diff --git a/django/website/rest_api/tests/item_list_view_tests.py b/django/website/rest_api/tests/item_list_view_tests.py
index 5470542e3668c49ee766d8136471f7dc4913edd1..b7659a1813b9bf8218db725085e8229ac6544774 100644
--- a/django/website/rest_api/tests/item_list_view_tests.py
+++ b/django/website/rest_api/tests/item_list_view_tests.py
@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@ def test_get_items_returns_empty_if_no_items():
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_get_items_returns_all_items():
-    item = ItemFactory()
+    item = ItemFactory(body='test')
 
-    payload = get(ItemList, '/items').data
+    items = get(ItemList, '/items').data
 
-    assert len(payload) == 1
-    assert payload[0]['body'] == item.body
+    assert len(items) == 1
+    [item] = items
+    assert item['body'] == 'test'
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_filter_by_body():