diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+nodes/node-details.tsx b/src/renderer/components/+nodes/node-details.tsx
index 49823d96ae..5ae6a30f51 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+nodes/node-details.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+nodes/node-details.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import { Badge } from "../badge";
 import { ResourceMetrics } from "../resource-metrics";
 import { podsStore } from "../+workloads-pods/pods.store";
 import type { KubeObjectDetailsProps } from "../kube-object-details";
-import { getMetricsByNodeNames, IClusterMetrics, Node } from "../../../common/k8s-api/endpoints";
+import { formatNodeTaint, getMetricsByNodeNames, IClusterMetrics, Node } from "../../../common/k8s-api/endpoints";
 import { NodeCharts } from "./node-charts";
 import { makeObservable, observable, reaction } from "mobx";
 import { PodDetailsList } from "../+workloads-pods/pod-details-list";
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+nodes/nodes.tsx b/src/renderer/components/+nodes/nodes.tsx
index fd0145a00c..73a6977a2d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+nodes/nodes.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+nodes/nodes.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { cssNames, interval } from "../../utils";
 import { TabLayout } from "../layout/tab-layout";
 import { nodesStore } from "./nodes.store";
 import { KubeObjectListLayout } from "../kube-object-list-layout";
-import { getMetricsForAllNodes, INodeMetrics, Node } from "../../../common/k8s-api/endpoints/nodes.api";
+import { formatNodeTaint, getMetricsForAllNodes, INodeMetrics, Node } from "../../../common/k8s-api/endpoints/nodes.api";
 import { LineProgress } from "../line-progress";
 import { bytesToUnits } from "../../../common/utils/convertMemory";
 import { Tooltip, TooltipPosition } from "../tooltip";
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/__tests__/nodes.api.test.ts b/src/renderer/components/__tests__/nodes.api.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba91169336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/components/__tests__/nodes.api.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 OpenLens Authors
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+import { formatNodeTaint } from "../../../common/k8s-api/endpoints";
+
+describe("formatNodeTaint tests", () => {
+  it("should use value if defined", () => {
+    expect(formatNodeTaint({
+      effect: "Foo",
+      key: "hello",
+      timeAdded: "pre",
+      value: "a"
+    })).toBe("hello=a:Foo");
+  });
+
+  it("should not use value if not defined", () => {
+    expect(formatNodeTaint({
+      effect: "Foo",
+      key: "hello",
+      timeAdded: "pre",
+    })).toBe("hello:Foo");
+  });
+});