diff --git a/tests/trestlebot/tasks/authored/test_types.py b/tests/trestlebot/tasks/authored/test_types.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07522116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/trestlebot/tasks/authored/test_types.py
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+#    Copyright 2023 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+"""Test author types for Trestlebot"""
+
+import os
+
+import pytest
+
+from tests import testutils
+from trestlebot.tasks.authored import types
+from trestlebot.tasks.authored.base_authored import (
+    AuthoredObjectException,
+    AuthorObjectBase,
+)
+from trestlebot.tasks.authored.catalog import AuthoredCatalog
+from trestlebot.tasks.authored.compdef import AuthoredComponentsDefinition
+from trestlebot.tasks.authored.profile import AuthoredProfile
+from trestlebot.tasks.authored.ssp import AuthoredSSP
+
+
+test_prof = "simplified_nist_profile"
+test_comp = "test_comp"
+test_ssp_output = "test-ssp"
+markdown_dir = "md_ssp"
+
+
+def test_get_authored_catalog(tmp_trestle_dir: str) -> None:
+    """Test get authored type for catalogs"""
+
+    authored_object: AuthorObjectBase = types.get_authored_object(
+        types.AuthoredType.CATALOG.value, tmp_trestle_dir, ""
+    )
+
+    assert authored_object.get_trestle_root() == tmp_trestle_dir
+    assert isinstance(authored_object, AuthoredCatalog)
+
+
+def test_get_authored_profile(tmp_trestle_dir: str) -> None:
+    """Test get authored type for catalogs"""
+
+    authored_object: AuthorObjectBase = types.get_authored_object(
+        types.AuthoredType.PROFILE.value, tmp_trestle_dir, ""
+    )
+
+    assert authored_object.get_trestle_root() == tmp_trestle_dir
+    assert isinstance(authored_object, AuthoredProfile)
+
+
+def test_get_authored_compdef(tmp_trestle_dir: str) -> None:
+    """Test get authored type for catalogs"""
+
+    # Test with profile
+    authored_object: AuthorObjectBase = types.get_authored_object(
+        types.AuthoredType.COMPDEF.value, tmp_trestle_dir, ""
+    )
+
+    assert authored_object.get_trestle_root() == tmp_trestle_dir
+    assert isinstance(authored_object, AuthoredComponentsDefinition)
+
+
+def test_get_authored_ssp(tmp_trestle_dir: str) -> None:
+    """Test get authored type for catalogs"""
+    ssp_index_path = os.path.join(tmp_trestle_dir, "ssp-index.json")
+    testutils.write_index_json(ssp_index_path, test_ssp_output, test_prof, [test_comp])
+
+    with pytest.raises(
+        FileNotFoundError,
+    ):
+        _ = types.get_authored_object(types.AuthoredType.SSP.value, tmp_trestle_dir, "")
+
+    # Test with profile
+    authored_object: AuthorObjectBase = types.get_authored_object(
+        types.AuthoredType.SSP.value, tmp_trestle_dir, ssp_index_path
+    )
+
+    assert authored_object.get_trestle_root() == tmp_trestle_dir
+    assert isinstance(authored_object, AuthoredSSP)
+
+
+def test_invalid_authored_type(tmp_trestle_dir: str) -> None:
+    """Test triggering an error with an invalid type"""
+    with pytest.raises(
+        AuthoredObjectException,
+        match="Invalid authored type fake",
+    ):
+        _ = types.get_authored_object("fake", tmp_trestle_dir, "")
diff --git a/trestlebot/tasks/authored/types.py b/trestlebot/tasks/authored/types.py
index 340bf369..9a411669 100644
--- a/trestlebot/tasks/authored/types.py
+++ b/trestlebot/tasks/authored/types.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def get_authored_object(
         return AuthoredProfile(working_dir)
     elif input_type == AuthoredType.COMPDEF.value:
         return AuthoredComponentsDefinition(working_dir)
-    elif input_type is AuthoredType.SSP.value:
+    elif input_type == AuthoredType.SSP.value:
         ssp_index: SSPIndex = SSPIndex(ssp_index_path)
         return AuthoredSSP(working_dir, ssp_index)
     else: