diff --git a/bookwyrm/forms.py b/bookwyrm/forms.py
index 152c2d768..eafbe4071 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/forms.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/forms.py
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ class EditionForm(CustomForm):
             'origin_id',
             'created_date',
             'updated_date',
+            'edition_rank',
 
             'authors',# TODO
             'parent_work',
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templatetags/bookwyrm_tags.py b/bookwyrm/templatetags/bookwyrm_tags.py
index ef8e00332..d774a0793 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templatetags/bookwyrm_tags.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/templatetags/bookwyrm_tags.py
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ def get_mentions(status, user):
 
 @register.filter(name='status_preview_name')
 def get_status_preview_name(obj):
+    ''' text snippet with book context for a status '''
     name = obj.__class__.__name__.lower()
     if name == 'review':
         return '%s of <em>%s</em>' % (name, obj.book.title)
diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/test_view_actions.py b/bookwyrm/tests/test_view_actions.py
index 3547f39c8..30549bf21 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/test_view_actions.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/tests/test_view_actions.py
@@ -291,6 +291,20 @@ class ViewActions(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(self.local_user.name, 'New Name')
 
 
+    def test_edit_book(self):
+        ''' lets a user edit a book '''
+        self.local_user.groups.add(self.group)
+        form = forms.EditionForm(instance=self.book)
+        form.data['title'] = 'New Title'
+        form.data['last_edited_by'] = self.local_user.id
+        request = self.factory.post('', form.data)
+        request.user = self.local_user
+        with patch('bookwyrm.broadcast.broadcast_task.delay'):
+            actions.edit_book(request, self.book.id)
+        self.book.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertEqual(self.book.title, 'New Title')
+
+
     def test_switch_edition(self):
         ''' updates user's relationships to a book '''
         work = models.Work.objects.create(title='test work')