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..c244767 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/booleanuk/core/TodoItemTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/booleanuk/core/TodoItemTest.java
@@ -4,5 +4,44 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 class TodoItemTest {
+    @Test
+    public void testGetTitle(){
+        TodoItem item = new TodoItem("Bread","Whole wheat","Fresh");
+        Assertions.assertEquals("Bread", item.getTitle());
+
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetDetail(){
+        TodoItem item = new TodoItem("Bread","Whole wheat","Fresh");
+        Assertions.assertEquals("Whole wheat", item.getDetail());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetStatus(){
+        TodoItem item = new TodoItem("Bread","Whole wheat","Fresh");
+        Assertions.assertEquals("Fresh", item.getStatus());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSetTitle(){
+        TodoItem item = new TodoItem("Bread","Whole wheat","Fresh");
+        item.setTitle("Coffee");
+        Assertions.assertEquals("Coffee", item.getTitle());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSetDetail(){
+        TodoItem item = new TodoItem("Bread","Whole wheat","Fresh");
+        item.setDetail("Sourdough");
+        Assertions.assertEquals("Sourdough", item.getDetail());
+
+    }
+    @Test
+    public void testSetStatus(){
+        TodoItem item = new TodoItem("Bread","Whole wheat","Fresh");
+        item.setStatus("Stale");
+        Assertions.assertEquals("Stale", item.getStatus());
+    }
 
 }