diff --git a/demo/src/MemoryModelsSample.tsx b/demo/src/MemoryModelsSample.tsx
index 7d93e34f..c3d9b9bf 100644
--- a/demo/src/MemoryModelsSample.tsx
+++ b/demo/src/MemoryModelsSample.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import {
     Accordion,
     AccordionDetails,
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import {
     CardContent,
     Grid,
 } from "@mui/material";
-import { configDataPropTypes } from "./MemoryModelsUserInput";
 import { ExpandMore } from "@mui/icons-material";
 
 type MemoryModelsSamplePropTypes = {
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ export default function MemoryModelsSample(props: MemoryModelsSamplePropTypes) {
                 expandIcon={<ExpandMore />}
                 data-testid="sample-inputs-accordion"
             >
-                Sample inputs
+                Sample Inputs
             </AccordionSummary>
             <AccordionDetails>
                 <Card color="neutral">
diff --git a/demo/src/__tests__/MemoryModelsSample.spec.tsx b/demo/src/__tests__/MemoryModelsSample.spec.tsx
index 7c9b0ddb..6d1516b5 100644
--- a/demo/src/__tests__/MemoryModelsSample.spec.tsx
+++ b/demo/src/__tests__/MemoryModelsSample.spec.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,63 @@
+jest.mock(
+    "../sample/automation/automation.json",
+    () => ({ sample: "automation" }),
+    { virtual: true }
+);
+jest.mock("../sample/automation/config.json", () => ({ config: "config" }), {
+    virtual: true,
+});
+
 import React from "react";
 import { fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
 import MemoryModelsSample from "../MemoryModelsSample";
+describe("MemoryModelsSample", () => {
+    // submit button by default resets the form https://stackoverflow.com/a/62404526
+    const onSubmitMock = jest.fn(() => {});
+    const setTextDataMock = jest.fn();
+    let nextState;
+    let setConfigDataMock;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        setConfigDataMock = jest.fn().mockImplementation((callback) => {
+            nextState = callback({ config: "config" });
+        });
+
+        render(
+            <MemoryModelsSample
+                onTextDataSubmit={onSubmitMock}
+                setTextData={setTextDataMock}
+                setConfigData={setConfigDataMock}
+            />
+        );
+    });
+
+    it("renders Accordion", () => {
+        expect(
+            screen.getByTestId("sample-inputs-accordion").textContent
+        ).toEqual("Sample Inputs");
+        expect(screen.getByText("Sample Inputs")).toBeDefined();
+    });
+
+    it("renders all sample buttons", () => {
+        // sx for MUI comps or non-inline CSS in general will not be loaded into Jest by default
+        // might be achievable with some libs but this test makes sure the base texts are present.
+        // Therefore, we can't test for capitalization (via sx) here
+        ["automation", "blankspace", "manual", "simple", "style"].map(
+            (sample) => expect(screen.getByText(sample)).toBeDefined()
+        );
+    });
+
+    it("handles sample button click", async () => {
+        const button = screen.getByText("automation");
+        fireEvent.click(button);
+
+        // Wait for state updates and side effects to complete
+        await waitFor(() => {
+            // expect(onSubmitMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith();
+            expect(setTextDataMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+                JSON.stringify({ sample: "automation" }, null, 2)
+            );
+            expect(nextState).toEqual({ config: "config" });
+        });
+    });
+});