diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/views/inbox/test_inbox_delete.py b/bookwyrm/tests/views/inbox/test_inbox_delete.py
index c40f7a331..f47d87374 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/views/inbox/test_inbox_delete.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/tests/views/inbox/test_inbox_delete.py
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ class InboxActivities(TestCase):
         book_list = models.List.objects.create(
             name="test list",
             user=self.remote_user,
+            remote_id="https://example.com/list/1",
         )
         activity = {
             "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
@@ -142,7 +143,16 @@ class InboxActivities(TestCase):
             "type": "Delete",
             "actor": "https://example.com/users/test-user",
             "to": ["https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"],
-            "object": {"id": book_list.remote_id, "type": "List"}
+            "object": {
+                "id": book_list.remote_id,
+                "owner": self.remote_user.remote_id,
+                "type": "BookList",
+                "totalItems": 0,
+                "first": "",
+                "name": "test list",
+                "to": [],
+                "cc": [],
+            },
         }
         views.inbox.activity_task(activity)
         self.assertFalse(models.List.objects.exists())
diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_list_actions.py b/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_list_actions.py
index 8ebeea28b..b998f2749 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_list_actions.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_list_actions.py
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ class ListActionViews(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(activity["type"], "Delete")
         self.assertEqual(activity["actor"], self.local_user.remote_id)
         self.assertEqual(activity["object"]["id"], self.list.remote_id)
+        self.assertEqual(activity["object"]["type"], "BookList")
 
         self.assertEqual(mock.call_count, 1)
         self.assertFalse(models.List.objects.exists())