diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/filters/append.filter.js b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/filters/append.filter.js
index 42860cd499..1493cf5997 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/filters/append.filter.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/filters/append.filter.js
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 export default function() {
     return function(string, append) {
         if (string) {
-            return string + append;
+            if (append) {
+                return string + append;
+            }
+            else {
+                return string;
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            return "";
         }
-
-        return "";
     };
 }
-
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/filters/capitalize.filter.js b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/filters/capitalize.filter.js
index 7b5db1de0e..859dd367e1 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/filters/capitalize.filter.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/filters/capitalize.filter.js
@@ -10,11 +10,3 @@
          return input;
      };
  }];
-
-// export default
-//     angular.module('capitalizeFilter', []).filter('capitalize', function() {
-//       return function(input) {
-//         input = input.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + input.substr(1).toLowerCase();
-//         return input;
-//       };
-//     });
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/filters/format-epoch.filter.js b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/filters/format-epoch.filter.js
index 2216249732..9d8fee351f 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/filters/format-epoch.filter.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/filters/format-epoch.filter.js
@@ -12,5 +12,3 @@ export default
         };
     }
 ];
-
-
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/filters/long-date.filter.js b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/filters/long-date.filter.js
index 03f1dd8725..f2d058e3b2 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/filters/long-date.filter.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/filters/long-date.filter.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  export default ['moment', function(moment) {
      return function(input) {
         var date;
-         if(input === null){
+         if(input === null || input === undefined){
              return "";
          }else {
              date = moment(input);
@@ -15,23 +15,3 @@
          }
      };
  }];
-
-
-// function longDateFilter(moment, input) {
-//     var date;
-//     if(input === null){
-//         return "";
-//     }else {
-//         date = moment(input);
-//         return date.format('l LTS');
-//     }
-// }
-//
-// export default
-//     angular.module('longDateFilter', [])
-//         .filter('longDate',
-//                 [   'moment',
-//                     function(moment) {
-//                         return _.partial(longDateFilter, moment);
-//                     }
-//                 ]);
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/filters/prepend.filter.js b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/filters/prepend.filter.js
index a9d87be94c..93bad2889d 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/filters/prepend.filter.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/filters/prepend.filter.js
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 export default function() {
     return function(string, prepend) {
         if (string) {
-            return prepend + string;
+            if(prepend) {
+                return prepend + string;
+            }
+            else {
+                return string;
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            return "";
         }
-
-        return "";
     };
 }
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/filters/xss-sanitizer.filter.js b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/filters/xss-sanitizer.filter.js
index 8382505725..ef1c16d32d 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/filters/xss-sanitizer.filter.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/filters/xss-sanitizer.filter.js
@@ -10,11 +10,3 @@
          return input;
      };
  }];
-
-// export default
-//     angular.module('sanitizeFilter', []).filter('sanitize', function() {
-//       return function(input) {
-//         input = $("<span>").text(input)[0].innerHTML;
-//         return input;
-//       };
-//     });
diff --git a/awx/ui/tests/spec/shared/filters/append.filter-test.js b/awx/ui/tests/spec/shared/filters/append.filter-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8a1ddcd47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui/tests/spec/shared/filters/append.filter-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+'use strict';
+
+describe('Filter: append', () => {
+    var filter;
+
+    beforeEach(angular.mock.module('Tower'));
+
+    beforeEach(function(){
+      inject(function($injector){
+        filter = $injector.get('$filter')('append');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should append the two parameters passed', function(){
+      expect(filter("foo", "bar")).toBe("foobar");
+    });
+
+    it('should return string if no append param passed', function(){
+      expect(filter("foo")).toBe("foo");
+    });
+
+    it('should return empty string if no params passed', function(){
+      expect(filter()).toBe("");
+    });
+});
diff --git a/awx/ui/tests/spec/shared/filters/capitalize.filter-test.js b/awx/ui/tests/spec/shared/filters/capitalize.filter-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0f939c480
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui/tests/spec/shared/filters/capitalize.filter-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+'use strict';
+
+describe('Filter: capitalize', () => {
+    var filter;
+
+    beforeEach(angular.mock.module('Tower'));
+
+    beforeEach(function(){
+      inject(function($injector){
+        filter = $injector.get('$filter')('capitalize');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should capitalize the first letter', function(){
+      expect(filter("foo")).toBe("Foo");
+      expect(filter("Foo")).toBe("Foo");
+      expect(filter("FOO")).toBe("Foo");
+      expect(filter("FoO")).toBe("Foo");
+    });
+});
diff --git a/awx/ui/tests/spec/shared/filters/format-epoch.filter-test.js b/awx/ui/tests/spec/shared/filters/format-epoch.filter-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6bc23aa51b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui/tests/spec/shared/filters/format-epoch.filter-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+'use strict';
+
+describe('Filter: formatEpoch', () => {
+    var filter;
+
+    beforeEach(angular.mock.module('Tower'));
+
+    beforeEach(function(){
+      inject(function($injector){
+        filter = $injector.get('$filter')('formatEpoch');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should convert epoch to datetime string', function(){
+      expect(filter(11111)).toBe("Dec 31, 1969 10:05 PM");
+      expect(filter(610430400)).toBe("May 6, 1989 12:00 AM");
+    });
+});
diff --git a/awx/ui/tests/spec/shared/filters/is-empty.filter-test.js b/awx/ui/tests/spec/shared/filters/is-empty.filter-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bbb156bf48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui/tests/spec/shared/filters/is-empty.filter-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+'use strict';
+
+describe('Filter: isEmpty', () => {
+    var filter;
+
+    beforeEach(angular.mock.module('Tower'));
+
+    beforeEach(function(){
+      inject(function($injector){
+        filter = $injector.get('$filter')('isEmpty');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('check if an object is empty', function(){
+      expect(filter({})).toBe(true);
+      expect(filter({foo: 'bar'})).toBe(false);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/awx/ui/tests/spec/shared/filters/long-date.filter-test.js b/awx/ui/tests/spec/shared/filters/long-date.filter-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..579962492c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui/tests/spec/shared/filters/long-date.filter-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+'use strict';
+
+describe('Filter: longDate', () => {
+    var filter;
+
+    beforeEach(angular.mock.module('Tower'));
+
+    beforeEach(function(){
+      inject(function($injector){
+        filter = $injector.get('$filter')('longDate');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should convert the timestamp to a UI friendly date and time', function(){
+      expect(filter("2017-02-13T22:00:14.106Z")).toBe("2/13/2017 5:00:14 PM");
+    });
+    it('should return an empty string if no timestamp is passed', function(){
+        expect(filter()).toBe("");
+    });
+});
diff --git a/awx/ui/tests/spec/shared/filters/prepend.filter-test.js b/awx/ui/tests/spec/shared/filters/prepend.filter-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f22c077ecd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui/tests/spec/shared/filters/prepend.filter-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+'use strict';
+
+describe('Filter: prepend', () => {
+    var filter;
+
+    beforeEach(angular.mock.module('Tower'));
+
+    beforeEach(function(){
+      inject(function($injector){
+        filter = $injector.get('$filter')('prepend');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should prepend the second param to the first', function(){
+      expect(filter("foo", "bar")).toBe("barfoo");
+    });
+
+    it('should return string if no prepend param passed', function(){
+      expect(filter("foo")).toBe("foo");
+    });
+
+    it('should return empty string if no params passed', function(){
+      expect(filter()).toBe("");
+    });
+});
diff --git a/awx/ui/tests/spec/shared/filters/xss-sanitizer.filter-test.js b/awx/ui/tests/spec/shared/filters/xss-sanitizer.filter-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..88cb3458e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui/tests/spec/shared/filters/xss-sanitizer.filter-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+'use strict';
+
+describe('Filter: sanitize', () => {
+    var filter;
+
+    beforeEach(angular.mock.module('Tower'));
+
+    beforeEach(function(){
+      inject(function($injector){
+        filter = $injector.get('$filter')('sanitize');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should sanitize xss-vulnerable strings', function(){
+      expect(filter("<div>foobar</div>")).toBe("&lt;div&gt;foobar&lt;/div&gt;");
+    });
+});