diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/activitypub/test_base_activity.py b/bookwyrm/tests/activitypub/test_base_activity.py
index e3ba19e6d..6ae446ff7 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/activitypub/test_base_activity.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/tests/activitypub/test_base_activity.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class BaseActivity(TestCase):
         image.save(output, format=image.format)
         self.image_data = output.getvalue()
 
-    def test_get_representative_not_existing(self, _):
+    def test_get_representative_not_existing(self, *_):
         representative = get_representative()
         self.assertIsInstance(representative, models.User)