diff --git a/scylla-server/src/services/systems.services.ts b/scylla-server/src/services/systems.services.ts
index 948158a5..055cc13c 100644
--- a/scylla-server/src/services/systems.services.ts
+++ b/scylla-server/src/services/systems.services.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,27 @@ import { ResponseFunction } from '../utils/message-maps.utils';
 
 /**
  * CRUD operation to get all systems with ResponseFunction type
- * @returns string contianing all the systems in the db
+ * @returns Promise<string> contianing all the systems in the db
  */
 export const getAllSystems: ResponseFunction = async () => {
   const data = await prisma.system.findMany();
   return JSON.stringify(data);
 };
+
+/**
+ * CRUD opertation that creates system if it doesn't exist, otherwise does nothing.
+ * Currently designated private so not hooked up to server.
+ * @param system_name name of the system as string
+ * @returns Promise<void>
+ */
+export const upsertSystems = async (system_name: string) => {
+  await prisma.system.upsert({
+    where: {
+      name: system_name
+    },
+    update: {},
+    create: {
+      name: system_name
+    }
+  });
+};
diff --git a/scylla-server/src/utils/message-maps.utils.ts b/scylla-server/src/utils/message-maps.utils.ts
index 08aa7e55..f4691423 100644
--- a/scylla-server/src/utils/message-maps.utils.ts
+++ b/scylla-server/src/utils/message-maps.utils.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { getAllDataTypes } from '../services/dataTypes.services';
 import { getAllSystems } from '../services/systems.services';
 
-export type ResponseFunction = (data: JSON) => Promise<string>;
+export type ResponseFunction = (data?: JSON) => Promise<string>;
 
 /**
  * Creates a map of messages received from the client to functions that handle the messages
diff --git a/scylla-server/tests/systems-services.test.ts b/scylla-server/tests/systems-services.test.ts
index afab3ab2..9c957c3c 100644
--- a/scylla-server/tests/systems-services.test.ts
+++ b/scylla-server/tests/systems-services.test.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,58 @@
-import prisma from '../src/prisma/prisma-client';
-import { describe, test, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { describe, test, expect, afterAll } from 'vitest';
+import { getAllSystems, upsertSystems } from '../src/services/systems.services';
 
-/**
- * Tests for CRUD service functions
- */
+import prisma from '../src/prisma/prisma-client';
 
 /**
- * basic ahh unit test for get all systems
+ * Tests for CRUD Service functions
  */
 describe('CRUD Systems', () => {
+  /**
+   * unit test for upsert system
+   * testing creating system if doesn't exist
+   */
+  test('Upsert System Creates', async () => {
+    const expected = [{ name: 'test' }];
+    await upsertSystems('test');
+    const result = JSON.parse(await getAllSystems());
+
+    // Use toEqual to compare parsedResult with the expected array
+    expect(result).toEqual(expected);
+  });
+
+  /**
+   * updated unit test for get all systems
+   */
   test('Get All Systems Works', async () => {
-    const allSystems = await prisma.system.findMany();
-    expect(allSystems).toStrictEqual([]);
+    const expected = [{ name: 'test' }];
+    const result = await getAllSystems();
+
+    // Parse result to a JavaScript object from the JSON string
+    const parsedResult = JSON.parse(result);
+
+    // Use toEqual to compare parsedResult with the expected array
+    expect(parsedResult).toEqual(expected);
+  });
+
+  /**
+   * unit test for upsert system
+   * testing does nothing if system does exist
+   */
+  test('Upsert System Does Nothing', async () => {
+    const expected = [{ name: 'test' }];
+    await upsertSystems('test');
+    const result = JSON.parse(await getAllSystems());
+
+    // Use toEqual to compare result with the expected array
+    expect(result).toEqual(expected);
+
+    //cleaning up
+    afterAll(async () => {
+      await prisma.system.delete({
+        where: {
+          name: 'test'
+        }
+      });
+    });
   });
 });