diff --git a/notifications/tests/views.py b/notifications/tests/views.py
index 846d852..d719777 100644
--- a/notifications/tests/views.py
+++ b/notifications/tests/views.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import random
 
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
+from django.http import HttpResponse
 from django.shortcuts import render
 from notifications.signals import notify
 
@@ -29,3 +30,5 @@ def make_notification(request):
 
     notify.send(sender=request.user, recipient=request.user,
                 verb='you asked for a notification - you are ' + the_notification)
+
+    return HttpResponse()