diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index df18539..b24cf2c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           pnpm run build
 
-      # NOTE: uncomment when we have tests
-      # - name: Test
-      #   run: |
-      #     pnpm run test -- --coverage
+      - name: Test
+        run: |
+          pnpm run test -- --run --coverage
diff --git a/example/src/hooks.server.test.ts b/example/src/hooks.server.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5712b54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/src/hooks.server.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import type { RequestEvent } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+
+vi.mock('$env/dynamic/private', () => ({
+  env: {
+    WORKOS_CLIENT_ID: 'client-id',
+    WORKOS_API_KEY: 'api-key',
+    WORKOS_REDIRECT_URI: 'https://example.test/callback',
+    WORKOS_COOKIE_PASSWORD: 'cookie-password',
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock('$app/environment', () => ({ dev: false }));
+
+vi.mock('@workos/authkit-sveltekit', () => ({
+  configureAuthKit: vi.fn(),
+  authKitHandle: vi.fn(() => vi.fn()),
+}));
+
+import { protectedRoutesHandle } from './hooks.server.js';
+
+function eventFor({
+  pathname,
+  routeId,
+  authenticated = false,
+}: {
+  pathname: string;
+  routeId: string | null;
+  authenticated?: boolean;
+}): RequestEvent {
+  const url = new URL(`https://example.test${pathname}`);
+
+  return {
+    url,
+    route: { id: routeId },
+    locals: authenticated ? { auth: { user: { id: 'user_01' } } } : {},
+  } as RequestEvent;
+}
+
+async function runRoute(options: Parameters<typeof eventFor>[0]) {
+  const event = eventFor(options);
+  const resolve = vi.fn(async () => new Response('resolved'));
+
+  const result = protectedRoutesHandle({ event, resolve } as Parameters<typeof protectedRoutesHandle>[0]);
+
+  return { result, resolve };
+}
+
+describe('example protectedRoutesHandle', () => {
+  it.each([
+    ['/account', '/account'],
+    ['/%61ccount', '/account'],
+  ])('redirects unauthenticated account requests for %s', async (pathname, routeId) => {
+    const { result, resolve } = await runRoute({ pathname, routeId });
+
+    await expect(result).rejects.toMatchObject({
+      status: 302,
+      location: `/login?returnPathname=${encodeURIComponent(pathname)}`,
+    });
+    expect(resolve).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    ['/api/get-name', '/api/get-name'],
+    ['/%61pi/get-name', '/api/get-name'],
+  ])('returns 401 for unauthenticated API requests for %s', async (pathname, routeId) => {
+    const { result, resolve } = await runRoute({ pathname, routeId });
+    const response = await result;
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(401);
+    await expect(response.json()).resolves.toEqual({ error: 'Unauthorized' });
+    expect(resolve).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    ['/account', '/account'],
+    ['/api/get-name', '/api/get-name'],
+  ])('resolves authenticated protected requests for %s', async (pathname, routeId) => {
+    const { result, resolve } = await runRoute({ pathname, routeId, authenticated: true });
+
+    await expect(result).resolves.toMatchObject({ status: 200 });
+    expect(resolve).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    ['/', '/'],
+    ['/login', '/login'],
+    ['/not-a-route', null],
+  ])('resolves public and unmatched requests for %s', async (pathname, routeId) => {
+    const { result, resolve } = await runRoute({ pathname, routeId });
+
+    await expect(result).resolves.toMatchObject({ status: 200 });
+    expect(resolve).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/example/src/hooks.server.ts b/example/src/hooks.server.ts
index 3c255a6..e21d1f4 100644
--- a/example/src/hooks.server.ts
+++ b/example/src/hooks.server.ts
@@ -18,13 +18,22 @@ const authHandle = authKitHandle({
 });
 
 // Create a custom handle for protected routes
-const protectedRoutesHandle: Handle = async ({ event, resolve }) => {
+export const protectedRoutesHandle: Handle = async ({ event, resolve }) => {
   const protectedPaths = ['/account', '/api/'] as const;
-  const isProtectedRoute = protectedPaths.some((path) => event.url.pathname.startsWith(path));
+  // Guard on the resolved route id rather than the raw URL pathname.
+  // SvelteKit decodes the pathname before matching routes, so a check
+  // against event.url.pathname (which preserves percent-encoding) can be
+  // bypassed with an encoded path such as /%61ccount while the router still
+  // dispatches the protected /account route. event.route.id reflects the
+  // matched route and is immune to encoding tricks.
+  const routeId = event.route.id;
+  const isProtectedRoute =
+    routeId != null && protectedPaths.some((path) => routeId === path || routeId.startsWith(path));
+  const isApiRoute = routeId != null && routeId.startsWith('/api/');
 
   if (isProtectedRoute && !event.locals.auth?.user) {
     // API routes should return 401
-    if (event.url.pathname.startsWith('/api/')) {
+    if (isApiRoute) {
       return new Response(JSON.stringify({ error: 'Unauthorized' }), {
         status: 401,
         headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },