diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/__tests__/preload-test.js b/app/soapbox/actions/__tests__/preload-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64287b888
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/__tests__/preload-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import {
+  MASTODON_PRELOAD_IMPORT,
+  preloadMastodon,
+} from '../preload';
+import { ACCOUNTS_IMPORT } from '../importer';
+import { Map as ImmutableMap } from 'immutable';
+import { mockStore } from 'soapbox/test_helpers';
+
+describe('preloadMastodon()', () => {
+  it('creates the expected actions', () => {
+    const data = require('soapbox/__fixtures__/mastodon_initial_state.json');
+
+    const store = mockStore(ImmutableMap());
+    store.dispatch(preloadMastodon(data));
+    const actions = store.getActions();
+
+    expect(actions[0].type).toEqual(ACCOUNTS_IMPORT);
+    expect(actions[0].accounts[0].username).toEqual('Gargron');
+    expect(actions[0].accounts[1].username).toEqual('benis911');
+
+    expect(actions[1]).toEqual({ type: MASTODON_PRELOAD_IMPORT, data });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/preload.js b/app/soapbox/actions/preload.js
index e136a7b35..6d879f450 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/actions/preload.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/preload.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export function preloadPleroma(data) {
 
 export function preloadMastodon(data) {
   return (dispatch, getState) => {
-    importFetchedAccounts(Object.values(data.accounts));
+    dispatch(importFetchedAccounts(Object.values(data.accounts)));
     dispatch({ type: MASTODON_PRELOAD_IMPORT, data });
   };
 }