diff --git a/test/user_mgr_test.cpp b/test/user_mgr_test.cpp
index 16d6617..f44282e 100644
--- a/test/user_mgr_test.cpp
+++ b/test/user_mgr_test.cpp
@@ -422,5 +422,20 @@
     EXPECT_NO_THROW(UserMgr::deleteUser(username));
 }
 
+TEST_F(UserMgrInTest, ThrowForInvalidPrivilegeThrowsWhenPrivilegeIsInvalid)
+{
+    EXPECT_THROW(
+        throwForInvalidPrivilege("whatever"),
+        sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::Common::Error::InvalidArgument);
+}
+
+TEST_F(UserMgrInTest, ThrowForInvalidPrivilegeNoThrowWhenPrivilegeIsValid)
+{
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW(throwForInvalidPrivilege("priv-admin"));
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW(throwForInvalidPrivilege("priv-operator"));
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW(throwForInvalidPrivilege("priv-user"));
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW(throwForInvalidPrivilege("priv-noaccess"));
+}
+
 } // namespace user
 } // namespace phosphor
diff --git a/user_mgr.hpp b/user_mgr.hpp
index c0ebe0b..9f2770d 100644
--- a/user_mgr.hpp
+++ b/user_mgr.hpp
@@ -313,6 +313,13 @@
 
     virtual void executeUserDelete(const char* userName);
 
+    /** @brief check for valid privielge
+     *  method to check valid privilege, and throw if invalid
+     *
+     *  @param[in] priv - privilege of the user
+     */
+    void throwForInvalidPrivilege(const std::string& priv);
+
   private:
     /** @brief sdbusplus handler */
     sdbusplus::bus_t& bus;
@@ -348,13 +355,6 @@
      */
     UserSSHLists getUserAndSshGrpList(void);
 
-    /** @brief check for valid privielge
-     *  method to check valid privilege, and throw if invalid
-     *
-     *  @param[in] priv - privilege of the user
-     */
-    void throwForInvalidPrivilege(const std::string& priv);
-
     /** @brief check for valid groups
      *  method to check valid groups, and throw if invalid
      *