diff --git a/src/submission-handlers/encounterLocationHandler.test.ts b/src/submission-handlers/encounterLocationHandler.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c36f8476
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/submission-handlers/encounterLocationHandler.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+import { type EncounterContext } from '../form-context';
+import { type FormField } from '../types';
+import { EncounterLocationSubmissionHandler } from './encounterLocationHandler';
+import { getAllLocations } from '../api/api';
+
+jest.mock('../api/api');
+
+const mockedGetAllLocations = getAllLocations as jest.MockedFunction<typeof getAllLocations>;
+
+const encounterWithLocation = {
+  uuid: '773455da-3ec4-453c-b565-7c1fe35426be',
+  location: {
+    uuid: '81e6e516-c1f0-11eb-8529-0242ac130003',
+  },
+  encounterProviders: [],
+  obs: [],
+};
+
+const encounterWithoutLocation = {
+  uuid: '773455da-3ec4-453c-b565-7c1fe35426be',
+  encounterProviders: [],
+  obs: [],
+  location: undefined,
+};
+
+const contextWithoutLocation: EncounterContext = {
+  patient: {
+    id: '833eb896-c1f0-11eb-8529-0242ac130003',
+  },
+  encounter: encounterWithoutLocation,
+  sessionMode: 'enter',
+  encounterDate: new Date(2020, 11, 29),
+  setEncounterDate: (value) => {},
+  encounterProvider: '2c95f6f5-788e-4e73-9079-5626911231fa',
+  setEncounterProvider: jest.fn,
+  setEncounterLocation: jest.fn(),
+  encounterRole: '6d95f6f5-788e-4e73-9079-5626911231f4',
+  setEncounterRole: jest.fn,
+  location: undefined,
+};
+
+const encounterContext: EncounterContext = {
+  patient: {
+    id: '833eb896-c1f0-11eb-8529-0242ac130003',
+  },
+  location: {
+    uuid: '81e6e516-c1f0-11eb-8529-0242ac130003',
+  },
+  encounter: {
+    uuid: '773455da-3ec4-453c-b565-7c1fe35426be',
+    encounterProviders: [],
+    obs: [],
+  },
+  sessionMode: 'enter',
+  encounterDate: new Date(2020, 11, 29),
+  setEncounterDate: (value) => {},
+  encounterProvider: '2c95f6f5-788e-4e73-9079-5626911231fa',
+  setEncounterProvider: jest.fn,
+  setEncounterLocation: jest.fn(),
+  encounterRole: '6d95f6f5-788e-4e73-9079-5626911231f4',
+  setEncounterRole: jest.fn,
+};
+
+describe('EncounterLocationSubmissionHandler', () => {
+  let field: FormField;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    // Define the field once before each test
+    field = {
+      label: 'Encounter Location',
+      type: 'encounterLocation',
+      required: false,
+      id: 'encounterLocation',
+      questionOptions: {
+        rendering: 'ui-select-extended',
+      },
+      validators: [],
+    };
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    // Clean up any side effects if needed
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  describe('handleFieldSubmission', () => {
+    it('should handle encounter location submission', async () => {
+      // Setup mock
+      const locations = [{ uuid: '5c95f6f5-788e-4e73-9079-5626911231fa', display: 'Test Location' }];
+      mockedGetAllLocations.mockResolvedValue(locations);
+
+      // Replay
+      await EncounterLocationSubmissionHandler.handleFieldSubmission(
+        field,
+        '5c95f6f5-788e-4e73-9079-5626911231fa',
+        encounterContext,
+      );
+
+      // Verify
+      expect(encounterContext.setEncounterLocation).toHaveBeenCalledWith(locations[0]);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getInitialValue', () => {
+    it('should return the location UUID from the encounter if present', () => {
+      const initialValue = EncounterLocationSubmissionHandler.getInitialValue(
+        encounterWithLocation,
+        field,
+        [],
+        contextWithoutLocation,
+      );
+      expect(initialValue).toEqual('81e6e516-c1f0-11eb-8529-0242ac130003');
+    });
+
+    it('should return the location UUID from the context if encounter location is not present', () => {
+      const initialValue = EncounterLocationSubmissionHandler.getInitialValue(
+        encounterContext.encounter,
+        field,
+        [],
+        encounterContext,
+      );
+      expect(initialValue).toEqual('81e6e516-c1f0-11eb-8529-0242ac130003');
+    });
+
+    it('should return undefined if neither the encounter nor the context has a location', () => {
+      const initialValue = EncounterLocationSubmissionHandler.getInitialValue(
+        encounterWithoutLocation,
+        field,
+        [],
+        contextWithoutLocation,
+      );
+      expect(initialValue).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getDisplayValue', () => {
+    it('should return display value when value is defined', () => {
+      const value = { display: 'Test Location', uuid: '5c95f6f5-788e-4e73-9079-5626911231fa' };
+      const displayValue = EncounterLocationSubmissionHandler.getDisplayValue(field, value);
+
+      expect(displayValue).toEqual('Test Location');
+    });
+
+    it('should return undefined when value is null', () => {
+      const value = null;
+      const displayValue = EncounterLocationSubmissionHandler.getDisplayValue(field, value);
+
+      expect(displayValue).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it('should return undefined when value is undefined', () => {
+      const value = undefined;
+      const displayValue = EncounterLocationSubmissionHandler.getDisplayValue(field, value);
+
+      expect(displayValue).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getPreviousValue', () => {
+    it('should return display and value when encounter has location', () => {
+      const encounter = {
+        location: { name: 'Previous Location', uuid: '95e6e516-c1f0-11eb-8529-0242ac130006' },
+      };
+      const allFormFields = [];
+
+      const previousValue = EncounterLocationSubmissionHandler.getPreviousValue(field, encounter, allFormFields);
+
+      expect(previousValue).toEqual({ display: 'Previous Location', value: '95e6e516-c1f0-11eb-8529-0242ac130006' });
+    });
+
+    it('should return undefined when encounter has no location', () => {
+      const encounter = {};
+      const allFormFields = [];
+
+      const previousValue = EncounterLocationSubmissionHandler.getPreviousValue(field, encounter, allFormFields);
+
+      expect(previousValue).toEqual({ display: undefined, value: undefined });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/submission-handlers/encounterLocationHandler.ts b/src/submission-handlers/encounterLocationHandler.ts
index 822abddc7..340b4d3e8 100644
--- a/src/submission-handlers/encounterLocationHandler.ts
+++ b/src/submission-handlers/encounterLocationHandler.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const EncounterLocationSubmissionHandler: SubmissionHandler = {
   },
 
   getInitialValue: (encounter: any, field: FormField, allFormFields: Array<FormField>, context: EncounterContext) => {
-    if (encounter) {
+    if (encounter && encounter.location) {
       return encounter.location.uuid;
     } else {
       return context?.location?.uuid;
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ export const EncounterLocationSubmissionHandler: SubmissionHandler = {
 
   getPreviousValue: (field: FormField, encounter: any, allFormFields: Array<FormField>) => {
     return {
-      display: encounter.location.name,
-      value: encounter.location.uuid,
+      display: encounter?.location?.name,
+      value: encounter?.location?.uuid,
     };
   },
 };
diff --git a/src/submission-handlers/patietnIdentifierHandler.test.ts b/src/submission-handlers/patientIdentifierHandler.test.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/submission-handlers/patietnIdentifierHandler.test.ts
rename to src/submission-handlers/patientIdentifierHandler.test.ts