diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_user.py b/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_user.py
index ea59f042d..f08c17e71 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_user.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_user.py
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ import pathlib
 from unittest.mock import patch
 from PIL import Image
 
+from django.contrib.auth.models import AnonymousUser
 from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
+from django.core.files.uploadedfile import SimpleUploadedFile
 from django.template.response import TemplateResponse
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.test.client import RequestFactory
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@ class UserViews(TestCase):
             'rat@local.com', 'rat@rat.rat', 'password',
             local=True, localname='rat')
         models.SiteSettings.objects.create()
+        self.anonymous_user = AnonymousUser
+        self.anonymous_user.is_authenticated = False
 
 
     def test_user_page(self):
@@ -38,6 +42,14 @@ class UserViews(TestCase):
         result.render()
         self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 200)
 
+        request.user = self.anonymous_user
+        with patch('bookwyrm.views.user.is_api_request') as is_api:
+            is_api.return_value = False
+            result = view(request, 'mouse')
+        self.assertIsInstance(result, TemplateResponse)
+        result.render()
+        self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 200)
+
         with patch('bookwyrm.views.user.is_api_request') as is_api:
             is_api.return_value = True
             result = view(request, 'mouse')
@@ -119,7 +131,7 @@ class UserViews(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 404)
 
 
-    def test_edit_profile_page(self):
+    def test_edit_user_page(self):
         ''' there are so many views, this just makes sure it LOADS '''
         view = views.EditUser.as_view()
         request = self.factory.get('')
@@ -135,12 +147,42 @@ class UserViews(TestCase):
         view = views.EditUser.as_view()
         form = forms.EditUserForm(instance=self.local_user)
         form.data['name'] = 'New Name'
+        form.data['email'] = 'wow@email.com'
         request = self.factory.post('', form.data)
         request.user = self.local_user
 
-        with patch('bookwyrm.models.activitypub_mixin.broadcast_task.delay'):
+        self.assertIsNone(self.local_user.name)
+        with patch('bookwyrm.models.activitypub_mixin.broadcast_task.delay') \
+                as delay_mock:
             view(request)
+            self.assertEqual(delay_mock.call_count, 1)
         self.assertEqual(self.local_user.name, 'New Name')
+        self.assertEqual(self.local_user.email, 'wow@email.com')
+
+
+# idk how to mock the upload form, got tired of triyng to make it work
+#     def test_edit_user_avatar(self):
+#         ''' use a form to update a user '''
+#         view = views.EditUser.as_view()
+#         form = forms.EditUserForm(instance=self.local_user)
+#         form.data['name'] = 'New Name'
+#         form.data['email'] = 'wow@email.com'
+#         image_file = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.joinpath(
+#             '../../static/images/no_cover.jpg')
+#         image = Image.open(image_file)
+#         form.files['avatar'] = SimpleUploadedFile(
+#             image_file, open(image_file), content_type='image/jpeg')
+#         request = self.factory.post('', form.data, form.files)
+#         request.user = self.local_user
+
+#         with patch('bookwyrm.models.activitypub_mixin.broadcast_task.delay') \
+#                 as delay_mock:
+#             view(request)
+#             self.assertEqual(delay_mock.call_count, 1)
+#         self.assertEqual(self.local_user.name, 'New Name')
+#         self.assertEqual(self.local_user.email, 'wow@email.com')
+#         self.assertIsNotNone(self.local_user.avatar)
+#         self.assertEqual(self.local_user.avatar.size, (120, 120))
 
 
     def test_crop_avatar(self):