diff --git a/meshtastic/tests/test_main.py b/meshtastic/tests/test_main.py
index d90c931..b94dcd6 100644
--- a/meshtastic/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/meshtastic/tests/test_main.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import logging
 from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
 import pytest
 
-from meshtastic.__main__ import initParser, main, Globals, onReceive, onConnection, export_config
+from meshtastic.__main__ import initParser, main, Globals, onReceive, onConnection, export_config, getPref
+#from ..radioconfig_pb2 import UserPreferences
 import meshtastic.radioconfig_pb2
 from ..serial_interface import SerialInterface
 from ..tcp_interface import TCPInterface
@@ -1504,3 +1505,49 @@ def test_main_gpio_rd(caplog, capsys, reset_globals):
     assert re.search(r'Reading GPIO mask 0x1000 ', out, re.MULTILINE)
     assert re.search(r'Received RemoteHardware typ=READ_GPIOS_REPLY, gpio_value=4096', out, re.MULTILINE)
     assert err == ''
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_main_getPref_valid_field(capsys, reset_globals):
+    """Test getPref() with a valid field"""
+    prefs = MagicMock()
+    prefs.DESCRIPTOR.fields_by_name.get.return_value = 'ls_secs'
+    prefs.wifi_ssid = 'foo'
+    prefs.ls_secs = 300
+    prefs.fixed_position = False
+
+    getPref(prefs, 'ls_secs')
+    out, err = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert re.search(r'ls_secs: 300', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert err == ''
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_main_getPref_invalid_field(capsys, reset_globals):
+    """Test getPref() with an invalid field"""
+
+    class Field:
+        """Simple class for testing."""
+
+        def __init__(self, name):
+            """constructor"""
+            self.name = name
+
+    prefs = MagicMock()
+    prefs.DESCRIPTOR.fields_by_name.get.return_value = None
+
+    # Note: This is a subset of the real fields
+    ls_secs_field = Field('ls_secs')
+    is_router = Field('is_router')
+    fixed_position = Field('fixed_position')
+
+    fields = [ ls_secs_field, is_router, fixed_position ]
+    prefs.DESCRIPTOR.fields = fields
+
+    getPref(prefs, 'foo')
+
+    out, err = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert re.search(r'does not have an attribute called foo', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    # ensure they are sorted
+    assert re.search(r'fixed_position\s+is_router\s+ls_secs', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert err == ''