diff --git a/src/FreelinkingManager.php b/src/FreelinkingManager.php
index f288afa..478b6ca 100644
--- a/src/FreelinkingManager.php
+++ b/src/FreelinkingManager.php
@@ -106,12 +106,7 @@ class FreelinkingManager extends DefaultPluginManager implements FreelinkingMana
     // The first three unnamed arguments are dest, text, and tooltip.
     $index = 0;
     foreach ($items as $key => $item) {
-      // Set argument with INI-style configuration.
-      if (strpos($item, '=')) {
-        list($name, $value) = explode('=', $item);
-        $args[$name] = $value;
-      }
-      elseif ($index < 3) {
+      if ($index < 3) {
         switch ($index) {
           case 0:
             $args['dest'] = $item;
@@ -127,6 +122,11 @@ class FreelinkingManager extends DefaultPluginManager implements FreelinkingMana
         }
         $index++;
       }
+      // Set argument with INI-style configuration.
+      elseif (strpos($item, '=')) {
+        list($name, $value) = explode('=', $item);
+        $args[$name] = $value;
+      }
       else {
         $args['other'][] = $item;
       }
diff --git a/tests/src/Unit/FreelinkingManagerTest.php b/tests/src/Unit/FreelinkingManagerTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..005a48e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/Unit/FreelinkingManagerTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Tests\freelinking\Unit;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Cache\NullBackend;
+use Drupal\freelinking\FreelinkingManager;
+use Drupal\Tests\UnitTestCase;
+
+/**
+ * Tests the freelinking plugin manager.
+ *
+ * @group freelinking
+ */
+class FreelinkingManagerTest extends UnitTestCase {
+
+  /**
+   * @var \Drupal\freelinking\FreelinkingManagerInterface
+   *   The Freelinking Manager.
+   */
+  protected $pluginManager;
+
+  /**
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageInterface
+   *   A language object.
+   */
+  protected $language;
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function setUp() {
+    $cacheBackend = new NullBackend('freelinking');
+    $moduleProphet = $this->prophesize('\Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface');
+    $moduleHandler = $moduleProphet->reveal();
+    $languageProphet = $this->prophesize('\Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageInterface');
+    $this->language = $languageProphet->reveal();
+    $languageManagerProphet = $this->prophesize('\Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageManagerInterface');
+    $languageManagerProphet->getLanguage('en')->willReturn($this->language);
+    $languageManager = $languageManagerProphet->reveal();
+
+    $namespaces = new \ArrayObject();
+
+    $this->pluginManager = new FreelinkingManager($namespaces, $cacheBackend, $moduleHandler, $languageManager);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests parseTarget method.
+   *
+   * @param array $expected
+   *   The expected destination string.
+   * @param string $target
+   *
+   * @dataProvider parseTargetProvider
+   */
+  public function testParseTarget($expected, $target) {
+    $expected['target'] = $target;
+    $expected['language'] = $this->language;
+
+    $this->assertEquals($expected, $this->pluginManager->parseTarget($target, 'en'));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Provide test parameters and expected values for testParseTarget().
+   *
+   * @return array
+   *   An array of test parameters and expected values.
+   */
+  public function parseTargetProvider() {
+    return [
+      [
+        [
+          'dest' => 'nid:2',
+          'text' => 'Special title',
+          'tooltip' => 'tooltip',
+          'other' => [],
+        ],
+        'nid:2|Special title|tooltip',
+      ],
+      [
+        [
+          'dest' => 'nid:2',
+          'text' => null,
+          'tooltip' => null,
+          'other' => [],
+        ],
+        'nid:2',
+      ],
+    ];
+  }
+}