diff --git a/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/core/TodoItem.java b/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/core/TodoItem.java
index 655d825..6d23ba4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/core/TodoItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/core/TodoItem.java
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package com.booleanuk.core;
 
 public class TodoItem {
-    public String title;
-    public String detail;
-    public String status;
+    private String title;
+    private String detail;
+    private String status;
 
     public TodoItem(String title, String detail, String status) {
         this.title = title;
@@ -18,4 +18,20 @@ public void setStatus(String status) {
     public String getStatus() {
         return this.status;
     }
+
+    public String getTitle() {
+        return title;
+    }
+
+    public void setTitle(String title) {
+        this.title = title;
+    }
+
+    public String getDetail() {
+        return detail;
+    }
+
+    public void setDetail(String detail) {
+        this.detail = detail;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/booleanuk/core/TodoItemTest.java b/src/test/java/com/booleanuk/core/TodoItemTest.java
index 095af82..8461f47 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/booleanuk/core/TodoItemTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/booleanuk/core/TodoItemTest.java
@@ -1,8 +1,44 @@
 package com.booleanuk.core;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 class TodoItemTest {
 
+    TodoItem todoItem;
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    public void setUp(){
+        todoItem = new TodoItem("kitchen", "make a dinner", "undone");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetStatusShouldReturnDone(){
+        todoItem.setStatus("done");
+        Assertions.assertEquals("done", todoItem.getStatus());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetStatusShouldReturnUndone(){
+        Assertions.assertNotEquals("done", todoItem.getStatus());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetTitle(){
+        todoItem.setTitle("bedroom");
+        Assertions.assertEquals("bedroom", todoItem.getTitle());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetDetailShouldReturnEqual(){
+        todoItem.setDetail("make the bed");
+        Assertions.assertEquals("make the bed", todoItem.getDetail());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetDetailShouldReturnNotEqual(){
+        Assertions.assertNotEquals("done", todoItem.getStatus());
+    }
+
 }