diff --git a/tests/functional/openlp_core/api/endpoint/test_controller.py b/tests/functional/openlp_core/api/endpoint/test_controller.py
index 90aba6e03..c8fc70057 100644
--- a/tests/functional/openlp_core/api/endpoint/test_controller.py
+++ b/tests/functional/openlp_core/api/endpoint/test_controller.py
@@ -22,8 +22,24 @@
 from unittest import TestCase
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
+from PyQt5 import QtCore
+
 from openlp.core.common.registry import Registry
 from openlp.core.api.endpoint.controller import controller_text, controller_direction
+from openlp.core.display.renderer import Renderer
+from openlp.core.display.screens import ScreenList
+from openlp.core.lib import ServiceItem
+
+from tests.utils import convert_file_service_item
+from tests.utils.constants import RESOURCE_PATH
+
+TEST_PATH = str(RESOURCE_PATH / 'service')
+
+SCREEN = {
+    'primary': False,
+    'number': 1,
+    'size': QtCore.QRect(0, 0, 1024, 768)
+}
 
 
 class TestController(TestCase):
@@ -38,11 +54,18 @@ class TestController(TestCase):
         Registry.create()
         self.registry = Registry()
         self.mocked_live_controller = MagicMock()
+        self.desktop = MagicMock()
+        self.desktop.primaryScreen.return_value = SCREEN['primary']
+        self.desktop.screenCount.return_value = SCREEN['number']
+        self.desktop.screenGeometry.return_value = SCREEN['size']
+        self.screens = ScreenList.create(self.desktop)
+        renderer = Renderer()
+        renderer.empty_height = 1000
         Registry().register('live_controller', self.mocked_live_controller)
 
-    def test_controller_text(self):
+    def test_controller_text_empty(self):
         """
-        Remote API Tests : test the controller text method can be called
+        Remote API Tests : test the controller text method can be called with empty service item
         """
         # GIVEN: A mocked service with a dummy service item
         self.mocked_live_controller.service_item = MagicMock()
@@ -53,6 +76,22 @@ class TestController(TestCase):
         assert isinstance(results['item'], MagicMock)
         assert len(results['slides']) == 0
 
+    def test_controller_text(self):
+        """
+        Remote API Tests : test the controller text method can be called with a real service item
+        """
+        # GIVEN: A mocked service with a dummy service item
+        line = convert_file_service_item(TEST_PATH, 'serviceitem_custom_1.osj')
+        self.mocked_live_controller.service_item = ServiceItem(None)
+        self.mocked_live_controller.service_item.set_from_service(line)
+        self.mocked_live_controller.service_item.render(True)
+        # WHEN: I trigger the method
+        ret = controller_text("SomeText")
+        # THEN: I get a basic set of results
+        results = ret['results']
+        assert isinstance(ret, dict)
+        assert len(results['slides']) == 2
+
     def test_controller_direction_next(self):
         """
         Text the live next method is triggered