diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/views/preferences/test_export.py b/bookwyrm/tests/views/preferences/test_export.py
index 7a1bcd6db..3f758b2f7 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/views/preferences/test_export.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/tests/views/preferences/test_export.py
@@ -56,11 +56,12 @@ class ExportViews(TestCase):
 
     def test_export_file(self, *_):
         """simple export"""
-        models.ShelfBook.objects.create(
+        shelfbook = models.ShelfBook.objects.create(
             shelf=self.local_user.shelf_set.first(),
             user=self.local_user,
             book=self.book,
         )
+        book_date = str.encode(f"{shelfbook.shelved_date.date()}")
         request = self.factory.post("")
         request.user = self.local_user
         export = views.Export.as_view()(request)
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ class ExportViews(TestCase):
         # pylint: disable=line-too-long
         self.assertEqual(
             export.content,
-            b"title,author_text,remote_id,openlibrary_key,inventaire_id,librarything_key,goodreads_key,bnf_id,viaf,wikidata,asin,aasin,isfdb,isbn_10,isbn_13,oclc_number,start_date,finish_date,stopped_date,rating,review_name,review_cw,review_content,review_published,shelf,shelf_name,shelf_date\r\nTest Book,,"
-            + self.book.remote_id.encode("utf-8")
-            + b",,,,,beep,,,,,,123456789X,9781234567890,,,,,,,,,,,,\r\n",
+            b"title,author_text,remote_id,openlibrary_key,inventaire_id,librarything_key,goodreads_key,bnf_id,viaf,wikidata,asin,aasin,isfdb,isbn_10,isbn_13,oclc_number,start_date,finish_date,stopped_date,rating,review_name,review_cw,review_content,review_published,shelf,shelf_name,shelf_date\r\n"
+            + b"Test Book,,%b,,,,,beep,,,,,,123456789X,9781234567890,,,,,,,,,,to-read,To Read,%b\r\n"
+            % (self.book.remote_id.encode("utf-8"), book_date),
         )