diff --git a/gwinc/noise/quantum.py b/gwinc/noise/quantum.py
index 946ff50a3504c7e779a5f7ae7bbd2c4701313809..700dfcfb0455ec43c3789244b46ab4abc818a2e0 100644
--- a/gwinc/noise/quantum.py
+++ b/gwinc/noise/quantum.py
@@ -33,14 +33,16 @@ def getSqzParams(ifo):
     params = Struct()
 
     if 'Squeezer' not in ifo:
-        sqzType = None
+        sqzType = 'None'
+    elif ifo.Squeezer.AmplitudedB == 0:
+        sqzType = 'None'
     else:
         sqzType = ifo.Squeezer.get('Type', 'Freq Independent')
 
     params.sqzType = sqzType
 
     # extract squeezer parameters
-    if sqzType is None:
+    if sqzType == 'None':
         params.SQZ_DB = 0
         params.ANTISQZ_DB = 0
         params.alpha = 0
diff --git a/test/noises/test_quantum.py b/test/noises/test_quantum.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a5f4a360553beb3246f93f3cbddd0dfc89298005
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/noises/test_quantum.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+"""
+Unit tests for quantum noise
+"""
+import gwinc
+from gwinc.noise.quantum import getSqzParams
+from copy import deepcopy
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.mark.logic
+@pytest.mark.fast
+def test_no_squeezer_type():
+    """Test that the appropriate options result in no squeezer
+    """
+    def assert_no_squeezer(params):
+        assert params.sqzType == 'None'
+        assert params.SQZ_DB == 0
+        assert params.ANTISQZ_DB == 0
+        assert params.lambda_in == 0
+        assert params.etaRMS == 0
+
+    budget = gwinc.load_budget('Aplus')
+    ifo1 = deepcopy(budget.ifo)
+    ifo2 = deepcopy(budget.ifo)
+    ifo3 = deepcopy(budget.ifo)
+
+    # there should be no squeezer if
+    # the squeezer struct is missing
+    del ifo1.Squeezer
+    # or the squeezing amplitude is 0
+    ifo2.Squeezer.AmplitudedB = 0
+    # or the squeezer type is 'None'
+    ifo3.Squeezer.Type = 'None'
+
+    assert_no_squeezer(getSqzParams(ifo1))
+    assert_no_squeezer(getSqzParams(ifo2))
+    assert_no_squeezer(getSqzParams(ifo2))
+
+
+@pytest.mark.logic
+@pytest.mark.fast
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason='Needs to be implemented')
+def test_lo_params():
+    """Test the logic for the various LO options
+    """
+    pass