diff --git a/src/dj_notebook/shell_plus.py b/src/dj_notebook/shell_plus.py
index 361cded..228d25c 100644
--- a/src/dj_notebook/shell_plus.py
+++ b/src/dj_notebook/shell_plus.py
@@ -147,8 +147,11 @@ def model_graph(self, model: django_models.Model, max_nodes: int = 20) -> None:
 
     def csv_to_df(self, filepath_or_string: pathlib.Path | str) -> pd.DataFrame:
         """Read a CSV file into a Pandas DataFrame."""
+        # Process as a Path object
         if isinstance(filepath_or_string, pathlib.Path):
             return pd.read_csv(filepath_or_string)
+        
+        # Process as a string, which we convert to a filebuffer
         buffer = io.StringIO(filepath_or_string)        
         return pd.read_csv(buffer)
 
diff --git a/tests/sample.csv b/tests/sample.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a16910
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sample.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Name,Age,Weight
+A,1,100
+B,2,200
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_dj_notebook.py b/tests/test_dj_notebook.py
index 16daacf..9a1bf84 100644
--- a/tests/test_dj_notebook.py
+++ b/tests/test_dj_notebook.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
+import pandas
 import django.conf
 import pytest
 from dj_notebook import Plus, activate
@@ -165,6 +166,31 @@ class to ensure it properly delegates to the
     assert result == "Mocked DataFrame"
 
 
+def test_csv_to_df():
+    """
+    Tests the `csv_to_df` method of the `Plus`
+    class to ensure it returns a CSV.
+
+    The test mocks this function to return "Mocked DataFrame"
+    and checks if the `Plus` method returns this when given a mock CSV.
+    """
+    plus_instance = Plus(helpers={})
+    csv_path = Path('tests/sample.csv')
+    with open(csv_path) as f:
+        csv_string = f.read()
+
+    result_from_string = plus_instance.csv_to_df(csv_string)
+    result_from_path = plus_instance.csv_to_df(csv_path)
+
+
+    # assert results are dataframes
+    assert isinstance(result_from_string, pandas.DataFrame)
+    assert isinstance(result_from_path, pandas.DataFrame)
+
+    # assert content is correct
+    assert result_from_string.at[0, 'Name'] == 'A'
+    assert result_from_path.at[0, 'Name'] == 'A'
+
 def test_warning_when_debug_false(capfd):
     """
     Test if the correct warning and message are displayed when DEBUG is False.