diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/DBP/DBPHomeViewController.swift b/DuckDuckGo/DBP/DBPHomeViewController.swift
index 758bfb8f09..5cbc6b6934 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/DBP/DBPHomeViewController.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/DBP/DBPHomeViewController.swift
@@ -147,8 +147,6 @@ final class DBPHomeViewController: NSViewController {
         case .valid:
             displayDBPUI()
             pixelHandler.fire(.homeViewShowWebUI)
-        case .unverified:
-            break
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/DBP/DataBrokerPrerequisitesStatusVerifier.swift b/DuckDuckGo/DBP/DataBrokerPrerequisitesStatusVerifier.swift
index 2617e45957..f5f5c4d091 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/DBP/DataBrokerPrerequisitesStatusVerifier.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/DBP/DataBrokerPrerequisitesStatusVerifier.swift
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import LoginItems
 enum DataBrokerPrerequisitesStatus {
     case invalidDirectory
     case invalidSystemPermission
-    case unverified
     case valid
 }
 
@@ -33,11 +32,16 @@ protocol DataBrokerPrerequisitesStatusVerifier: AnyObject {
 }
 
 final class DefaultDataBrokerPrerequisitesStatusVerifier: DataBrokerPrerequisitesStatusVerifier {
+    private let statusChecker: DBPLoginItemStatusChecker
+
+    init(statusChecker: DBPLoginItemStatusChecker = LoginItem.dbpBackgroundAgent) {
+        self.statusChecker = statusChecker
+    }
 
     func checkStatus() -> DataBrokerPrerequisitesStatus {
-        if !LoginItem.dbpBackgroundAgent.doesHaveNecessaryPermissions() {
+        if !statusChecker.doesHaveNecessaryPermissions() {
             return .invalidSystemPermission
-        } else if !LoginItem.dbpBackgroundAgent.isInCorrectDirectory() {
+        } else if !statusChecker.isInCorrectDirectory() {
             return .invalidDirectory
         } else {
             return .valid
diff --git a/UnitTests/DBP/DataBrokerPrerequisitesStatusVerifierTests.swift b/UnitTests/DBP/DataBrokerPrerequisitesStatusVerifierTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..02c94e7feb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/UnitTests/DBP/DataBrokerPrerequisitesStatusVerifierTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+//
+//  DataBrokerPrerequisitesStatusVerifierTests.swift
+//
+//  Copyright © 2024 DuckDuckGo. All rights reserved.
+//
+//  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+//  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+//  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+//  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+//  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+//  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+//  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+//  limitations under the License.
+//
+
+import XCTest
+@testable import DuckDuckGo_Privacy_Browser
+import DataBrokerProtection
+
+final class DataBrokerPrerequisitesStatusVerifierTests: XCTestCase {
+    private let statusChecker = MockDBPLoginItemStatusChecker()
+
+    override func setUpWithError() throws {
+    }
+
+    override func tearDownWithError() throws {
+        statusChecker.reset()
+    }
+
+    func testIncorrectDirectory_thenReturnIncorrectDirectoryStatus() {
+        statusChecker.isInCorrectDirectoryValue = false
+        let result = DefaultDataBrokerPrerequisitesStatusVerifier(statusChecker: statusChecker).checkStatus()
+        XCTAssertEqual(result, DataBrokerPrerequisitesStatus.invalidDirectory)
+    }
+
+    func testIncorrectPermission_thenReturnIncorrectPermissionStatus() {
+        statusChecker.doesHavePermissionValue = false
+        let result = DefaultDataBrokerPrerequisitesStatusVerifier(statusChecker: statusChecker).checkStatus()
+        XCTAssertEqual(result, DataBrokerPrerequisitesStatus.invalidSystemPermission)
+    }
+
+    func testIncorrectDirectoryAndIncorrectPermission_thenReturnIncorrectPermissionStatus() {
+        statusChecker.isInCorrectDirectoryValue = false
+        statusChecker.doesHavePermissionValue = false
+        let result = DefaultDataBrokerPrerequisitesStatusVerifier(statusChecker: statusChecker).checkStatus()
+        XCTAssertEqual(result, DataBrokerPrerequisitesStatus.invalidSystemPermission)
+    }
+
+    func testCorrectStatus_thenReturnValidStatus() {
+        let result = DefaultDataBrokerPrerequisitesStatusVerifier(statusChecker: statusChecker).checkStatus()
+        XCTAssertEqual(result, DataBrokerPrerequisitesStatus.valid)
+    }
+}
+
+private final class MockDBPLoginItemStatusChecker: DBPLoginItemStatusChecker {
+    var doesHavePermissionValue = true
+    var isInCorrectDirectoryValue = true
+
+    func doesHaveNecessaryPermissions() -> Bool {
+        return doesHavePermissionValue
+    }
+    func isInCorrectDirectory() -> Bool {
+        return isInCorrectDirectoryValue
+    }
+
+    func reset() {
+        doesHavePermissionValue = true
+        isInCorrectDirectoryValue = true
+    }
+}