diff --git a/tests/cli/test_kill_job.py b/tests/cli/test_kill_job.py
index c9aeeb9c..657426a5 100644
--- a/tests/cli/test_kill_job.py
+++ b/tests/cli/test_kill_job.py
@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@
 
 def test_get_jobs_no_jobs():
     # TODO: expect RuntimeError
+
+    # set a string to use as a partial id
+    partial_job_id = "1234"
+    partial_job_ids = [partial_job_id]
+
+    kill_job.get_jobs(partial_job_ids)
+
+
+def test_get_jobs_no_match():
+    # TODO: expect RuntimeError
     pass
 
 
@@ -18,6 +28,7 @@ def test_get_jobs_multiple_matches():
     # TODO: test confirmation
     pass
 
+
 def test_get_jobs_multiple_params_partial(db, monkeypatch):
     # TODO: kill_jobs.get_jobs(["1234", "5678"])
     pass