diff --git a/src/main/app/backend/run_all_tests.sh b/src/main/app/backend/run_all_tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..70f7c1df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/app/backend/run_all_tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ python3 -m unittest tests.runner
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diff --git a/src/main/app/backend/run_database_tests.sh b/src/main/app/backend/run_database_tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6c9c35b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/app/backend/run_database_tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ python3 -m unittest tests.database_runner
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diff --git a/src/main/app/backend/run_route_tests.sh b/src/main/app/backend/run_route_tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6c6ee552
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/app/backend/run_route_tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ python3 -m unittest tests.route_runner
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diff --git a/src/main/app/backend/tests/database_runner.py b/src/main/app/backend/tests/database_runner.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..92817e4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/app/backend/tests/database_runner.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import unittest
+
+mods = ["test_graph_reader", "test_graph_writer"]
+# initialize the test suite
+loader = unittest.TestLoader()
+suite = unittest.TestSuite()
+
+# add tests to the test suite
+for mod in mods:
+    suite.addTests(loader.loadTestsFromName(f"tests.{mod}"))
+
+# initialize a runner, pass it your suite and run it
+runner = unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=3)
+result = runner.run(suite)
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diff --git a/src/main/app/backend/tests/route_runner.py b/src/main/app/backend/tests/route_runner.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31588a79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/app/backend/tests/route_runner.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import unittest
+
+
+mods = ["test_llm_route", "test_rating_route"]
+# initialize the test suite
+loader = unittest.TestLoader()
+suite = unittest.TestSuite()
+
+# add tests to the test suite
+for mod in mods:
+    suite.addTests(loader.loadTestsFromName(f"tests.{mod}"))
+
+# initialize a runner, pass it your suite and run it
+runner = unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=3)
+result = runner.run(suite)
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diff --git a/src/main/app/backend/tests/runner.py b/src/main/app/backend/tests/runner.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8594e5c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/app/backend/tests/runner.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# tests/runner.py
+import os
+import unittest
+
+# import your test modules
+from . import *
+
+mods = [x[:-3] for x in os.listdir("tests/") if x.startswith("test_")]
+# initialize the test suite
+loader = unittest.TestLoader()
+suite = unittest.TestSuite()
+
+# add tests to the test suite
+for mod in mods:
+    suite.addTests(loader.loadTestsFromName(f"tests.{mod}"))
+
+# initialize a runner, pass it your suite and run it
+runner = unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=3)
+result = runner.run(suite)
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diff --git a/src/main/app/backend/tests/test_graph_reader.py b/src/main/app/backend/tests/test_graph_reader.py
index 8b004f8c..1b762b57 100644
--- a/src/main/app/backend/tests/test_graph_reader.py
+++ b/src/main/app/backend/tests/test_graph_reader.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 from langchain_community.embeddings import FakeEmbeddings
 from database.communicator import GraphReader
+from tools.secret_manager import SecretManager
 
 
 class TestGraphReader(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -13,13 +14,14 @@ def setUpClass(cls) -> None:
             os.environ.get("DATABASE_TYPE") == "dev"
         ), f"Current db is {os.environ.get('DATABASE_TYPE')}. Please change to dev for testing."
         cls.embedder = FakeEmbeddings(size=768)
+        cls.sm = SecretManager()
 
     def test_init(self) -> None:
-        gr = GraphReader()
+        gr = GraphReader(secret_manager=self.sm)
         gr.close_driver()
 
     def test_standard_context_retrieval(self) -> None:
-        gr = GraphReader()
+        gr = GraphReader(secret_manager=self.sm)
 
         context = gr.retrieve_context_documents(
             question_embedding=self.embedder.embed_query("What is gds?"),
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ def test_standard_context_retrieval(self) -> None:
         gr.close_driver()
 
     def test_topics_context_retrieval(self) -> None:
-        # gr = GraphReader()
+        # gr = GraphReader(secret_manager=self.sm)
 
         # context = gr.retrieve_context_documents_by_topic(
         #     question_embedding=self.embedder.embed_query("What is gds?"),
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ def test_topics_context_retrieval(self) -> None:
         pass  # not implemented
 
     def test_match_by_id(self) -> None:
-        gr = GraphReader()
+        gr = GraphReader(secret_manager=self.sm)
         ids = [
             "conv-20aa11bb-d65b-4c77-a6f3-58a39d8d0205",
             "conv-692266c4-33ba-4f6f-bf41-fcea75fd2579",
diff --git a/src/main/app/backend/tests/test_llm_route.py b/src/main/app/backend/tests/test_llm_route.py
index d2a3a9db..d61c4514 100644
--- a/src/main/app/backend/tests/test_llm_route.py
+++ b/src/main/app/backend/tests/test_llm_route.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from tools.embedding import FakeEmbeddingService
 from tools.llm import LLM
 from objects.nodes import UserMessage, AssistantMessage
+from objects.rating import Rating
 from routers.llm import get_embedding_service, get_llm, get_reader, get_writer
 
 client = TestClient(app)
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ def log_assistant(
     ) -> None:
         pass
 
+    def rate_message(rating: Rating) -> None:
+        pass
 
 class GraphReaderMock:
     def retrieve_context_documents(
@@ -94,4 +97,4 @@ def test_llm_dummy_route(self) -> None:
     def test_llm_route(self) -> None:
         resp = client.post("/llm", json=self.question)
         self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
-        self.assertEqual(resp.json()["content"], "GDS is cool.")
+        self.assertEqual(resp.json()["content"], "GDS is cool.")
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diff --git a/src/main/app/backend/tests/test_rating_route.py b/src/main/app/backend/tests/test_rating_route.py
index 42b0f556..a860316b 100644
--- a/src/main/app/backend/tests/test_rating_route.py
+++ b/src/main/app/backend/tests/test_rating_route.py
@@ -5,16 +5,10 @@
 
 from main import app
 from routers.llm import get_writer
-from objects.rating import Rating
+from tests.test_llm_route import GraphWriterMock
 
 client = TestClient(app)
 
-
-class GraphWriterMock:
-    def rate_message(rating: Rating) -> None:
-        pass
-
-
 def override_get_writer():
     return GraphWriterMock()
 
@@ -36,4 +30,4 @@ def setUpClass(cls) -> None:
 
     def test_rating_route(self) -> None:
         resp = client.post("/rating", json=self.rating)
-        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
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diff --git a/src/main/app/backend/tools/llm.py b/src/main/app/backend/tools/llm.py
index 2db3763b..ea86feed 100644
--- a/src/main/app/backend/tools/llm.py
+++ b/src/main/app/backend/tools/llm.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def _init_llm(self):
             case _:
                 raise ValueError("Please provide a valid LLM type.")
 
-    def _format_llm_input(self, question: str, context: Optional[pd.DataFrame]) -> str:
+    def _format_llm_input(self, question: str, context: Optional[pd.DataFrame] = None) -> str:
         """
         Format the LLM input and return the input along with the context IDs if they exist.
         """
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def get_response(
         question: Question,
         user_id: str,
         assistant_id: str,
-        context: Optional[pd.DataFrame],
+        context: Optional[pd.DataFrame] = None,
     ) -> str:
         """
         Get a response from the LLM.