diff --git a/ts/session/utils/libsession/libsession_utils_user_profile.ts b/ts/session/utils/libsession/libsession_utils_user_profile.ts
index c7b3b01f0..b97a90b21 100644
--- a/ts/session/utils/libsession/libsession_utils_user_profile.ts
+++ b/ts/session/utils/libsession/libsession_utils_user_profile.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 import { isEmpty } from 'lodash';
 import { UserUtils } from '..';
+import { SettingsKey } from '../../../data/settings-key';
+import { CONVERSATION_PRIORITIES } from '../../../models/conversationAttributes';
+import { Storage } from '../../../util/storage';
 import { UserConfigWrapperActions } from '../../../webworker/workers/browser/libsession_worker_interface';
 import { getConversationController } from '../../conversations';
 import { fromHexToArray } from '../String';
-import { CONVERSATION_PRIORITIES } from '../../../models/conversationAttributes';
-import { Storage } from '../../../util/storage';
-import { SettingsKey } from '../../../data/settings-key';
 
 async function insertUserProfileIntoWrapper(convoId: string) {
-  if (!isUserProfileToStoreInWrapper(convoId)) {
-    return;
+  if (!SessionUtilUserProfile.isUserProfileToStoreInWrapper(convoId)) {
+    return null;
   }
   const us = UserUtils.getOurPubKeyStrFromCache();
   const ourConvo = getConversationController().get(us);
@@ -29,8 +29,14 @@ async function insertUserProfileIntoWrapper(convoId: string) {
 
   window.log.debug(
     `inserting into userprofile wrapper: username:"${dbName}", priority:${priority} image:${JSON.stringify(
-      { url: dbProfileUrl, key: dbProfileKey }
-    )}, settings: ${JSON.stringify({ areBlindedMsgRequestEnabled, expirySeconds })}`
+      {
+        url: dbProfileUrl,
+        key: dbProfileKey,
+      }
+    )}, settings: ${JSON.stringify({
+      areBlindedMsgRequestEnabled,
+      expirySeconds,
+    })}`
   );
 
   if (dbProfileUrl && !isEmpty(dbProfileKey)) {
@@ -43,6 +49,15 @@ async function insertUserProfileIntoWrapper(convoId: string) {
   }
   await UserConfigWrapperActions.setEnableBlindedMsgRequest(areBlindedMsgRequestEnabled);
   await UserConfigWrapperActions.setNoteToSelfExpiry(expirySeconds);
+
+  // returned testing purposes only
+  return {
+    id: convoId,
+    name: dbName,
+    priority,
+    avatarPointer: dbProfileUrl,
+    expirySeconds,
+  };
 }
 
 function isUserProfileToStoreInWrapper(convoId: string) {
diff --git a/ts/test/session/unit/libsession_wrapper/libsession_wrapper_contacts_test.ts b/ts/test/session/unit/libsession_wrapper/libsession_wrapper_contacts_test.ts
index 6b3a05793..d81b5e607 100644
--- a/ts/test/session/unit/libsession_wrapper/libsession_wrapper_contacts_test.ts
+++ b/ts/test/session/unit/libsession_wrapper/libsession_wrapper_contacts_test.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ describe('libsession_contacts', () => {
   const getLatestTimestampOffset = 200000;
   const ourNumber = '051234567890acbdef';
   const validArgs = {
+    // NOTE we hardcode this key to make testing easier for bad whitespaces
     id: '050123456789abcdef050123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef050123456789ab',
     type: ConversationTypeEnum.PRIVATE,
     isApproved: true,
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ describe('libsession_contacts', () => {
       expireTimer: 0,
     };
 
-    it('the returned wrapper values matche with the inputted contact', async () => {
+    it('returns wrapper values that match with the inputted contact', async () => {
       const contact = new ConversationModel({
         ...validArgs,
         ...contactArgs,
diff --git a/ts/test/session/unit/libsession_wrapper/libsession_wrapper_user_profile_test.ts b/ts/test/session/unit/libsession_wrapper/libsession_wrapper_user_profile_test.ts
index 1af72e7fc..040565e99 100644
--- a/ts/test/session/unit/libsession_wrapper/libsession_wrapper_user_profile_test.ts
+++ b/ts/test/session/unit/libsession_wrapper/libsession_wrapper_user_profile_test.ts
@@ -2,25 +2,140 @@
 import { expect } from 'chai';
 import Sinon from 'sinon';
 
-import { SessionUtilUserProfile } from '../../../../session/utils/libsession/libsession_utils_user_profile';
+import { ConversationModel } from '../../../../models/conversation';
+import { ConversationTypeEnum } from '../../../../models/conversationAttributes';
+import { GetNetworkTime } from '../../../../session/apis/snode_api/getNetworkTime';
+import { getConversationController } from '../../../../session/conversations';
 import { UserUtils } from '../../../../session/utils';
+import { SessionUtilUserProfile } from '../../../../session/utils/libsession/libsession_utils_user_profile';
 import { TestUtils } from '../../../test-utils';
+import { stubWindowLog } from '../../../test-utils/utils';
+
+describe('libsession_user_profile', () => {
+  stubWindowLog();
+
+  const getLatestTimestampOffset = 200000;
+  const ourNumber = TestUtils.generateFakePubKeyStr();
+  const validArgs = {
+    id: ourNumber,
+    type: ConversationTypeEnum.PRIVATE,
+    isApproved: true,
+    active_at: 123,
+    didApproveMe: true,
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    Sinon.stub(GetNetworkTime, 'getLatestTimestampOffset').returns(getLatestTimestampOffset);
+    Sinon.stub(UserUtils, 'getOurPubKeyStrFromCache').returns(ourNumber);
+    TestUtils.stubLibSessionWorker(undefined);
+  });
 
-describe('libsession_wrapper', () => {
   afterEach(() => {
     Sinon.restore();
   });
 
-  it('isUserProfileToStoreInWrapper returns true if thats our convo', () => {
-    const us = TestUtils.generateFakePubKeyStr();
-    Sinon.stub(UserUtils, 'getOurPubKeyStrFromCache').returns(us);
-    expect(SessionUtilUserProfile.isUserProfileToStoreInWrapper(us)).to.be.true;
+  describe('isUserProfileToStoreInWrapper', () => {
+    it('returns true if thats our convo', () => {
+      expect(SessionUtilUserProfile.isUserProfileToStoreInWrapper(ourNumber)).to.be.true;
+    });
+
+    it('returns false if thats NOT our convo', () => {
+      const notUs = TestUtils.generateFakePubKeyStr();
+      expect(SessionUtilUserProfile.isUserProfileToStoreInWrapper(notUs)).to.be.false;
+    });
   });
 
-  it('isUserProfileToStoreInWrapper returns false if thats NOT our convo', () => {
-    const us = TestUtils.generateFakePubKeyStr();
-    const notUs = TestUtils.generateFakePubKeyStr();
-    Sinon.stub(UserUtils, 'getOurPubKeyStrFromCache').returns(us);
-    expect(SessionUtilUserProfile.isUserProfileToStoreInWrapper(notUs)).to.be.false;
+  describe('insertUserProfileIntoWrapper', () => {
+    const contactArgs = {
+      displayNameInProfile: 'Tester',
+      nickname: 'Testie',
+      avatarPointer: 'http://filev2.abcdef.com/file/abcdefghijklmnop',
+      profileKey: 'profileKey',
+      isBlocked: () => false,
+      expirationMode: 'off',
+      expireTimer: 0,
+    };
+
+    it('returns wrapper values that match with the inputted user profile', async () => {
+      const contact = new ConversationModel({
+        ...validArgs,
+        ...contactArgs,
+      } as any);
+      Sinon.stub(getConversationController(), 'get').returns(contact);
+      Sinon.stub(SessionUtilUserProfile, 'isUserProfileToStoreInWrapper').returns(true);
+      // Sinon.stub(ContactsWrapperActions, 'set').resolves();
+
+      const wrapperUserProfile = await SessionUtilUserProfile.insertUserProfileIntoWrapper(
+        ourNumber
+      );
+
+      expect(wrapperUserProfile, 'something should be returned from the wrapper').to.not.be.null;
+      if (!wrapperUserProfile) {
+        throw Error('something should be returned from the wrapper');
+      }
+
+      expect(
+        wrapperUserProfile.id,
+        'id in the wrapper should match the inputted user profile'
+      ).to.equal(contact.id);
+      expect(
+        wrapperUserProfile.name,
+        'name in the wrapper should match the inputted user profile'
+      ).to.equal(contact.get('displayNameInProfile'));
+      expect(
+        wrapperUserProfile.priority,
+        'priority in the wrapper should match the inputted user profile'
+      ).to.equal(contact.get('priority'));
+      expect(
+        wrapperUserProfile.avatarPointer,
+        'avatarPointer in the wrapper should match the inputted user profile'
+      ).to.equal(contact.get('avatarPointer'));
+      expect(
+        wrapperUserProfile.expirySeconds,
+        'expirySeconds in the wrapper should match the inputted user profile'
+      ).to.equal(contact.get('expireTimer'));
+    });
+    it("returns an error if the inputted user profile isn't our conversation", async () => {
+      const contact = new ConversationModel({
+        ...validArgs,
+        ...contactArgs,
+        id: TestUtils.generateFakePubKeyStr(),
+      } as any);
+      Sinon.stub(getConversationController(), 'get').returns(contact);
+      Sinon.stub(SessionUtilUserProfile, 'isUserProfileToStoreInWrapper').returns(true);
+      // Sinon.stub(ContactsWrapperActions, 'set').resolves();
+
+      try {
+        await SessionUtilUserProfile.insertUserProfileIntoWrapper(ourNumber);
+      } catch (err) {
+        expect(err.message).to.equal('insertUserProfileIntoWrapper needs a ourConvo to exist');
+      }
+    });
+    it('if disappearing messages is on then the wrapper returned values should match the inputted user profile', async () => {
+      const contact = new ConversationModel({
+        ...validArgs,
+        ...contactArgs,
+        expirationMode: 'deleteAfterSend',
+        expireTimer: 300,
+        id: ourNumber,
+      } as any);
+      Sinon.stub(getConversationController(), 'get').returns(contact);
+      Sinon.stub(SessionUtilUserProfile, 'isUserProfileToStoreInWrapper').returns(true);
+      // Sinon.stub(ContactsWrapperActions, 'set').resolves();
+
+      const wrapperUserProfile = await SessionUtilUserProfile.insertUserProfileIntoWrapper(
+        ourNumber
+      );
+
+      expect(wrapperUserProfile, 'something should be returned from the wrapper').to.not.be.null;
+      if (!wrapperUserProfile) {
+        throw Error('something should be returned from the wrapper');
+      }
+
+      expect(
+        wrapperUserProfile.expirySeconds,
+        'expirySeconds in the wrapper should match the inputted user profile'
+      ).to.equal(contact.get('expireTimer'));
+    });
   });
 });