diff --git a/backend/tests/__init__.py b/backend/tests/__init__.py
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_template.py b/backend/tests/test_template.py
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--- a/backend/tests/test_template.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-from django.test import TestCase
-from workouts.models import Exercise
-
-
-class User(TestCase):
-    def setUp(self):
-        Exercise.objects.create(name="Pushup", description="Pushup", unit="reps")
-        Exercise.objects.create(name="Running", description="Running", unit="minutes")
-        Exercise.objects.create(name="Dumbbell curl", description="Lifting dumbbells", unit="reps")
-    
-    def test_user_has_coach(self):
-        all_exercises = Exercise.objects.all()
-        num_reps = Exercise.objects.filter(unit="reps")
-
-        self.assertEqual(len(all_exercises), 3)
-        self.assertEqual(len(num_reps), 2)
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_user.py b/backend/tests/test_user.py
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+++ b/backend/tests/test_user.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+from django.test import TestCase
+from users.models import User
+from users.serializers import UserSerializer
+
+class TestUser(TestCase):    
+    def test_signing_up_with_invalid_email(self):
+        data = {
+            "username": "test",
+            "password": "Tdt4141!?@abc",
+            "password1": "Tdt4141!?@abc",
+            "email": "mail.com",
+            "isCoach": False,
+            "athletes": [],
+            "workouts": [],
+            "coach_files": [],
+            "athlete_files": []
+        }
+        serializer = UserSerializer(data=data)
+        self.assertFalse(serializer.is_valid())
+        self.assertIn('email', serializer.errors)
+
+    def test_password_below_minimum_length(self):
+        data = {
+            "username": "test",
+            "password": "Tdt4141!?@a",
+            "password1": "Tdt4141!?@a",
+            "email": "test@mail.com",
+            "isCoach": False,
+            "athletes": [],
+            "workouts": [],
+            "coach_files": [],
+            "athlete_files": []
+        }
+        serializer = UserSerializer(data=data)
+        self.assertFalse(serializer.is_valid())
+        self.assertIn('password', serializer.errors)
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