diff --git a/src/objective-c/tests/GRPCClientTests.m b/src/objective-c/tests/GRPCClientTests.m
index 00c4b8830d344104648115f2180d4757235ef47e..619f2cf56d5c54b0da3fceb92ce32b8ac0c09a2d 100644
--- a/src/objective-c/tests/GRPCClientTests.m
+++ b/src/objective-c/tests/GRPCClientTests.m
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #import <XCTest/XCTest.h>
 
 #import <GRPCClient/GRPCCall.h>
+#import <GRPCClient/GRPCCall+ChannelArg.h>
 #import <GRPCClient/GRPCCall+OAuth2.h>
 #import <GRPCClient/GRPCCall+Tests.h>
 #import <ProtoRPC/ProtoMethod.h>
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@
 static NSString * const kHostAddress = @"localhost:5050";
 static NSString * const kPackage = @"grpc.testing";
 static NSString * const kService = @"TestService";
+static NSString * const kRemoteSSLHost = @"grpc-test.sandbox.googleapis.com";
 
 static ProtoMethod *kInexistentMethod;
 static ProtoMethod *kEmptyCallMethod;
@@ -127,8 +129,7 @@ static ProtoMethod *kUnaryCallMethod;
     XCTFail(@"Received unexpected response: %@", value);
   } completionHandler:^(NSError *errorOrNil) {
     XCTAssertNotNil(errorOrNil, @"Finished without error!");
-    // TODO(jcanizales): The server should return code 12 UNIMPLEMENTED, not 5 NOT FOUND.
-    XCTAssertEqual(errorOrNil.code, 5, @"Finished with unexpected error: %@", errorOrNil);
+    XCTAssertEqual(errorOrNil.code, 12, @"Finished with unexpected error: %@", errorOrNil);
     [expectation fulfill];
   }];
 
@@ -191,7 +192,6 @@ static ProtoMethod *kUnaryCallMethod;
   [self waitForExpectationsWithTimeout:8 handler:nil];
 }
 
-// TODO(jcanizales): Activate this test against the remote server.
 - (void)testMetadata {
   __weak XCTestExpectation *expectation = [self expectationWithDescription:@"RPC unauthorized."];
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ static ProtoMethod *kUnaryCallMethod;
   request.fillOauthScope = YES;
   GRXWriter *requestsWriter = [GRXWriter writerWithValue:[request data]];
 
-  GRPCCall *call = [[GRPCCall alloc] initWithHost:kHostAddress
+  GRPCCall *call = [[GRPCCall alloc] initWithHost:kRemoteSSLHost
                                              path:kUnaryCallMethod.HTTPPath
                                    requestsWriter:requestsWriter];
 
@@ -257,4 +257,40 @@ static ProtoMethod *kUnaryCallMethod;
   [self waitForExpectationsWithTimeout:8 handler:nil];
 }
 
+// TODO(makarandd): Move to a different file that contains only unit tests
+- (void)testExceptions {
+  // Try to set userAgentPrefix for host that is nil. This should cause
+  // an exception.
+  @try {
+    [GRPCCall setUserAgentPrefix:@"Foo" forHost:nil];
+    XCTFail(@"Did not receive an exception when host is nil");
+  } @catch(NSException *theException) {
+    NSLog(@"Received exception as expected: %@", theException.name);
+  }
+
+  // Try to set parameters to nil for GRPCCall. This should cause an exception
+  @try {
+    GRPCCall *call = [[GRPCCall alloc] initWithHost:nil
+                                               path:nil
+                                     requestsWriter:nil];
+    XCTFail(@"Did not receive an exception when parameters are nil");
+  } @catch(NSException *theException) {
+    NSLog(@"Received exception as expected: %@", theException.name);
+  }
+
+
+  // Set state to Finished by force
+  GRXWriter *requestsWriter = [GRXWriter emptyWriter];
+  [requestsWriter finishWithError:nil];
+  @try {
+    GRPCCall *call = [[GRPCCall alloc] initWithHost:kHostAddress
+                                               path:kUnaryCallMethod.HTTPPath
+                                     requestsWriter:requestsWriter];
+    XCTFail(@"Did not receive an exception when GRXWriter has incorrect state.");
+  } @catch(NSException *theException) {
+    NSLog(@"Received exception as expected: %@", theException.name);
+  }
+
+}
+
 @end
diff --git a/src/objective-c/tests/InteropTestsLocalSSL.m b/src/objective-c/tests/InteropTestsLocalSSL.m
index 9d7afefbfe3cd37e4fa4f2940fbcab940375d1a0..f0f4b1d71f03d9dee8386c47a6213dcf70343ee6 100644
--- a/src/objective-c/tests/InteropTestsLocalSSL.m
+++ b/src/objective-c/tests/InteropTestsLocalSSL.m
@@ -57,4 +57,15 @@ static NSString * const kLocalSSLHost = @"localhost:5051";
   [super setUp];
 }
 
+- (void)testExceptions {
+  // Try to set userAgentPrefix for host that is nil. This should cause
+  // an exception.
+  @try {
+    [GRPCCall useTestCertsPath:nil testName:nil forHost:nil];
+    XCTFail(@"Did not receive an exception when parameters are nil");
+  } @catch(NSException *theException) {
+    NSLog(@"Received exception as expected: %@", theException.name);
+  }
+}
+
 @end
diff --git a/src/objective-c/tests/RxLibraryUnitTests.m b/src/objective-c/tests/RxLibraryUnitTests.m
index a67a4c6cd937a19ec486bba732e85401d30210fa..c94dcf533a4fe210baa05772fe8bb77d6368c640 100644
--- a/src/objective-c/tests/RxLibraryUnitTests.m
+++ b/src/objective-c/tests/RxLibraryUnitTests.m
@@ -137,4 +137,24 @@
   XCTAssertEqualObjects(handler.errorOrNil, anyError);
 }
 
+- (void)testBufferedPipeFinishWriteWhilePaused {
+  // Given:
+  CapturingSingleValueHandler *handler = [CapturingSingleValueHandler handler];
+  id<GRXWriteable> writeable = [GRXWriteable writeableWithSingleHandler:handler.block];
+  id anyValue = @7;
+
+  // If:
+  GRXBufferedPipe *pipe = [GRXBufferedPipe pipe];
+  // Write something, then finish
+  [pipe writeValue:anyValue];
+  [pipe writesFinishedWithError:nil];
+  // then start the writeable
+  [pipe startWithWriteable:writeable];
+
+  // Then:
+  XCTAssertEqual(handler.timesCalled, 1);
+  XCTAssertEqualObjects(handler.value, anyValue);
+  XCTAssertEqualObjects(handler.errorOrNil, nil);
+}
+
 @end