diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_rss_feed.py b/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_rss_feed.py
index 715add3f..69a9ef02 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_rss_feed.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_rss_feed.py
@@ -12,47 +12,76 @@ from bookwyrm.views import rss_feed
 class RssFeedView(TestCase):
     """rss feed behaves as expected"""
 
-    def test_rss_feed(self, *_):
-        """load an rss feed"""
-        models.SiteSettings.objects.create()
-
-        user = models.User.objects.create_user(
-            "rss_user", "rss@test.rss", "password", local=True
-        )
-
+    def setUp(self):
+        with patch("bookwyrm.suggested_users.rerank_suggestions_task.delay"):
+            self.local_user = models.User.objects.create_user(
+                "rss_user", "rss@test.rss", "password", local=True
+            )
         work = models.Work.objects.create(title="Test Work")
-        book = models.Edition.objects.create(
+        self.book = models.Edition.objects.create(
             title="Example Edition",
             remote_id="https://example.com/book/1",
             parent_work=work,
         )
+        self.factory = RequestFactory()
 
+        models.SiteSettings.objects.create()
+
+
+    def test_rss_empty(self, *_):
+        """load an rss feed"""
+        view = rss_feed.RssFeed()
+        request = self.factory.get("/user/rss_user/rss")
+        request.user = self.local_user
+        result = view(request, username=self.local_user.username)
+        self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertIn(b"Status updates from rss_user", result.content)
+        result.render()
+
+    def test_rss_comment(self, *_):
+        """load an rss feed"""
+        models.Comment.objects.create(
+            content="comment test content",
+            user=self.local_user,
+            book=self.book,
+        )
+        view = rss_feed.RssFeed()
+        request = self.factory.get("/user/rss_user/rss")
+        request.user = self.local_user
+        result = view(request, username=self.local_user.username)
+        self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertIn(b"Example Edition", result.content)
+        result.render()
+
+    def test_rss_review(self, *_):
+        """load an rss feed"""
         models.Review.objects.create(
             name="Review name",
             content="test content",
             rating=3,
-            user=user,
-            book=book,
+            user=self.local_user,
+            book=self.book,
         )
+        view = rss_feed.RssFeed()
+        request = self.factory.get("/user/rss_user/rss")
+        request.user = self.local_user
+        result = view(request, username=self.local_user.username)
+        self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 200)
+        result.render()
 
+    def test_rss_quotation(self, *_):
+        """load an rss feed"""
         models.Quotation.objects.create(
             quote="a sickening sense",
             content="test content",
-            user=user,
-            book=book,
+            user=self.local_user,
+            book=self.book,
         )
-
-        models.ReadStatus.objects.create(content="test content", user=user)
-
-        factory = RequestFactory()
-
         view = rss_feed.RssFeed()
-        request = factory.get("/user/rss_user/rss")
-        request.user = user
-
-        result = view(request, username=user.username)
+        request = self.factory.get("/user/rss_user/rss")
+        request.user = self.local_user
+        result = view(request, username=self.local_user.username)
         self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 200)
+        result.render()
 
-        self.assertIn(b"Status updates from rss_user", result.content)
         self.assertIn(b"a sickening sense", result.content)
-        self.assertIn(b"Example Edition", result.content)