diff --git a/src/fsfw/tmtcservices/VerificationReporter.cpp b/src/fsfw/tmtcservices/VerificationReporter.cpp
index 25d7cd4af..9c38b3a7a 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/tmtcservices/VerificationReporter.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/tmtcservices/VerificationReporter.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "fsfw/tmtcservices/PusVerificationReport.h"
 
 object_id_t VerificationReporter::DEFAULT_RECEIVER = objects::PUS_SERVICE_1_VERIFICATION;
+object_id_t VerificationReporter::DEFAULT_REPORTER = objects::TC_VERIFICATOR;
 
 VerificationReporter::VerificationReporter(AcceptsVerifyMessageIF* receiver, object_id_t objectId)
     : SystemObject(objectId) {
diff --git a/src/fsfw/tmtcservices/VerificationReporter.h b/src/fsfw/tmtcservices/VerificationReporter.h
index 8b224808a..78c60962d 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/tmtcservices/VerificationReporter.h
+++ b/src/fsfw/tmtcservices/VerificationReporter.h
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 #include "fsfw/tmtcpacket/pus/tc/PusTcCreator.h"
 #include "fsfw/tmtcservices/AcceptsVerifyMessageIF.h"
 
+namespace Factory {
+void setStaticFrameworkObjectIds();
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief 	This helper object is used to forward verification messages
  * 			which are generated by the Flight Software Framework.
@@ -20,9 +24,11 @@
  *
  */
 class VerificationReporter : public SystemObject, public VerificationReporterIF {
+  friend void Factory::setStaticFrameworkObjectIds();
+
  public:
   explicit VerificationReporter(AcceptsVerifyMessageIF* receiver,
-                                object_id_t objectId = objects::TC_VERIFICATOR);
+                                object_id_t objectId = DEFAULT_REPORTER);
   ~VerificationReporter() override;
 
   void setReceiver(AcceptsVerifyMessageIF& receiver);
@@ -33,6 +39,7 @@ class VerificationReporter : public SystemObject, public VerificationReporterIF
 
   ReturnValue_t sendFailureReport(VerifFailureParams params) override;
 
+  static object_id_t DEFAULT_REPORTER;
   static object_id_t DEFAULT_RECEIVER;
   ReturnValue_t initialize() override;
 
diff --git a/unittests/mocks/PusVerificationReporterMock.cpp b/unittests/mocks/PusVerificationReporterMock.cpp
index 87b37a5a0..c811d38ed 100644
--- a/unittests/mocks/PusVerificationReporterMock.cpp
+++ b/unittests/mocks/PusVerificationReporterMock.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 #include "PusVerificationReporterMock.h"
 
+#include "fsfw/objectmanager/frameworkObjects.h"
+
+PusVerificationReporterMock::PusVerificationReporterMock()
+    : SystemObject(objects::NO_OBJECT, false) {}
+
+PusVerificationReporterMock::PusVerificationReporterMock(object_id_t registeredId)
+    : SystemObject(registeredId) {}
+
 size_t PusVerificationReporterMock::successCallCount() const { return successParams.size(); }
 size_t PusVerificationReporterMock::failCallCount() const { return failParams.size(); }
 
diff --git a/unittests/mocks/PusVerificationReporterMock.h b/unittests/mocks/PusVerificationReporterMock.h
index 5bbd36cc4..dedfd30e8 100644
--- a/unittests/mocks/PusVerificationReporterMock.h
+++ b/unittests/mocks/PusVerificationReporterMock.h
@@ -3,13 +3,15 @@
 
 #include <queue>
 
+#include "fsfw/objectmanager/SystemObject.h"
 #include "fsfw/tmtcservices/VerificationReporterIF.h"
 
-class PusVerificationReporterMock : public VerificationReporterIF {
+class PusVerificationReporterMock : public SystemObject, public VerificationReporterIF {
  public:
   std::queue<VerifSuccessParams> successParams;
   std::queue<VerifFailureParams> failParams;
-
+  PusVerificationReporterMock();
+  explicit PusVerificationReporterMock(object_id_t registeredId);
   [[nodiscard]] size_t successCallCount() const;
   VerifSuccessParams& getNextSuccessCallParams();
   void popNextSuccessParams();
diff --git a/unittests/tmtcservices/testPsb.cpp b/unittests/tmtcservices/testPsb.cpp
index 53b84b3c4..ea1991f01 100644
--- a/unittests/tmtcservices/testPsb.cpp
+++ b/unittests/tmtcservices/testPsb.cpp
@@ -161,6 +161,15 @@ TEST_CASE("Pus Service Base", "[pus-service-base]") {
     REQUIRE(sendHelper.getDefaultDestination() == msgQueue.getDefaultDestination());
   }
 
+  SECTION("TM Store And Send Helper Initializer") {
+    TmStoreHelper storeHelper(0);
+    TmSendHelper sendHelper;
+    psb.initializeTmHelpers(sendHelper, storeHelper);
+    REQUIRE(sendHelper.getMsgQueue() == &msgQueue);
+    REQUIRE(sendHelper.getDefaultDestination() == msgQueue.getDefaultDestination());
+    REQUIRE(storeHelper.getApid() == apid);
+  }
+
   SECTION("TM Send Helper Initializer With Error Reporter") {
     TmSendHelper sendHelper;
     auto errReporter = InternalErrorReporterMock();
@@ -195,4 +204,19 @@ TEST_CASE("Pus Service Base", "[pus-service-base]") {
     auto& p = psb2.getParams();
     REQUIRE(p.tmReceiver == &packetDest);
   }
+
+  SECTION("Auto Initialize Verification Reporter") {
+    psbParams.verifReporter = nullptr;
+    psbParams.objectId = 1;
+    object_id_t reporterId = objects::TC_VERIFICATOR;
+    PusVerificationReporterMock otherReporter(reporterId);
+    auto psb2 = PsbMock(psbParams);
+    REQUIRE(psb2.initialize() == retval::OK);
+    auto& p = psb2.getParams();
+    REQUIRE(p.verifReporter == &otherReporter);
+  }
+
+  SECTION("Auto Initialize TC Pool") {}
+
+  SECTION("Invalid Verification Reporter") {}
 }