diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/com/github/lookupgroup27/lookup/ui/googlemap/GoogleMapKtTest2.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/com/github/lookupgroup27/lookup/ui/googlemap/GoogleMapKtTest2.kt
index 32d5951cb..664a5f07b 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/com/github/lookupgroup27/lookup/ui/googlemap/GoogleMapKtTest2.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/com/github/lookupgroup27/lookup/ui/googlemap/GoogleMapKtTest2.kt
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 package com.github.lookupgroup27.lookup.ui.googlemap
 
+import android.Manifest
 import android.content.Context
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager
 import androidx.compose.ui.test.junit4.createComposeRule
 import androidx.compose.ui.test.onNodeWithTag
 import androidx.compose.ui.test.onNodeWithText
-import androidx.test.core.app.ApplicationProvider
+import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
+import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4
 import com.github.lookupgroup27.lookup.model.location.LocationProvider
 import com.github.lookupgroup27.lookup.model.post.PostsRepository
 import com.github.lookupgroup27.lookup.model.profile.ProfileRepository
@@ -15,11 +18,13 @@ import com.github.lookupgroup27.lookup.ui.profile.ProfileViewModel
 import org.junit.Before
 import org.junit.Rule
 import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
 import org.mockito.Mock
 import org.mockito.Mockito.mock
 import org.mockito.Mockito.`when`
 
 // This test the UI behaviour of the GoogleMap screen before granting the location permission
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
 class GoogleMapKtTest2 {
   private lateinit var navigationActions: NavigationActions
   private lateinit var locationProvider: LocationProvider
@@ -32,7 +37,8 @@ class GoogleMapKtTest2 {
 
   @Before
   fun setUp() {
-    val context = ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext<Context>()
+    val mockContext = mock(Context::class.java)
+
     // Mock NavigationActions
     navigationActions = mock(NavigationActions::class.java)
     postsRepository = mock(PostsRepository::class.java)
@@ -42,6 +48,8 @@ class GoogleMapKtTest2 {
 
     // Setup to return the map route as current
     `when`(navigationActions.currentRoute()).thenReturn(Screen.GOOGLE_MAP)
+    `when`(ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(mockContext, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION))
+        .thenReturn(PackageManager.PERMISSION_DENIED)
 
     // Set the Compose content to GoogleMapScreen
     composeTestRule.setContent {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/lookupgroup27/lookup/ui/googlemap/GoogleMap.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/lookupgroup27/lookup/ui/googlemap/GoogleMap.kt
index 72557d728..5d61da50f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/lookupgroup27/lookup/ui/googlemap/GoogleMap.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/lookupgroup27/lookup/ui/googlemap/GoogleMap.kt
@@ -143,11 +143,7 @@ fun GoogleMapScreen(
               Image(
                   painter = painterResource(id = R.drawable.landing_screen_bckgrnd),
                   contentDescription = "Background",
-                  modifier =
-                      Modifier.fillMaxSize()
-                          .testTag("background_image")
-                          .blur(20.dp)
-                          .testTag("background_image"),
+                  modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize().testTag("background_image").blur(20.dp),
                   contentScale = ContentScale.Crop)
 
               Button(