# Run the five refusal tests

Lesson 3 of [Set and test spending controls for AI agents](https://agentwalletindex.fyi/academy/test-agent-spending-controls.md), 14 minutes.

Do not trust a setting that you have not seen refuse a payment. Run these tests on a test balance. Use an amount that you can afford to lose. Before you start Set the caps and the approval level. Write them down. Run each test through the same path the agent uses, not only through the vendor's dashb…

The rest of this lesson is for learners enrolled in the course. [See how Set and test spending controls for AI agents works](https://agentwalletindex.fyi/academy/test-agent-spending-controls.md).

Also on the [web page](https://agentwalletindex.fyi/academy/test-agent-spending-controls/run-the-five-refusal-tests).