diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/management/test_populate_lists_streams.py b/bookwyrm/tests/management/test_populate_lists_streams.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a586d86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/tests/management/test_populate_lists_streams.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+""" test populating user streams """
+from unittest.mock import patch
+from django.test import TestCase
+
+from bookwyrm import models
+from bookwyrm.management.commands.populate_lists_streams import populate_lists_streams
+
+
+@patch("bookwyrm.models.activitypub_mixin.broadcast_task.apply_async")
+class Activitystreams(TestCase):
+    """using redis to build activity streams"""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        """we need some stuff"""
+        with patch("bookwyrm.suggested_users.rerank_suggestions_task.delay"), patch(
+            "bookwyrm.activitystreams.populate_stream_task.delay"
+        ):
+            self.local_user = models.User.objects.create_user(
+                "mouse", "mouse@mouse.mouse", "password", local=True, localname="mouse"
+            )
+            self.another_user = models.User.objects.create_user(
+                "nutria",
+                "nutria@nutria.nutria",
+                "password",
+                local=True,
+                localname="nutria",
+            )
+            models.User.objects.create_user(
+                "gerbil",
+                "gerbil@nutria.nutria",
+                "password",
+                local=True,
+                localname="gerbil",
+                is_active=False,
+            )
+        with patch("bookwyrm.models.user.set_remote_server.delay"):
+            self.remote_user = models.User.objects.create_user(
+                "rat",
+                "rat@rat.com",
+                "ratword",
+                local=False,
+                remote_id="https://example.com/users/rat",
+                inbox="https://example.com/users/rat/inbox",
+                outbox="https://example.com/users/rat/outbox",
+            )
+        self.book = models.Edition.objects.create(title="test book")
+
+    def test_populate_streams(self, _):
+        """make sure the function on the redis manager gets called"""
+        with patch(
+            "bookwyrm.lists_stream.populate_lists_stream_task.delay"
+        ) as list_mock:
+            populate_lists_streams()
+        self.assertEqual(list_mock.call_count, 2)  # 2 users
diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/management/test_populate_streams.py b/bookwyrm/tests/management/test_populate_streams.py
index 5be1774d..cee8b381 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/management/test_populate_streams.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/tests/management/test_populate_streams.py
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ class Activitystreams(TestCase):
                 local=True,
                 localname="nutria",
             )
+            models.User.objects.create_user(
+                "gerbil",
+                "gerbil@gerbil.gerbil",
+                "password",
+                local=True,
+                localname="gerbil",
+                is_active=False,
+            )
         with patch("bookwyrm.models.user.set_remote_server.delay"):
             self.remote_user = models.User.objects.create_user(
                 "rat",
@@ -44,6 +52,11 @@ class Activitystreams(TestCase):
                 user=self.local_user, content="hi", book=self.book
             )
 
-        with patch("bookwyrm.activitystreams.populate_stream_task.delay") as redis_mock:
+        with patch(
+            "bookwyrm.activitystreams.populate_stream_task.delay"
+        ) as redis_mock, patch(
+            "bookwyrm.lists_stream.populate_lists_stream_task.delay"
+        ) as list_mock:
             populate_streams()
         self.assertEqual(redis_mock.call_count, 6)  # 2 users x 3 streams
+        self.assertEqual(list_mock.call_count, 2)  # 2 users