diff --git a/app/soapbox/__mocks__/api.js b/app/soapbox/__mocks__/api.js
index 9f841d2bd..b59b546ab 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/__mocks__/api.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/__mocks__/api.js
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 import MockAdapter from 'axios-mock-adapter';
 
 const api = jest.requireActual('../api').default;
+let mocks = [];
+
+export const __stub = func => mocks.push(func);
+
+const setupMock = axios => {
+  const mock = new MockAdapter(axios);
+  mocks.map(func => func(mock));
+};
 
 export default (...params) => {
-  const axiosInstance = api(...params);
-  const mock = new MockAdapter(axiosInstance);
-  mock.onGet('/instance/about/index.html').reply(200, '<h1>Hello world</h1>');
-  return axiosInstance;
+  const axios = api(...params);
+  setupMock(axios);
+  return axios;
 };
diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/__tests__/about-test.js b/app/soapbox/actions/__tests__/about-test.js
index df0a84572..a07dc2fda 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/actions/__tests__/about-test.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/__tests__/about-test.js
@@ -6,12 +6,17 @@ import {
   fetchAboutPage,
 } from '../about';
 import { Map as ImmutableMap } from 'immutable';
+import { __stub as stubApi } from 'soapbox/api';
 
 const middlewares = [thunk];
 const mockStore = configureMockStore(middlewares);
 
-describe('About actions', () => {
-  it('creates FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_SUCCESS when fetching about page has been done', () => {
+describe('fetchAboutPage()', () => {
+  beforeAll(() => stubApi(mock => {
+    mock.onGet('/instance/about/index.html').reply(200, '<h1>Hello world</h1>');
+  }));
+
+  it('creates the expected actions', () => {
     const expectedActions = [
       { type: FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_REQUEST, slug: 'index' },
       { type: FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_SUCCESS, slug: 'index' },