diff --git a/client/src/App.test.tsx b/client/src/App.test.tsx
index d97fd6ce..461ef503 100644
--- a/client/src/App.test.tsx
+++ b/client/src/App.test.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import App from "./App";
-import { store } from "./app/store";
+import { setupStore } from "./app/store";
 import { render } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { Provider } from "react-redux";
 
 test("app renders", () => {
   render(
-    <Provider store={store}>
+    <Provider store={setupStore()}>
       <App />
     </Provider>
   );
diff --git a/client/src/app/store.ts b/client/src/app/store.ts
index 46fcc228..bbb6eb83 100644
--- a/client/src/app/store.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/store.ts
@@ -3,36 +3,48 @@ import combatReducer from "../api/combatSlice";
 import controlPointsReducer from "../api/controlPointsSlice";
 import flightsReducer from "../api/flightsSlice";
 import frontLinesReducer from "../api/frontLinesSlice";
+import iadsNetworkReducer from "../api/iadsNetworkSlice";
 import mapReducer from "../api/mapSlice";
 import navMeshReducer from "../api/navMeshSlice";
 import supplyRoutesReducer from "../api/supplyRoutesSlice";
 import tgosReducer from "../api/tgosSlice";
-import iadsNetworkReducer from "../api/iadsNetworkSlice";
 import threatZonesReducer from "../api/threatZonesSlice";
-import unculledZonesReducer  from "../api/unculledZonesSlice";
-import { Action, ThunkAction, configureStore } from "@reduxjs/toolkit";
+import unculledZonesReducer from "../api/unculledZonesSlice";
+import {
+  Action,
+  PreloadedState,
+  ThunkAction,
+  combineReducers,
+  configureStore,
+} from "@reduxjs/toolkit";
 
-export const store = configureStore({
-  reducer: {
-    combat: combatReducer,
-    controlPoints: controlPointsReducer,
-    flights: flightsReducer,
-    frontLines: frontLinesReducer,
-    map: mapReducer,
-    navmeshes: navMeshReducer,
-    supplyRoutes: supplyRoutesReducer,
-    iadsNetwork: iadsNetworkReducer,
-    tgos: tgosReducer,
-    threatZones: threatZonesReducer,
-    [baseApi.reducerPath]: baseApi.reducer,
-    unculledZones: unculledZonesReducer,
-  },
-  middleware: (getDefaultMiddleware) =>
-    getDefaultMiddleware().concat(baseApi.middleware),
+const rootReducer = combineReducers({
+  combat: combatReducer,
+  controlPoints: controlPointsReducer,
+  flights: flightsReducer,
+  frontLines: frontLinesReducer,
+  map: mapReducer,
+  navmeshes: navMeshReducer,
+  supplyRoutes: supplyRoutesReducer,
+  iadsNetwork: iadsNetworkReducer,
+  tgos: tgosReducer,
+  threatZones: threatZonesReducer,
+  [baseApi.reducerPath]: baseApi.reducer,
+  unculledZones: unculledZonesReducer,
 });
 
-export type AppDispatch = typeof store.dispatch;
-export type RootState = ReturnType<typeof store.getState>;
+export function setupStore(preloadedState?: PreloadedState<RootState>) {
+  return configureStore({
+    reducer: rootReducer,
+    middleware: (getDefaultMiddleware) =>
+      getDefaultMiddleware().concat(baseApi.middleware),
+    preloadedState: preloadedState,
+  });
+}
+
+export type AppStore = ReturnType<typeof setupStore>;
+export type AppDispatch = AppStore["dispatch"];
+export type RootState = ReturnType<typeof rootReducer>;
 export type AppThunk<ReturnType = void> = ThunkAction<
   ReturnType,
   RootState,
diff --git a/client/src/components/aircraftlayer/AircraftLayer.test.tsx b/client/src/components/aircraftlayer/AircraftLayer.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3017c5cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/aircraftlayer/AircraftLayer.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { renderWithProviders } from "../../testutils";
+import AircraftLayer from "./AircraftLayer";
+import { PropsWithChildren } from "react";
+
+const mockLayerGroup = jest.fn();
+const mockMarker = jest.fn();
+jest.mock("react-leaflet", () => ({
+  LayerGroup: (props: PropsWithChildren<any>) => {
+    mockLayerGroup(props);
+    return <>{props.children}</>;
+  },
+  Marker: (props: any) => {
+    mockMarker(props);
+  },
+}));
+
+test("layer is empty by default", async () => {
+  renderWithProviders(<AircraftLayer />);
+  expect(mockLayerGroup).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  expect(mockMarker).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
+test("layer has aircraft if non-empty", async () => {
+  renderWithProviders(<AircraftLayer />, {
+    preloadedState: {
+      flights: {
+        flights: {
+          foo: {
+            id: "foo",
+            blue: true,
+            sidc: "",
+            position: {
+              lat: 0,
+              lng: 0,
+            },
+          },
+          bar: {
+            id: "bar",
+            blue: false,
+            sidc: "",
+            position: {
+              lat: 0,
+              lng: 0,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        selected: null,
+      },
+    },
+  });
+  expect(mockLayerGroup).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  expect(mockMarker).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+});
diff --git a/client/src/index.tsx b/client/src/index.tsx
index f6d829dd..2ea260f7 100644
--- a/client/src/index.tsx
+++ b/client/src/index.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import App from "./App";
-import { store } from "./app/store";
+import { setupStore } from "./app/store";
 import { SocketProvider } from "./components/socketprovider/socketprovider";
 import "./index.css";
 import * as serviceWorker from "./serviceWorker";
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const root = ReactDOM.createRoot(
 );
 root.render(
   <React.StrictMode>
-    <Provider store={store}>
+    <Provider store={setupStore()}>
       <SocketProvider>
         <App />
       </SocketProvider>
diff --git a/client/src/testutils/index.tsx b/client/src/testutils/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..64196f3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/testutils/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// https://redux.js.org/usage/writing-tests
+import { setupStore } from "../app/store";
+import type { AppStore, RootState } from "../app/store";
+import type { PreloadedState } from "@reduxjs/toolkit";
+import { render } from "@testing-library/react";
+import type { RenderOptions } from "@testing-library/react";
+import React, { PropsWithChildren } from "react";
+import { Provider } from "react-redux";
+
+// This type interface extends the default options for render from RTL, as well
+// as allows the user to specify other things such as initialState, store.
+interface ExtendedRenderOptions extends Omit<RenderOptions, "queries"> {
+  preloadedState?: PreloadedState<RootState>;
+  store?: AppStore;
+}
+
+export function renderWithProviders(
+  ui: React.ReactElement,
+  {
+    preloadedState = {},
+    // Automatically create a store instance if no store was passed in
+    store = setupStore(preloadedState),
+    ...renderOptions
+  }: ExtendedRenderOptions = {}
+) {
+  function Wrapper({ children }: PropsWithChildren<{}>): JSX.Element {
+    return <Provider store={store}>{children}</Provider>;
+  }
+  return { store, ...render(ui, { wrapper: Wrapper, ...renderOptions }) };
+}