diff --git a/src/matchbox/models/linkers/splinklinker.py b/src/matchbox/models/linkers/splinklinker.py
index c32da61a..ce1e0806 100644
--- a/src/matchbox/models/linkers/splinklinker.py
+++ b/src/matchbox/models/linkers/splinklinker.py
@@ -143,12 +143,15 @@ def check_ids_match(self) -> "SplinkSettings":
                 "left_id and right_id must match in a Splink linker."
             )
         return self
-
+    
     @model_validator(mode="after")
-    def add_enforced_settings(self) -> "SplinkSettings":
+    def check_link_only(self) -> "SplinkSettings":
         if self.linker_settings.link_type != "link_only":
             raise ValueError('link_type must be set to "link_only"')
-        self.linker_settings.link_type = "link_only"
+        return self
+
+    @model_validator(mode="after")
+    def add_enforced_settings(self) -> "SplinkSettings":
         self.linker_settings.unique_id_column_name = self.left_id
         return self
 
diff --git a/test/client/test_linkers.py b/test/client/test_linkers.py
index 5b75f6f6..a2609fd9 100644
--- a/test/client/test_linkers.py
+++ b/test/client/test_linkers.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import pytest
 from matchbox import make_model, query
 from matchbox.helpers import selectors
+from matchbox.models.linkers.splinklinker import SplinkLinkerFunction, SplinkSettings
 from matchbox.server.models import Source, SourceWarehouse
 from matchbox.server.postgresql import MatchboxPostgres
 from pandas import DataFrame
+from splink import SettingsCreator
 
 from ..fixtures.db import AddDedupeModelsAndDataCallable, AddIndexedDataCallable
 from ..fixtures.models import (
@@ -187,3 +189,48 @@ def unique_non_null(s):
 
     assert isinstance(clusters, DataFrame)
     assert clusters.hash.nunique() == fx_data.unique_n
+
+
+def test_splink_training_functions():
+    # You can create a valid SplinkLinkerFunction
+    SplinkLinkerFunction(
+        function="estimate_u_using_random_sampling",
+        arguments={"max_pairs": 1e4},
+    )
+    # You can't reference a function that doesn't exist
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        SplinkLinkerFunction(function="made_up_funcname", arguments=dict())
+    # You can't pass arguments that don't exist
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        SplinkLinkerFunction(
+            function="estimate_u_using_random_sampling", arguments={"foo": "bar"}
+        )
+
+def test_splink_settings():
+    valid_settings = SplinkSettings(
+        left_id="hash",
+        right_id="hash",
+        linker_training_functions=[],
+        linker_settings=SettingsCreator(link_type="link_only"),
+        threshold=None,
+    )
+    assert valid_settings.linker_settings.unique_id_column_name == "hash"
+    # Can only use "link_only"
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        valid_settings = SplinkSettings(
+            left_id="hash",
+            right_id="hash",
+            linker_training_functions=[],
+            linker_settings=SettingsCreator(link_type="dedupe_only"),
+            threshold=None,
+        )
+    # Left and right ID must coincide
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        valid_settings = SplinkSettings(
+            left_id="hash",
+            right_id="hash2",
+            linker_training_functions=[],
+            linker_settings=SettingsCreator(link_type="link_only"),
+            threshold=None,
+        )
+