diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 04c2b281c..c869817a4 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION_NAME=6.1.3-SNAPSHOT
+VERSION_NAME=6.1.4-SNAPSHOT
 VERSION_CODE=1
 GROUP=org.smartregister
 POM_SETTING_DESCRIPTION=OpenSRP Client Core Application
diff --git a/opensrp-core/src/main/java/org/smartregister/sync/intent/SyncIntentService.java b/opensrp-core/src/main/java/org/smartregister/sync/intent/SyncIntentService.java
index 294a1bb41..4ed1366ae 100644
--- a/opensrp-core/src/main/java/org/smartregister/sync/intent/SyncIntentService.java
+++ b/opensrp-core/src/main/java/org/smartregister/sync/intent/SyncIntentService.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ protected void handleSync() {
         doSync();
     }
 
-    private void doSync() {
+    protected void doSync() {
         if (!NetworkUtils.isNetworkAvailable()) {
             complete(FetchStatus.noConnection);
             return;
diff --git a/opensrp-core/src/test/java/org/smartregister/util/DateUtilTest.java b/opensrp-core/src/test/java/org/smartregister/util/DateUtilTest.java
index 325da95bb..0278189ca 100644
--- a/opensrp-core/src/test/java/org/smartregister/util/DateUtilTest.java
+++ b/opensrp-core/src/test/java/org/smartregister/util/DateUtilTest.java
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 import org.joda.time.DateTime;
 import org.joda.time.LocalDate;
+import org.joda.time.LocalDateTime;
+import org.joda.time.format.ISODateTimeFormat;
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -95,4 +97,25 @@ public void differenceTest() {
         Assert.assertEquals(2, DateUtil.dayDifference(new LocalDate("2019-10-01"), new LocalDate("2019-10-03")));
         Assert.assertEquals(1, DateUtil.weekDifference(new LocalDate("2019-09-26"), new LocalDate("2019-10-03")));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSetDefaultDateFormatShouldSSetTheDefaultDateFormatOfDateUtil() {
+        DateUtil.setDefaultDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd");
+        Assert.assertEquals("yyyy/MM/dd", DateUtil.DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT);
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void testFormatFromISOString() {
+        String localDateTime = LocalDateTime.parse("22-09-23").toString(ISODateTimeFormat.dateTime());
+        String date = DateUtil.formatFromISOString(localDateTime, "dd/MM/YY");
+        Assert.assertEquals("23/09/22", date);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetTimeFromMillis() {
+        LocalDate date = DateUtil.getDateFromMillis(1691654548L);
+        Assert.assertEquals("1970-01-20", date.toString());
+    }
 }
+