diff --git a/django_nepkit/tests/test_models.py b/django_nepkit/tests/test_models.py
index 0a6d0dc..cfe86cb 100644
--- a/django_nepkit/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/django_nepkit/tests/test_models.py
@@ -307,3 +307,64 @@ class TestNepaliTimeField:
     def test_format_value_for_display(self):
         field = NepaliTimeField()
         assert field.format_value_for_display(python_time(9, 5)) == "09:05 AM"
+
+
+class TestParseCache:
+    """``BaseNepaliBSField._parse_str`` should hit a process-level cache."""
+
+    def test_repeated_parse_hits_cache(self):
+        from django_nepkit.utils import (
+            _cached_parse_nepali_date,
+            _cached_parse_nepali_datetime,
+        )
+
+        _cached_parse_nepali_date.cache_clear()
+        _cached_parse_nepali_datetime.cache_clear()
+
+        field = NepaliDateField()
+        # First call: cache miss.
+        first = field._parse_str("2081-01-15")
+        info = _cached_parse_nepali_date.cache_info()
+        assert info.misses == 1
+        assert info.hits == 0
+        # Second call with the same string: cache hit.
+        second = field._parse_str("2081-01-15")
+        info = _cached_parse_nepali_date.cache_info()
+        assert info.hits == 1
+        assert first is second  # cached object reused
+
+    def test_datetime_field_uses_datetime_cache(self):
+        from django_nepkit.utils import (
+            _cached_parse_nepali_date,
+            _cached_parse_nepali_datetime,
+        )
+
+        _cached_parse_nepali_date.cache_clear()
+        _cached_parse_nepali_datetime.cache_clear()
+
+        field = NepaliDateTimeField()
+        result = field._parse_str("2081-01-15 10:30:00")
+        assert isinstance(result, nepalidatetime)
+        date_info = _cached_parse_nepali_date.cache_info()
+        dt_info = _cached_parse_nepali_datetime.cache_info()
+        assert dt_info.misses == 1
+        # The date cache must NOT have been touched.
+        assert date_info.misses == 0
+
+    def test_unparseable_input_caches_none(self):
+        from django_nepkit.utils import _cached_parse_nepali_date
+
+        _cached_parse_nepali_date.cache_clear()
+        field = NepaliDateField()
+        a = field._parse_str("not-a-date")
+        b = field._parse_str("not-a-date")
+        assert a is None
+        assert b is None
+        info = _cached_parse_nepali_date.cache_info()
+        # Both calls count as cache hits/misses against the same key.
+        assert info.hits >= 1
+
+    def test_non_string_passthrough(self):
+        field = NepaliDateField()
+        assert field._parse_str(None) is None
+        assert field._parse_str(2081) is None  # ints bypass the cache
diff --git a/django_nepkit/tests/test_views.py b/django_nepkit/tests/test_views.py
index c93284e..e5fa76d 100644
--- a/django_nepkit/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/django_nepkit/tests/test_views.py
@@ -76,6 +76,38 @@ class TestRenderOptions:
         assert "<script>x</script>" not in html
         assert "&lt;script&gt;" in html
 
+    def test_missing_keys_use_empty_string(self):
+        """Items missing ``id`` / ``text`` render an empty option, not a crash."""
+        from django_nepkit.views import _render_options
+
+        data = [{"id": "KTM"}, {"text": "Only Text"}, {}]
+        response = _render_options(data, "Select")
+        html = response.content.decode()
+        assert 'value="KTM"' in html
+        assert ">Only Text<" in html
+        # The empty item should still produce a (value-less) option.
+        assert html.count("<option") >= 3
+
+    def test_non_dict_item_does_not_crash(self):
+        """Malformed rows (e.g. a stray string) are silently skipped."""
+        from django_nepkit.views import _render_options
+
+        data = ["not-a-dict", {"id": "KTM", "text": "KTM"}, None, 42]
+        response = _render_options(data, "Select")
+        html = response.content.decode()
+        assert 'value="KTM"' in html
+
+    def test_escapes_quote_breakout_in_id_attribute(self):
+        """A ``"><img`` payload must not close the ``value="..."`` attribute."""
+        from django_nepkit.views import _render_options
+
+        data = [{"id": '"><img src=x onerror=alert(1)>', "text": "x"}]
+        response = _render_options(data, "Select")
+        html = response.content.decode()
+        assert 'value=""' not in html or "&quot;" in html
+        assert "<img" not in html
+        assert "&lt;img" in html
+
 
 class TestGetPrimaryParam:
     """Tests for _get_primary_param internal helper."""