBeNull(); // Update the text according to your component's content
     });
 
-    test("Renders all form components", () => {
+    it("renders IncidentFormRender when searchParams is not empty", () => {
+        const mockSearchParams = {
+            get: jest.fn(() =>
+                JSON.stringify({ id: 10, quantityRequested: 3, quantityGranted: 2 })
+            ),
+            toString: jest.fn(() => "mockQueryString"),
+        };
+
+        jest.spyOn(global, "URLSearchParams").mockImplementation(
+            () => mockSearchParams
+        );
+
         render(<IncidentForm />);
 
+        // Assert that mockSearchParams methods are called
+        expect(mockSearchParams.toString).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(mockSearchParams.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith("data");
+
+        // Assert that the component renders IncidentFormRender
+        expect(screen.queryByText("Item Incident Form")).toBeInTheDocument(); // Update the text according to your component's content
+
+        // Renders all form components
         const radios = screen.getAllByRole("radio");
         const dropdown = screen.getByTestId("qty-dropdown");
         const textareas = screen.getAllByRole("textbox");
@@ -19,11 +84,8 @@ describe("<Incident Form />", () => {
         expect(radios).toHaveLength(3); // three radio buttons
         expect(dropdown).toBeInTheDocument(); // one dropdown
         expect(textareas).toHaveLength(3); // three text inputs
-    });
-
-    test("Renders submit button", () => {
-        render(<IncidentForm />);
 
+        // Renders submit button
         const submitButton = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Submit" });
         expect(submitButton).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
diff --git a/hackathon_site/dashboard/frontend/src/pages/IncidentForm/IncidentForm.tsx b/hackathon_site/dashboard/frontend/src/pages/IncidentForm/IncidentForm.tsx
index 878982b23..4c4550833 100644
--- a/hackathon_site/dashboard/frontend/src/pages/IncidentForm/IncidentForm.tsx
+++ b/hackathon_site/dashboard/frontend/src/pages/IncidentForm/IncidentForm.tsx
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ const IncidentForm = () => {
             );
             history.push("/404"); // redirect to 404 page
         }
-    });
+    }, []);
 
     let hardwareQuantity: number; // quantity used for dropdown
     try {