diff --git a/tests/json/test_load_from_json.py b/tests/json/test_load_from_json.py
index 8142b2baf..7182d52a8 100644
--- a/tests/json/test_load_from_json.py
+++ b/tests/json/test_load_from_json.py
@@ -316,18 +316,76 @@ def contains_warning_of_type(
     return any(isinstance(json_warning, warning_type) for json_warning in json_warnings)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "depends_on_path",
+    [
+        "/entry/instrument/test_component/transformations/location",
+        "transformations/location",
+        "location"
+    ],
+)
 def test_GIVEN_json_with_component_depending_on_non_existent_transform_WHEN_loaded_THEN_warning_is_added(
-    json_dict_with_component, json_reader
+    json_dict_with_component, json_reader, depends_on_path
 ):
-    depends_on_dataset_str = """
-    {
+    depends_on_dataset_str = f"""
+    {{
       "module":"dataset",
       "attributes":[],
-      "config":{
+      "config":{{
         "type":"string",
-        "values": "/entry/instrument/test_component/transformations/location",
+        "values": "{depends_on_path}",
         "name":"depends_on"
-      }
+      }}
+    }}
+    """
+    depends_on_dataset = json.loads(depends_on_dataset_str)
+
+    # Add depends_on dataset which points to a transformation which does not exist in the JSON
+    json_dict_with_component["children"][0]["children"][0]["children"][0][
+        "children"
+    ].append(depends_on_dataset)
+    json_reader._load_from_json_dict(json_dict_with_component)
+
+    assert contains_warning_of_type(json_reader.warnings, TransformDependencyMissing)
+
+
+def test_GIVEN_json_with_attribute_depends_on_WHEN_loaded_THEN_warning_is_added(
+    json_dict_with_component, json_reader
+):
+    depends_on_dataset_str = """
+    {
+      "module": "dataset",
+      "config": {
+        "name": "translation2",
+        "type": "double",
+        "values": -157.405
+      },
+      "attributes": [
+        {
+          "dtype": "string",
+          "name": "transformation_type",
+          "values": "translation"
+        },
+        {
+          "dtype": "string",
+          "name": "units",
+          "values": "m"
+        },
+        {
+          "dtype": "string",
+          "name": "vector",
+          "values": [
+            0.0,
+            0.0,
+            1.0
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "dtype": "string",
+          "name": "depends_on",
+          "values": "translation1"
+        }
+      ]
     }
     """
     depends_on_dataset = json.loads(depends_on_dataset_str)
@@ -344,14 +402,47 @@ def test_GIVEN_json_with_component_depending_on_non_existent_transform_WHEN_load
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "depends_on_path",
     [
-        "/entry/instrument/componentname/transformations/slit0",
-        "transformations/slit0",
-        "slit0",
         ".",
         "",
         None
     ],
 )
+def test_GIVEN_json_with_component_with_null_depends_on_WHEN_loaded_THEN_no_effect(
+    json_dict_with_component, json_reader, depends_on_path
+):
+    # Add depends_on dataset which points to a transformation in the JSON
+    depends_on_dataset_str = f"""
+    {{
+      "module":"dataset",
+      "attributes":[],
+      "config":{{
+        "type":"string",
+        "values": "{depends_on_path}",
+        "name":"depends_on"
+      }}
+    }}
+    """
+    depends_on_dataset = json.loads(depends_on_dataset_str)
+    json_dict_with_component["children"][0]["children"][0]["children"][0][
+        "children"
+    ].append(depends_on_dataset)
+    json_reader._load_from_json_dict(json_dict_with_component)
+    success = False
+    try:
+        json_reader._components_depends_on["componentname"][1].component_name
+    except AttributeError:
+        success = True
+    assert success
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "depends_on_path",
+    [
+        "/entry/instrument/componentname/transformations/slit0",
+        "transformations/slit0",
+        "slit0",
+    ],
+)
 def test_GIVEN_json_with_component_depending_on_relative_transform_WHEN_loaded_THEN_model_updated(
     json_dict_with_component, json_reader, depends_on_path
 ):
@@ -382,14 +473,13 @@ def test_GIVEN_json_with_component_depending_on_relative_transform_WHEN_loaded_T
             json_reader._components_depends_on["componentname"][1].component_name
         except AttributeError:
             assert True
-    else:
-        assert (
-            json_reader._components_depends_on["componentname"][1].component_name
-            == "componentname"
-        )
-        assert (
-            json_reader._components_depends_on["componentname"][1].transform_name == transform_name
-        )
+    assert (
+        json_reader._components_depends_on["componentname"][1].component_name
+        == "componentname"
+    )
+    assert (
+        json_reader._components_depends_on["componentname"][1].transform_name == transform_name
+    )
 
 
 def test_when_experiment_id_in_json_then_it_is_added_to_entry(json_reader):