diff --git a/conservancy/usethesource/tests.py b/conservancy/usethesource/tests.py
index e13d83edbcd33405b1f85cc09f53b58912c49494..9e5af4898a8fb598b3707b35da5977c40c452058 100644
--- a/conservancy/usethesource/tests.py
+++ b/conservancy/usethesource/tests.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 import pytest
 
 from . import models
-from .emails import make_comment_email
+from .emails import make_candidate_email, make_comment_email
 from .models import Candidate, Comment
 
 
@@ -28,6 +28,17 @@ def test_message_id():
     assert re.match(r'<.+@.+>', models.gen_message_id())
 
 
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_candidate_email():
+    user = User.objects.create(first_name='Test', last_name='User')
+    candidate = make_candidate(name='Test Candidate', save=True)
+    email = make_candidate_email(candidate, user)
+    assert 'Message-ID' in email.extra_headers
+    assert email.subject == 'Test Candidate'
+    assert 'Test Candidate' in email.body
+    assert 'Test User' in email.body
+
+
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_comment_knows_comment_its_replying_to():
     user = User.objects.create()