diff --git a/actions/services/documentDirectService.js b/actions/services/documentDirectService.js
index d44bac8c..870bd8bc 100644
--- a/actions/services/documentDirectService.js
+++ b/actions/services/documentDirectService.js
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export const uploadFiles = async (
 
     const config = {
         method: "post",
-        url: queryUrl,
+        url: queryUrl + hashAPIPath(queryUrl),
         data: formData,
         headers: { "content-type": "multipart/form-data" }
     };
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export const uploadSingleFile = async (filesObj, containerID, casefolderID) => {
 
     const config = {
         method: "post",
-        url: queryUrl,
+        url: queryUrl + hashAPIPath(queryUrl),
         data: formData,
         headers: { "content-type": "multipart/form-data" }
     };
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export const uploadRepFiles = async (
 
     const config = {
         method: "post",
-        url: queryUrl,
+        url: queryUrl + hashAPIPath(queryUrl),
         data: formData,
         headers: { "content-type": "multipart/form-data" }
     };
diff --git a/actions/services/portalDirectService.js b/actions/services/portalDirectService.js
index 39b7b937..63acc1b2 100644
--- a/actions/services/portalDirectService.js
+++ b/actions/services/portalDirectService.js
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ export const sendRepCompleteMessage = async (
     caseReference,
     fileName
 ) => {
-    var queryUrl =
+    var hashQueryPath =
         "/api/file/createrepcompletemessage_api?container=" +
         containerID +
         "&tempcaseref=" +
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ export const sendRepCompleteMessage = async (
         "&repid=" +
         fileName;
 
+    var queryUrl = hashQueryPath + hashAPIPath(hashQueryPath);
+
     var config = {
         method: "get",
         url: queryUrl
diff --git a/pages/api/file/createrepcompletemessage_api.js b/pages/api/file/createrepcompletemessage_api.js
index e55ac766..1f30911a 100644
--- a/pages/api/file/createrepcompletemessage_api.js
+++ b/pages/api/file/createrepcompletemessage_api.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import {
     getBlobs,
     createRepCompleteMessage
 } from "../../../actions/azurestorage";
+import { hashAPIPath } from "../../../actions/core/hash";
+import { consoleLogger } from "../../../actions/core/logger";
 
 import nextConnect from "next-connect";
 import middleware from "../middleware/middleware";
@@ -13,26 +15,41 @@ ApiProxy.get(async (req, res) => {
     var containerName = req.query.container;
     var tempCaseRef = req.query.tempcaseref;
     var filename = req.query.repid;
+    var checkHash = req.query.hash;
 
-    //console.log(hashAPIPath(checkquerypath), checkHash);
-    //console.log(hashAPIPath(checkquerypath) == "&hash=" + checkHash);
+    if (
+        typeof containerName === "undefined" ||
+        containerName.length === 0 ||
+        typeof tempCaseRef === "undefined" ||
+        tempCaseRef.length === 0 ||
+        typeof filename === "undefined" ||
+        filename.length === 0 ||
+        typeof checkHash === "undefined" ||
+        checkHash.length === 0
+    ) {
+        return res.status(400).json();
+    }
 
-    //if (hashAPIPath(checkquerypath) == "&hash=" + checkHash) {
-    await createRepCompleteMessage(containerName, tempCaseRef, filename).then(
-        (data) => {
-            console.log(
-                "/////Create Rep complete Message:\n" + tempCaseRef,
-                "\n" + "insertedOn:" + data.insertedOn,
-                "\n" + "messageId:" + data.messageId,
-                "\n" + "response.status:" + data._response.status,
-                "\n//////////////"
-            );
+    var checkquerypath =
+        "/api/file/createrepcompletemessage_api?container=" +
+        containerName +
+        "&tempcaseref=" +
+        tempCaseRef +
+        "&repid=" +
+        filename;
+
+    if (hashAPIPath(checkquerypath) != "&hash=" + checkHash) {
+        return res.status(400).json();
+    }
+
+    await createRepCompleteMessage(containerName, tempCaseRef, filename)
+        .then((data) => {
             return res.status(200).json(data);
-        }
-    );
-    // } else {
-    //     return res.status(400).json();
-    // }
+        })
+        .catch((error) => {
+            consoleLogger(error);
+            return res.status(400).json();
+        });
 });
 
 export const config = {
diff --git a/pages/api/file/setupcontainer.js b/pages/api/file/setupcontainer.js
index 86aa9bf0..1d251c2f 100644
--- a/pages/api/file/setupcontainer.js
+++ b/pages/api/file/setupcontainer.js
@@ -17,10 +17,17 @@ ApiProxy.use(middleware);
 ApiProxy.get(async (req, res) => {
     var containerName = req.query.ident;
     var checkHash = req.query.hash;
-    var checkquerypath = "/api/file/setupcontainer?ident=" + containerName;
 
-    //console.log(checkquerypath, hashAPIPath(checkquerypath), checkHash);
-    //console.log(hashAPIPath(checkquerypath) == "&hash=" + checkHash);
+    if (
+        typeof containerName === "undefined" ||
+        containerName.length === 0 ||
+        typeof checkHash === "undefined" ||
+        checkHash.length === 0
+    ) {
+        return res.status(400).json();
+    }
+
+    var checkquerypath = "/api/file/setupcontainer?ident=" + containerName;
 
     if (hashAPIPath(checkquerypath) == "&hash=" + checkHash) {
         await createContainer(containerName)
@@ -32,11 +39,6 @@ ApiProxy.get(async (req, res) => {
                 res.status(400).json(error);
             });
     } else {
-        consoleLogger({
-            name: "setupcontainer",
-            code: "bad hash",
-            query: JSON.stringify(req.query)
-        });
         return res.status(400).json();
     }
 });
diff --git a/pages/api/file/upload.js b/pages/api/file/upload.js
index 4219319a..2d8afbd2 100644
--- a/pages/api/file/upload.js
+++ b/pages/api/file/upload.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import {
     createBlob,
     createRepBlob,
-    uploadFile,
+    uploadFile
 } from "../../../actions/azurestorage";
+import { hashAPIPath } from "../../../actions/core/hash";
 
 import nextConnect from "next-connect";
 import middleware from "../middleware/middleware";
@@ -12,26 +13,26 @@ ApiProxy.use(middleware);
 
 ApiProxy.post(async (req, res) => {
     var checkHash = req.query.hash;
-    //console.log(JSON.stringify(req.body));
-    //console.log(JSON.stringify(req.body.appealData));
-    //console.log(req.files);
+
+    var checkquerypath = "/api/file/upload";
+
+    if (hashAPIPath(checkquerypath) != "?hash=" + checkHash) {
+        return res.status(400).json();
+    }
 
     const appealData = req.body.appealData;
-    const containerID = req.body.containerID[0];
-    const casefolderID = req.body.casefolderID[0];
+    const containerID = req.body?.containerID?.[0];
+    const casefolderID = req.body?.casefolderID?.[0];
     const repOrAppeal = req.body.repOrAppeal || false;
 
-    console.log("there are files:", Object.keys(req.files).length);
-
-    // var checkquerypath = "/api/file/upload";
-
-    //console.log(hashAPIPath(checkquerypath), checkHash);
-    //console.log(hashAPIPath(checkquerypath) == "?hash=" + checkHash);
-
-    // if (hashAPIPath(checkquerypath) == "?hash=" + checkHash) {
-    //createContainer(containerID).then((containerName) => {
-
-    console.log("does this get folder name:", containerID, casefolderID);
+    if (
+        typeof containerID === "undefined" ||
+        containerID.length === 0 ||
+        typeof casefolderID === "undefined" ||
+        casefolderID.length === 0
+    ) {
+        return res.status(400).json();
+    }
 
     repOrAppeal
         ? createRepBlob(appealData, containerID, casefolderID).then((data) => {
@@ -41,7 +42,6 @@ ApiProxy.post(async (req, res) => {
               //               return res.status(200).json({ data });
               //           }
               //       );
-              console.log("================================\nRepfile updated");
               return res.status(200).json({ data });
           })
         : createBlob(appealData, containerID, casefolderID).then((data) => {
@@ -51,22 +51,14 @@ ApiProxy.post(async (req, res) => {
               //               return res.status(200).json({ data });
               //           }
               //       );
-              console.log(
-                  "================================\nAppeal file updated"
-              );
               return res.status(200).json({ data });
           });
-    //});
-
-    // } else {
-    //     return res.status(400).json();
-    // }
 });
 
 export const config = {
     api: {
-        bodyParser: false,
-    },
+        bodyParser: false
+    }
 };
 
 export default ApiProxy;
diff --git a/pages/api/file/uploadsinglefile.js b/pages/api/file/uploadsinglefile.js
index cd8e45ff..e0ebc854 100644
--- a/pages/api/file/uploadsinglefile.js
+++ b/pages/api/file/uploadsinglefile.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
 import nextConnect from "next-connect";
 import middleware from "../middleware/middleware";
 import { consoleLogger } from "../../../actions/core/logger";
+import { hashAPIPath } from "../../../actions/core/hash";
 import { fileTypeFromBuffer } from "file-type";
 import fs from "fs";
 import path from "path";
@@ -36,11 +37,25 @@ ApiProxy.use(middleware);
 
 ApiProxy.post(async (req, res) => {
     var checkHash = req.query.hash;
+    var checkquerypath = "/api/file/uploadsinglefile";
 
-    const containerID = req.body.containerID[0];
-    const casefolderID = req.body.casefolderID[0];
+    if (hashAPIPath(checkquerypath) != "?hash=" + checkHash) {
+        return res.status(400).json();
+    }
 
-    console.log("there are files:", Object.keys(req.files).length);
+    const containerID = req.body?.containerID?.[0];
+    const casefolderID = req.body?.casefolderID?.[0];
+
+    if (
+        typeof containerID === "undefined" ||
+        containerID.length === 0 ||
+        typeof casefolderID === "undefined" ||
+        casefolderID.length === 0
+    ) {
+        return res.status(400).json();
+    }
+
+    const uploadedFiles = req.files || {};
 
     // Add other mimetypes here
     const allowedMimeTypes = [
@@ -57,7 +72,7 @@ ApiProxy.post(async (req, res) => {
     var allowedFilesFormData = {};
     var invalidFiles = []; // To store the names of invalid files
 
-    for (const [fileName, fileDetails] of Object.entries(req.files)) {
+    for (const [fileName, fileDetails] of Object.entries(uploadedFiles)) {
         const file = fileDetails[0];
         const filePath = file.path;
 
@@ -65,9 +80,6 @@ ApiProxy.post(async (req, res) => {
         const fnCheck = validateFilenameServer(file.originalFilename);
 
         if (!fnCheck.ok) {
-            console.log(
-                `File ${file.originalFilename} rejected: ${fnCheck.reason}`
-            );
             invalidFiles.push(`${file.originalFilename} - Invalid filename`);
             continue; // do not process further
         }
@@ -80,7 +92,6 @@ ApiProxy.post(async (req, res) => {
 
             try {
                 const type = await fileTypeFromBuffer(buffer); // Correct usage of fileTypeFromBuffer
-                console.log("checking mime type ", type);
                 if (type && allowedMimeTypes.includes(type.mime)) {
                     // If the MIME type from the file signature matches the allowed list
                     allowedFilesFormData[fileName] = fileDetails.map(
@@ -94,21 +105,12 @@ ApiProxy.post(async (req, res) => {
                         })
                     );
                 } else {
-                    console.log(
-                        `\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\n\nFile ${fileName} has an invalid MIME type based on its content.\n\n\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\`
-                    );
                     invalidFiles.push(fileName); // Track invalid file
                 }
             } catch (error) {
-                console.log(
-                    `Error reading file ${fileName} for MIME type validation`,
-                    error
-                );
+                consoleLogger(error);
             }
         } else {
-            console.log(
-                `\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\n\nFile ${fileName} has an unsupported MIME type: ${fileMimeType}\n\n\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\`
-            );
             invalidFiles.push(fileName); // Track invalid file
         }
     }
diff --git a/tests/phase9/service-behaviour.test.cjs b/tests/phase9/service-behaviour.test.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c5059efe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/phase9/service-behaviour.test.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,250 @@
+const fs = require("fs");
+const path = require("path");
+const vm = require("vm");
+const assert = require("assert");
+
+const rootDir = path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "..");
+
+const loadModule = (relativePath, injected = {}) => {
+    const filePath = path.join(rootDir, relativePath);
+    let source = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf8");
+
+    source = source.replace(/import[\s\S]*?from\s+"[^"]+";\n?/g, "");
+    source = source.replace(
+        /export default async function\s+(\w+)\s*\(/,
+        "async function $1("
+    );
+    source = source.replace(/export const\s+/g, "const ");
+    source = source.replace(
+        /export default\s+(\w+);/g,
+        "module.exports.default = $1;"
+    );
+
+    source +=
+        '\nif (typeof ApiProxy !== "undefined" && !module.exports.default) module.exports.default = ApiProxy;\n';
+
+    const context = {
+        module: { exports: {} },
+        exports: {},
+        require,
+        process,
+        console: {
+            log: () => {},
+            info: () => {},
+            warn: () => {},
+            error: () => {}
+        },
+        ...injected
+    };
+
+    vm.runInNewContext(source, context, { filename: filePath });
+    return context.module.exports;
+};
+
+const createNextConnectMock = () => {
+    const router = {
+        handler: null,
+        use: () => {},
+        get(fn) {
+            this.handler = fn;
+        },
+        post(fn) {
+            this.handler = fn;
+        }
+    };
+
+    return () => router;
+};
+
+const createRes = () => {
+    const state = {
+        statusCode: null,
+        jsonBody: undefined
+    };
+
+    return {
+        state,
+        status(code) {
+            state.statusCode = code;
+            return this;
+        },
+        json(payload) {
+            state.jsonBody = payload;
+            return payload;
+        }
+    };
+};
+
+const tests = [];
+const test = (name, fn) => tests.push({ name, fn });
+
+test("createrepcompletemessage_api rejects missing hash with 400", async () => {
+    const calls = [];
+    const nextConnect = createNextConnectMock();
+
+    const mod = loadModule("pages/api/file/createrepcompletemessage_api.js", {
+        hashAPIPath: () => "&hash=expected",
+        consoleLogger: () => {},
+        createRepCompleteMessage: async (...args) => {
+            calls.push(args);
+            return { ok: true };
+        },
+        nextConnect,
+        middleware: () => {}
+    });
+
+    const req = {
+        query: {
+            container: "c1",
+            tempcaseref: "temp-1",
+            repid: "rep-1"
+        }
+    };
+    const res = createRes();
+
+    await mod.default.handler(req, res);
+
+    assert.strictEqual(res.state.statusCode, 400);
+    assert.strictEqual(calls.length, 0);
+});
+
+test("upload rejects missing hash with 400", async () => {
+    const blobCalls = [];
+    const nextConnect = createNextConnectMock();
+
+    const mod = loadModule("pages/api/file/upload.js", {
+        hashAPIPath: () => "?hash=expected",
+        createBlob: async (...args) => {
+            blobCalls.push(args);
+            return { ok: true };
+        },
+        createRepBlob: async (...args) => {
+            blobCalls.push(args);
+            return { ok: true };
+        },
+        uploadFile: async () => {},
+        nextConnect,
+        middleware: () => {}
+    });
+
+    const req = {
+        query: {},
+        body: {
+            appealData: {},
+            containerID: ["c1"],
+            casefolderID: ["case-1"]
+        },
+        files: {}
+    };
+    const res = createRes();
+
+    await mod.default.handler(req, res);
+
+    assert.strictEqual(res.state.statusCode, 400);
+    assert.strictEqual(blobCalls.length, 0);
+});
+
+test("uploadsinglefile rejects invalid hash with 400", async () => {
+    const uploadCalls = [];
+    const nextConnect = createNextConnectMock();
+
+    const mod = loadModule("pages/api/file/uploadsinglefile.js", {
+        hashAPIPath: () => "?hash=expected",
+        uploadSingleFile: async (...args) => {
+            uploadCalls.push(args);
+            return { ok: true };
+        },
+        consoleLogger: () => {},
+        fileTypeFromBuffer: async () => ({ mime: "application/pdf" }),
+        fs: { readFileSync: () => Buffer.from("file") },
+        path: { basename: (value) => value },
+        nextConnect,
+        middleware: () => {}
+    });
+
+    const req = {
+        query: { hash: "wrong" },
+        body: { containerID: ["c1"], casefolderID: ["case-1"] },
+        files: {}
+    };
+    const res = createRes();
+
+    await mod.default.handler(req, res);
+
+    assert.strictEqual(res.state.statusCode, 400);
+    assert.strictEqual(uploadCalls.length, 0);
+});
+
+test("setupcontainer rejects missing ident with 400", async () => {
+    const createCalls = [];
+    const nextConnect = createNextConnectMock();
+
+    const mod = loadModule("pages/api/file/setupcontainer.js", {
+        hashAPIPath: () => "&hash=expected",
+        createContainer: async (...args) => {
+            createCalls.push(args);
+            return { ok: true };
+        },
+        createContainerSas: async () => {},
+        getContainers: async () => {},
+        getBlobs: async () => {},
+        uploadFile: async () => {},
+        consoleLogger: () => {},
+        nextConnect,
+        middleware: () => {}
+    });
+
+    const req = { query: { hash: "expected" } };
+    const res = createRes();
+
+    await mod.default.handler(req, res);
+
+    assert.strictEqual(res.state.statusCode, 400);
+    assert.strictEqual(createCalls.length, 0);
+});
+
+test("setupcontainer rejects invalid hash with 400", async () => {
+    const createCalls = [];
+    const nextConnect = createNextConnectMock();
+
+    const mod = loadModule("pages/api/file/setupcontainer.js", {
+        hashAPIPath: () => "&hash=expected",
+        createContainer: async (...args) => {
+            createCalls.push(args);
+            return { ok: true };
+        },
+        createContainerSas: async () => {},
+        getContainers: async () => {},
+        getBlobs: async () => {},
+        uploadFile: async () => {},
+        consoleLogger: () => {},
+        nextConnect,
+        middleware: () => {}
+    });
+
+    const req = { query: { ident: "container-1", hash: "wrong" } };
+    const res = createRes();
+
+    await mod.default.handler(req, res);
+
+    assert.strictEqual(res.state.statusCode, 400);
+    assert.strictEqual(createCalls.length, 0);
+});
+
+const run = async () => {
+    let passed = 0;
+
+    for (const currentTest of tests) {
+        await currentTest.fn();
+        passed += 1;
+    }
+
+    console.log(
+        `Phase 9 behavioural tests passed (${passed}/${tests.length}).`
+    );
+};
+
+run().catch((error) => {
+    console.error(error);
+    process.exit(1);
+});