diff --git a/backend/core/tests/test_auth.py b/backend/core/tests/test_auth.py
index fd52b6e917992038cb5f543615db66532f61d176..99bf60d37602d43c8a8d3725ec40c6e3e53315c0 100644
--- a/backend/core/tests/test_auth.py
+++ b/backend/core/tests/test_auth.py
@@ -5,13 +5,17 @@ from core.models import UserAccount
 class AuthTests(APITestCase):
     @classmethod
     def setUpTestData(cls):
-        cls.user = UserAccount.objects.create(username='user')
-        cls.user.set_password('p')
+        cls.credentials = {'username': 'user', 'password': 'p'}
+        cls.user = UserAccount.objects.create(username=cls.credentials['username'])
+        cls.user.set_password(cls.credentials['password'])
         cls.user.save()
         cls.client = APIClient()
 
     def test_get_token(self):
-        response = self.client.post('/api-token-auth/',
-                                    {'username': 'user',
-                                     'password': 'p'}, format='json')
+        response = self.client.post('/api-token-auth/', self.credentials)
+        self.assertContains(response, 'token')
+
+    def test_refresh_token(self):
+        token = self.client.post('/api-token-auth/', self.credentials).data
+        response = self.client.post('/api-token-refresh/', token)
         self.assertContains(response, 'token')