diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/management/nfd-control-command.t.cpp b/tests/unit-tests/management/nfd-control-command.t.cpp
index a82c8b9..e6f4d3b 100644
--- a/tests/unit-tests/management/nfd-control-command.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/management/nfd-control-command.t.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   p1.setUri("tcp4://192.0.2.1")
     .setFaceId(4);
   BOOST_CHECK_THROW(command.validateRequest(p1), ControlCommand::ArgumentError);
-  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(command.validateResponse(p1));
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(command.validateResponse(p1), ControlCommand::ArgumentError);
 
   ControlParameters p2;
   p2.setName("ndn:/example");
@@ -50,10 +50,27 @@
   BOOST_CHECK_THROW(command.validateResponse(p3), ControlCommand::ArgumentError);
 
   ControlParameters p4;
-  p4.setUri("tcp4://192.0.2.1:6363");
-  Name n4;
-  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(n4 = command.getRequestName("/PREFIX", p4));
-  BOOST_CHECK(Name("ndn:/PREFIX/faces/create").isPrefixOf(n4));
+  p4.setUri("tcp4://192.0.2.1")
+    .setFacePersistency(ndn::nfd::FacePersistency::FACE_PERSISTENCY_PERSISTENT);
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(command.validateRequest(p4));
+
+  p4.unsetFacePersistency();
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(command.validateRequest(p4));
+  command.applyDefaultsToRequest(p4);
+  BOOST_REQUIRE(p4.hasFacePersistency());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(p4.getFacePersistency(), ndn::nfd::FacePersistency::FACE_PERSISTENCY_PERSISTENT);
+
+  ControlParameters p5;
+  p5.setUri("tcp4://192.0.2.1")
+    .setFaceId(4)
+    .setFacePersistency(ndn::nfd::FacePersistency::FACE_PERSISTENCY_PERSISTENT);
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(command.validateResponse(p5));
+
+  ControlParameters p6;
+  p6.setUri("tcp4://192.0.2.1:6363");
+  Name n6;
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(n6 = command.getRequestName("/PREFIX", p6));
+  BOOST_CHECK(Name("ndn:/PREFIX/faces/create").isPrefixOf(n6));
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(FaceDestroy)
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/management/nfd-control-parameters.t.cpp b/tests/unit-tests/management/nfd-control-parameters.t.cpp
index 9a959e4..5a3a864 100644
--- a/tests/unit-tests/management/nfd-control-parameters.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/management/nfd-control-parameters.t.cpp
@@ -33,11 +33,12 @@
 {
   ControlParameters parameters;
   parameters.setUri("tcp4://192.0.2.1:6363");
-
+  parameters.setFacePersistency(ndn::nfd::FacePersistency::FACE_PERSISTENCY_PERSISTENT);
   Block wire = parameters.wireEncode();
 
   ControlParameters decoded(wire);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(decoded.getUri(), "tcp4://192.0.2.1:6363");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(decoded.getFacePersistency(), ndn::nfd::FacePersistency::FACE_PERSISTENCY_PERSISTENT);
 
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(decoded.hasName(), false);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(decoded.hasFaceId(), false);
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(decoded.hasFlags(), false);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(decoded.hasStrategy(), false);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(decoded.hasExpirationPeriod(), false);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(decoded.hasFacePersistency(), false);
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(FibOptions)
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(decoded.hasFlags(), false);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(decoded.hasStrategy(), false);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(decoded.hasExpirationPeriod(), false);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(decoded.hasFacePersistency(), false);
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(StrategyChoiceOptions)
@@ -110,6 +113,7 @@
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(decoded.hasCost(), false);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(decoded.hasFlags(), false);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(decoded.hasExpirationPeriod(), false);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(decoded.hasFacePersistency(), false);
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(RibOptions)
@@ -135,6 +139,7 @@
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(decoded.hasUri(), false);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(decoded.hasLocalControlFeature(), false);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(decoded.hasStrategy(), false);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(decoded.hasFacePersistency(), false);
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/management/nfd-controller.t.cpp b/tests/unit-tests/management/nfd-controller.t.cpp
index 2419627..07c5894 100644
--- a/tests/unit-tests/management/nfd-controller.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/management/nfd-controller.t.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@
 
   ControlParameters responseBody;
   responseBody.setUri("tcp4://192.0.2.1:6363")
-              .setFaceId(22);
+              .setFaceId(22)
+              .setFacePersistency(ndn::nfd::FacePersistency::FACE_PERSISTENCY_PERSISTENT);
   ControlResponse responsePayload(201, "created");
   responsePayload.setBody(responseBody.wireEncode());