diff --git a/src/test/java/com/diamonddagger590/mccore/database/table/impl/PlayerSettingDAOTest.java b/src/test/java/com/diamonddagger590/mccore/database/table/impl/PlayerSettingDAOTest.java
index 05ca199..9a0bb15 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/diamonddagger590/mccore/database/table/impl/PlayerSettingDAOTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/diamonddagger590/mccore/database/table/impl/PlayerSettingDAOTest.java
@@ -190,6 +190,19 @@ void updateTable_updatesToVersion1_whenVersionIsZero() throws SQLException {
             verify(updateStatement).setInt(3, 1);
             verify(updateStatement).executeUpdate();
         }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("Given the table is at a negative version, when updateTable is called, then it does not attempt version 0 migration")
+        void updateTable_skipsVersion0Migration_whenVersionIsNegative() throws SQLException {
+            try (MockedStatic<TableVersionHistoryDAO> tvhStatic = mockStatic(TableVersionHistoryDAO.class)) {
+                tvhStatic.when(() -> TableVersionHistoryDAO.getLatestVersion(any(), anyString())).thenReturn(-1);
+
+                PlayerSettingDAO.updateTable(mockConnection);
+
+                tvhStatic.verify(() -> TableVersionHistoryDAO.setTableVersion(any(), anyString(), eq(1)),
+                        org.mockito.Mockito.never());
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     @Nested
@@ -273,6 +286,7 @@ void getPlayerSettings_returnsPartialResults_whenSqlExceptionOccurs() throws SQL
             assertNotNull(settings);
             assertTrue(settings.isEmpty());
         }
+
     }
 
     @Nested
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/diamonddagger590/mccore/database/table/impl/PlayerStatisticDAOSerializationTest.java b/src/test/java/com/diamonddagger590/mccore/database/table/impl/PlayerStatisticDAOSerializationTest.java
index 418a2df..81648e1 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/diamonddagger590/mccore/database/table/impl/PlayerStatisticDAOSerializationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/diamonddagger590/mccore/database/table/impl/PlayerStatisticDAOSerializationTest.java
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
+
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
 
@@ -121,4 +123,112 @@ void emptyBrackets_returnsEmptySet() {
         Set<String> result = PlayerStatisticDAO.deserializeStringSet("[]");
         assertTrue(result.isEmpty());
     }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("deserializeStringSet branch coverage")
+    class DeserializeStringSetBranchCoverage {
+
+        @DisplayName("Given whitespace between quoted elements, when deserialized, then elements are parsed correctly")
+        @Test
+        void whitespace_betweenQuotedElements_parsedCorrectly() {
+            Set<String> result = PlayerStatisticDAO.deserializeStringSet("[\"alpha\", \"beta\"]");
+            assertEquals(2, result.size());
+            assertTrue(result.contains("alpha"));
+            assertTrue(result.contains("beta"));
+        }
+
+        @DisplayName("Given leading whitespace inside brackets, when deserialized, then elements are parsed correctly")
+        @Test
+        void leadingWhitespace_parsedCorrectly() {
+            Set<String> result = PlayerStatisticDAO.deserializeStringSet("[  \"hello\"]");
+            assertEquals(1, result.size());
+            assertTrue(result.contains("hello"));
+        }
+
+        @DisplayName("Given only whitespace inside brackets, when deserialized, then returns empty set")
+        @Test
+        void whitespaceOnly_returnsEmptySet() {
+            Set<String> result = PlayerStatisticDAO.deserializeStringSet("[   ]");
+            assertTrue(result.isEmpty());
+        }
+
+        @DisplayName("Given unquoted single element, when deserialized, then element is parsed")
+        @Test
+        void unquotedSingleElement_parsed() {
+            Set<String> result = PlayerStatisticDAO.deserializeStringSet("[foo]");
+            assertEquals(1, result.size());
+            assertTrue(result.contains("foo"));
+        }
+
+        @DisplayName("Given unquoted elements with comma separator, when deserialized, then all elements are parsed")
+        @Test
+        void unquotedElements_withComma_allParsed() {
+            Set<String> result = PlayerStatisticDAO.deserializeStringSet("[foo,bar,baz]");
+            assertEquals(3, result.size());
+            assertTrue(result.contains("foo"));
+            assertTrue(result.contains("bar"));
+            assertTrue(result.contains("baz"));
+        }
+
+        @DisplayName("Given unquoted elements with whitespace, when deserialized, then elements are trimmed")
+        @Test
+        void unquotedElements_withWhitespace_trimmed() {
+            Set<String> result = PlayerStatisticDAO.deserializeStringSet("[ foo , bar ]");
+            assertEquals(2, result.size());
+            assertTrue(result.contains("foo"));
+            assertTrue(result.contains("bar"));
+        }
+
+        @DisplayName("Given unknown escape sequence in quoted element, when deserialized, then both characters are preserved")
+        @Test
+        void unknownEscapeSequence_bothCharsPreserved() {
+            Set<String> result = PlayerStatisticDAO.deserializeStringSet("[\"hello\\nworld\"]");
+            assertEquals(1, result.size());
+            assertTrue(result.contains("hello\\nworld"));
+        }
+
+        @DisplayName("Given backslash at end of input inside quoted element, when deserialized, then backslash is included")
+        @Test
+        void backslashAtEndOfInput_included() {
+            // Inner content is: "test\ — backslash is the very last char of inner,
+            // so i+1 >= inner.length() and the backslash falls to the else branch
+            Set<String> result = PlayerStatisticDAO.deserializeStringSet("[\"test\\]");
+            assertEquals(1, result.size());
+            assertTrue(result.contains("test\\"));
+        }
+
+        @DisplayName("Given whitespace and comma after quoted element, when deserialized, then separator is skipped")
+        @Test
+        void whitespaceAndCommaAfterElement_separatorSkipped() {
+            Set<String> result = PlayerStatisticDAO.deserializeStringSet("[\"a\" , \"b\"]");
+            assertEquals(2, result.size());
+            assertTrue(result.contains("a"));
+            assertTrue(result.contains("b"));
+        }
+
+        @DisplayName("Given mixed quoted and unquoted elements, when deserialized, then both types are parsed")
+        @Test
+        void mixedQuotedAndUnquoted_bothParsed() {
+            Set<String> result = PlayerStatisticDAO.deserializeStringSet("[\"quoted\",unquoted]");
+            assertEquals(2, result.size());
+            assertTrue(result.contains("quoted"));
+            assertTrue(result.contains("unquoted"));
+        }
+
+        @DisplayName("Given multiple unknown escape sequences, when deserialized, then all are preserved as-is")
+        @Test
+        void multipleUnknownEscapes_allPreserved() {
+            Set<String> result = PlayerStatisticDAO.deserializeStringSet("[\"\\a\\b\\c\"]");
+            assertEquals(1, result.size());
+            assertTrue(result.contains("\\a\\b\\c"));
+        }
+
+        @DisplayName("Given trailing whitespace after last quoted element, when deserialized, then parses correctly")
+        @Test
+        void trailingWhitespaceAfterLastElement_parsesCorrectly() {
+            Set<String> result = PlayerStatisticDAO.deserializeStringSet("[\"only\"   ]");
+            assertEquals(1, result.size());
+            assertTrue(result.contains("only"));
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/diamonddagger590/mccore/database/table/impl/PlayerStatisticDAOTest.java b/src/test/java/com/diamonddagger590/mccore/database/table/impl/PlayerStatisticDAOTest.java
index 0b30977..3bc52f0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/diamonddagger590/mccore/database/table/impl/PlayerStatisticDAOTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/diamonddagger590/mccore/database/table/impl/PlayerStatisticDAOTest.java
@@ -157,6 +157,19 @@ void updatesToVersion1_whenVersion0Stored() {
                 tvhStatic.verify(() -> TableVersionHistoryDAO.setTableVersion(eq(connection), anyString(), eq(1)));
             }
         }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("Given negative version stored, when updateTable, then does not perform version 0 migration")
+        void doesNotPerformVersion0Migration_whenVersionIsNegative() {
+            try (MockedStatic<TableVersionHistoryDAO> tvhStatic = mockStatic(TableVersionHistoryDAO.class)) {
+                tvhStatic.when(() -> TableVersionHistoryDAO.getLatestVersion(any(), anyString())).thenReturn(-1);
+
+                PlayerStatisticDAO.updateTable(connection);
+
+                tvhStatic.verify(() -> TableVersionHistoryDAO.setTableVersion(any(), anyString(), eq(1)),
+                        org.mockito.Mockito.never());
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     @Nested