diff --git a/db/routes_test.go b/db/routes_test.go
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+++ b/db/routes_test.go
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+package db
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/MeshCore-Beacon/beacon-server/internal/api"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+)
+
+func TestExtractFromNode_Found(t *testing.T) {
+	a, b, c := uuid.New(), uuid.New(), uuid.New()
+	hops := []api.RouteHop{
+		{NodeID: a},
+		{NodeID: b},
+		{NodeID: c},
+	}
+	result := extractFromNode(hops, b)
+	if len(result) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 2 hops, got %d", len(result))
+	}
+	if result[0].NodeID != b {
+		t.Errorf("expected first hop to be b, got %s", result[0].NodeID)
+	}
+	if result[1].NodeID != c {
+		t.Errorf("expected second hop to be c, got %s", result[1].NodeID)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExtractFromNode_FirstNode(t *testing.T) {
+	a, b := uuid.New(), uuid.New()
+	hops := []api.RouteHop{{NodeID: a}, {NodeID: b}}
+	result := extractFromNode(hops, a)
+	if len(result) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 2 hops, got %d", len(result))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExtractFromNode_NotFound(t *testing.T) {
+	a, b := uuid.New(), uuid.New()
+	hops := []api.RouteHop{{NodeID: a}}
+	result := extractFromNode(hops, b)
+	// not found returns full slice
+	if len(result) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected full slice returned, got %d hops", len(result))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExtractFromNode_Empty(t *testing.T) {
+	result := extractFromNode(nil, uuid.New())
+	if len(result) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected empty result for nil hops")
+	}
+}