diff --git a/app/src/test/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyActivityTest.java b/app/src/test/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyActivityTest.java
index 0bdb0a5ef..330f068b8 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyActivityTest.java
+++ b/app/src/test/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyActivityTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 package fr.free.nrw.commons.nearby;
 
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
+import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 
 import org.junit.Before;
@@ -12,6 +15,7 @@ import org.robolectric.Robolectric;
 import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner;
 import org.robolectric.annotation.Config;
 
+import edu.emory.mathcs.backport.java.util.Collections;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.BuildConfig;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.R;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.TestCommonsApplication;
@@ -21,7 +25,9 @@ import io.reactivex.android.plugins.RxAndroidPlugins;
 import io.reactivex.plugins.RxJavaPlugins;
 import io.reactivex.schedulers.Schedulers;
 
-import static junit.framework.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 import static org.robolectric.Shadows.shadowOf;
 
@@ -31,10 +37,18 @@ public class NearbyActivityTest {
 
     private static final LatLng ST_LOUIS_MO_LAT_LNG
             = new LatLng(38.627003, -90.199402, 0);
+    private static final Place AIRPORT = new Place(
+            "name", Place.Label.AIRPORT,
+            "desc", null,
+            new LatLng(38.6270, -90.1994, 0),
+            null);
 
     @Mock
     private LocationServiceManager locationManager;
 
+    @Mock
+    private NearbyController nearbyController;
+
     @InjectMocks
     private NearbyActivity nearbyActivity;
 
@@ -56,14 +70,23 @@ public class NearbyActivityTest {
         MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
         when(locationManager.getLastLocation()).thenReturn(ST_LOUIS_MO_LAT_LNG);
         when(locationManager.isProviderEnabled()).thenReturn(true);
+        when(nearbyController.loadAttractionsFromLocation(any(LatLng.class), any(Context.class)))
+                .thenReturn(Collections.singletonList(AIRPORT));
     }
 
     @Test
     public void pressRefreshAndShowList() {
         MenuItem refresh = shadowOf(nearbyActivity).getOptionsMenu().findItem(R.id.action_refresh);
         nearbyActivity.onOptionsItemSelected(refresh);
-        assertNotNull(nearbyActivity.getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentByTag(
-                NearbyListFragment.class.getSimpleName()));
+
+        Fragment nearbyListFragment = nearbyActivity.getSupportFragmentManager()
+                .findFragmentByTag(NearbyListFragment.class.getSimpleName());
+        assertNotNull(nearbyListFragment);
+
+        // one element (AIRPORT) exists in the list
+        RecyclerView view = nearbyListFragment.getView().findViewById(R.id.listView);
+        assertNotNull(view.findViewHolderForAdapterPosition(0));
+        assertNull(view.findViewHolderForAdapterPosition(1));
     }
 
 }
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