diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/query_logger.py b/bookwyrm/tests/query_logger.py
index 6474ff41b..e8ee7bdd6 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/query_logger.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/tests/query_logger.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class QueryLogger:
         start = time.monotonic()
         try:
             result = execute(sql, params, many, context)
-        except Exception as err: # pylint: disable=broad-except
+        except Exception as err:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
             current_query["status"] = "error"
             current_query["exception"] = err
             raise
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ def raise_long_query_runtime(queries, threshold=0.0006):
     """Raises an exception if any query took longer than the threshold"""
     for query in queries:
         if query["duration"] > threshold:
-            raise Exception( # pylint: disable=broad-exception-raised
+            raise Exception(  # pylint: disable=broad-exception-raised
                 "This looks like a slow query:", query["duration"], query["sql"]
             )
diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/views/books/test_book.py b/bookwyrm/tests/views/books/test_book.py
index fa0a328a3..c89120839 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/views/books/test_book.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/tests/views/books/test_book.py
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ from django.utils import timezone
 
 from bookwyrm import forms, models, views
 from bookwyrm.activitypub import ActivitypubResponse
-from bookwyrm.tests.validate_html import validate_html
 from bookwyrm.tests.query_logger import QueryLogger, raise_long_query_runtime
+from bookwyrm.tests.validate_html import validate_html
 
 # pylint: disable=invalid-name
 class BookViews(TestCase):
@@ -117,26 +117,34 @@ class BookViews(TestCase):
 
         request = self.factory.get("")
         request.user = self.local_user
-        with patch("bookwyrm.views.books.books.is_api_request") as is_api:
-            is_api.return_value = False
-            result = view(request, self.book.id, user_statuses="review")
+        query_logger = QueryLogger()
+        with connection.execute_wrapper(query_logger):
+            with patch("bookwyrm.views.books.books.is_api_request") as is_api:
+                is_api.return_value = False
+                result = view(request, self.book.id, user_statuses="review")
+            raise_long_query_runtime(query_logger.queries)
+
         self.assertIsInstance(result, TemplateResponse)
         validate_html(result.render())
 
         self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 200)
         self.assertEqual(result.context_data["statuses"].object_list[0], review)
 
-        with patch("bookwyrm.views.books.books.is_api_request") as is_api:
-            is_api.return_value = False
-            result = view(request, self.book.id, user_statuses="comment")
+        with connection.execute_wrapper(query_logger):
+            with patch("bookwyrm.views.books.books.is_api_request") as is_api:
+                is_api.return_value = False
+                result = view(request, self.book.id, user_statuses="comment")
+            raise_long_query_runtime(query_logger.queries)
         self.assertIsInstance(result, TemplateResponse)
         validate_html(result.render())
         self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 200)
         self.assertEqual(result.context_data["statuses"].object_list[0], comment)
 
-        with patch("bookwyrm.views.books.books.is_api_request") as is_api:
-            is_api.return_value = False
-            result = view(request, self.book.id, user_statuses="quotation")
+        with connection.execute_wrapper(query_logger):
+            with patch("bookwyrm.views.books.books.is_api_request") as is_api:
+                is_api.return_value = False
+                result = view(request, self.book.id, user_statuses="quotation")
+            raise_long_query_runtime(query_logger.queries)
         self.assertIsInstance(result, TemplateResponse)
         validate_html(result.render())
         self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 200)
diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/views/landing/test_landing.py b/bookwyrm/tests/views/landing/test_landing.py
index c68c9cd53..240741cac 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/views/landing/test_landing.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/tests/views/landing/test_landing.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """ test for app action functionality """
 from unittest.mock import patch
 from django.contrib.auth.models import AnonymousUser
+from django.db import connection
 from django.http import Http404
 from django.template.response import TemplateResponse
 from django.test import TestCase
@@ -8,9 +9,11 @@ from django.test.client import RequestFactory
 
 from bookwyrm import models
 from bookwyrm import views
+from bookwyrm.tests.query_logger import QueryLogger, raise_long_query_runtime
 from bookwyrm.tests.validate_html import validate_html
 
 
+# pylint: disable=invalid-name
 class LandingViews(TestCase):
     """pages you land on without really trying"""
 
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ class LandingViews(TestCase):
 
     @patch("bookwyrm.suggested_users.SuggestedUsers.get_suggestions")
     def test_home_page(self, _):
-        """there are so many views, this just makes sure it LOADS"""
+        """home page for a logged in user"""
         view = views.Home.as_view()
         request = self.factory.get("")
         request.user = self.local_user
@@ -54,6 +57,19 @@ class LandingViews(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 200)
         validate_html(result.render())
 
+    def test_landing(self):
+        """tests landing page for an anonymous user"""
+        view = views.Landing.as_view()
+        request = self.factory.get("")
+
+        query_logger = QueryLogger()
+        with connection.execute_wrapper(query_logger):
+            result = view(request)
+            raise_long_query_runtime(query_logger.queries)
+
+        validate_html(result.render())
+        self.assertIsInstance(result, TemplateResponse)
+
     def test_about_page(self):
         """there are so many views, this just makes sure it LOADS"""
         view = views.about
@@ -105,10 +121,3 @@ class LandingViews(TestCase):
         self.assertIsInstance(result, TemplateResponse)
         validate_html(result.render())
         self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 200)
-
-    def test_landing(self):
-        """there are so many views, this just makes sure it LOADS"""
-        view = views.Landing.as_view()
-        request = self.factory.get("")
-        result = view(request)
-        self.assertIsInstance(result, TemplateResponse)