diff --git a/tests/test_wcs.py b/tests/test_wcs.py
index 1a62db3d..c1bbe70d 100644
--- a/tests/test_wcs.py
+++ b/tests/test_wcs.py
@@ -1126,6 +1126,8 @@ def test_tracking_code_search_rate_limit(app):
     settings.TEMPLATE_VARS['is_portal_agent'] = True
     for i in range(3):
         assert app.get('/api/search/tracking-code/?q=BBCCDDFF').json.get('err') == 0
+    for i in range(3):  # make sure we hit ratelimit
+        app.get('/api/search/tracking-code/?q=BBCCDDFF')
     assert app.get('/api/search/tracking-code/?q=BBCCDDFF').json.get('err') == 1
 
     Page.objects.all().delete()
@@ -1135,7 +1137,7 @@ def test_tracking_code_search_rate_limit(app):
     cell.save()
 
     resp = app.get('/')
-    for i in range(3): # make sure we hit ratelimit
+    for i in range(3):  # make sure we hit ratelimit
         app.get('/api/search/tracking-code/?q=BBCCDDFF')
     resp.form['code'] = 'FOOBAR'
     resp = resp.form.submit()
@@ -1144,7 +1146,7 @@ def test_tracking_code_search_rate_limit(app):
     assert '<li class="error">Looking up tracking code is currently rate limited.</li>' in resp.text
 
     resp = app.get('/')
-    for i in range(3): # make sure we hit ratelimit
+    for i in range(3):  # make sure we hit ratelimit
         app.get('/api/search/tracking-code/?q=BBCCDDFF')
     resp.form['code'] = 'FOOBAR'
     resp.form['url'] = 'http://example.org/'