diff --git a/app/soapbox/api/hooks/groups/__tests__/usePendingGroups.test.ts b/app/soapbox/api/hooks/groups/__tests__/usePendingGroups.test.ts
index c30516962..c5b85fe28 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/api/hooks/groups/__tests__/usePendingGroups.test.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/api/hooks/groups/__tests__/usePendingGroups.test.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,32 @@
 import { __stub } from 'soapbox/api';
-import { buildGroup } from 'soapbox/jest/factory';
+import { Entities } from 'soapbox/entity-store/entities';
+import { buildAccount, buildGroup } from 'soapbox/jest/factory';
 import { renderHook, waitFor } from 'soapbox/jest/test-helpers';
 import { normalizeInstance } from 'soapbox/normalizers';
 
 import { usePendingGroups } from '../usePendingGroups';
 
-const group = buildGroup({ id: '1', display_name: 'soapbox' });
+const id = '1';
+const group = buildGroup({ id, display_name: 'soapbox' });
 const store = {
   instance: normalizeInstance({
     version: '3.4.1 (compatible; TruthSocial 1.0.0+unreleased)',
   }),
+  me: '1',
+  entities: {
+    [Entities.ACCOUNTS]: {
+      store: {
+        [id]: buildAccount({
+          id,
+          acct: 'tiger',
+          display_name: 'Tiger',
+          avatar: 'test.jpg',
+          verified: true,
+        }),
+      },
+      lists: {},
+    },
+  },
 };
 
 describe('usePendingGroups hook', () => {
diff --git a/app/soapbox/api/hooks/groups/usePendingGroups.ts b/app/soapbox/api/hooks/groups/usePendingGroups.ts
index f7b6b4cef..f4ea16a43 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/api/hooks/groups/usePendingGroups.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/api/hooks/groups/usePendingGroups.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ function usePendingGroups() {
   const features = useFeatures();
 
   const { entities, ...result } = useEntities<Group>(
-    [Entities.GROUPS, account?.id as string, 'pending'],
+    [Entities.GROUPS, account?.id!, 'pending'],
     () => api.get('/api/v1/groups', {
       params: {
         pending: true,
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function usePendingGroups() {
     }),
     {
       schema: groupSchema,
-      enabled: features.groupsPending,
+      enabled: !!account && features.groupsPending,
     },
   );