diff --git a/frontend/src/utilities/__tests__/valueUnits.spec.ts b/frontend/src/utilities/__tests__/valueUnits.spec.ts
index e163b53339..8a0de49658 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utilities/__tests__/valueUnits.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utilities/__tests__/valueUnits.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,97 @@
 import {
+  UnitOption,
+  splitValueUnit,
   isCpuLimitEqual,
   isMemoryLimitEqual,
   isCpuLimitLarger,
   isMemoryLimitLarger,
+  isLarger,
 } from '~/utilities/valueUnits';
 
+describe('splitValueUnit', () => {
+  const options: UnitOption[] = [
+    {
+      name: 'name',
+      unit: 'unit',
+      weight: 1,
+    },
+  ];
+  it('should default back to base if unable to match a legit value', () => {
+    expect(splitValueUnit('', options)).toEqual([1, options[0]]);
+  });
+  it('should return the value and unit', () => {
+    expect(splitValueUnit('1unit', options)).toEqual([1, options[0]]);
+    expect(splitValueUnit('1name', options)).toEqual([1, options[0]]);
+    expect(splitValueUnit('1', options)).toEqual([1, options[0]]);
+    expect(splitValueUnit('1.5unit', options)).toEqual([1.5, options[0]]);
+    expect(splitValueUnit('1.5name', options)).toEqual([1.5, options[0]]);
+    expect(splitValueUnit('1.5', options)).toEqual([1.5, options[0]]);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('isLarger', () => {
+  const unit: UnitOption[] = [
+    {
+      name: 'name',
+      unit: 'lg',
+      weight: 100,
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'name',
+      unit: 'sm',
+      weight: 1,
+    },
+  ];
+  it('should return true if when value1 is larger than value2', () => {
+    expect(isLarger('1000lg', '10sm', unit)).toBe(true);
+  });
+  it('should return false if when value1 is smaller than value2', () => {
+    expect(isLarger('10sm', '1000lg', unit)).toBe(false);
+  });
+  it('should return false if not equal, but of the same numeric value', () => {
+    expect(isLarger('10sm', '10lg', unit)).toBe(false);
+  });
+  it('should return false if when value1 is equal to value2', () => {
+    expect(isLarger('10sm', '10sm', unit)).toBe(false);
+  });
+  it('should return false if when value1 is undefined', () => {
+    expect(isLarger('', '10lg', unit)).toBe(false);
+  });
+  it('should return false if when value2 is undefined', () => {
+    expect(isLarger('10sm', '', unit)).toBe(false);
+  });
+  it('should return false if when value1 and value2 are undefined', () => {
+    expect(isLarger('', '', unit)).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('isCpuLimitLarger', () => {
+  it('should return false if both values are undefined', () => {
+    expect(isCpuLimitLarger(undefined, undefined)).toBe(false);
+  });
+  it('should return false if the first value is undefined', () => {
+    expect(isCpuLimitLarger(undefined, '1000m')).toBe(false);
+  });
+  it('should return false if the second value is undefined', () => {
+    expect(isCpuLimitLarger('1000m', undefined)).toBe(false);
+  });
+  it('should return false if the first value is not larger', () => {
+    expect(isCpuLimitLarger('1000m', '1000m')).toBe(false);
+  });
+  it('should return false if the first value is larger', () => {
+    expect(isCpuLimitLarger('1001m', '1000m')).toBe(false);
+  });
+  it('should return false if the first value is larger and the second value is a number', () => {
+    expect(isCpuLimitLarger('2', '1000m')).toBe(false);
+  });
+  it('should return false if the first value is larger and the second value is a number', () => {
+    expect(isCpuLimitLarger('2', '1000m')).toBe(false);
+  });
+  it('should return true if the first value is larger and the second value is a number', () => {
+    expect(isCpuLimitLarger('2', 1000)).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
 describe('isCpuLimitEqual', () => {
   test('correctly compares non-undefined values', () => {
     expect(isCpuLimitEqual('1', '1')).toBe(true);
diff --git a/frontend/src/utilities/valueUnits.ts b/frontend/src/utilities/valueUnits.ts
index 3d20a272ef..ef5d90c162 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utilities/valueUnits.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utilities/valueUnits.ts
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ export const splitValueUnit = (
   options: UnitOption[],
 ): [value: number, unit: UnitOption] => {
   const match = value.match(/^(\d*\.?\d*)(.*)$/);
-  if (!match) {
+  if (!(match && match[1])) {
     // Unable to match a legit value -- default back to base
     return [1, options[0]];
   }
-  const newValue = Number(match[1]) || 1; // avoid NaN
+  const newValue = Number(match[1]);
   const foundUnit = options.find((o) => o.unit === match[2]);
   const newUnit = foundUnit || options[0]; // escape hatch -- unsure what the unit can be
   return [newValue, newUnit];