diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/buddy_data.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/buddy_data.js
index d17cdb16c4..8698ae1d52 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/buddy_data.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/buddy_data.js
@@ -387,14 +387,19 @@ test("simple search", () => {
 });
 
 test("muted users excluded from search", () => {
+    people.add_active_user(selma);
     muting.add_muted_user(selma.user_id);
 
     let user_ids = buddy_data.get_filtered_and_sorted_user_ids();
     assert.equal(user_ids.includes(selma.user_id), false);
     user_ids = buddy_data.get_filtered_and_sorted_user_ids("sel");
     assert.deepEqual(user_ids, []);
+    assert(!buddy_data.matches_filter("sel", selma.user_id));
 
     muting.remove_muted_user(selma.user_id);
+    user_ids = buddy_data.get_filtered_and_sorted_user_ids("sel");
+    assert.deepEqual(user_ids, [selma.user_id]);
+    assert(buddy_data.matches_filter("sel", selma.user_id));
 });
 
 test("bulk_data_hacks", () => {