diff --git a/apps/readux/tests/tests.py b/apps/readux/tests/tests.py
index 4f22b696..7fb995ba 100644
--- a/apps/readux/tests/tests.py
+++ b/apps/readux/tests/tests.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from django.test import TestCase, Client
 from django.test import RequestFactory
 from django.conf import settings
+
+from apps.readux.forms import AllVolumesForm
 from ..annotations import Annotations, AnnotationCrud
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 from django.urls import reverse
@@ -417,27 +419,64 @@ def test_user_annotations_on_canvas(self):
         assert serialized_canvas['label'] == str(self.canvas.position)
         assert len(serialized_canvas['otherContent']) == 1
 
-    # TODO are the volumes actually sorted?
     def test_collection_detail_view_sort_and_order(self):
-        view = CollectionDetail()
-        for sort in view.SORT_OPTIONS:
-            for order in view.ORDER_OPTIONS:
-                kwargs = {'sort': sort, 'order': order }
-                url = reverse('collection', kwargs={ 'collection': self.collection.pid })
-                response = self.client.get(url, data=kwargs)
-                context = response.context_data
-                assert context['sort'] == sort
-                assert context['order'] == order
-                assert context['order_url_params'] == urlencode({'sort': sort, 'order': order})
-                assert context['manifest_query_set'].ordered
+        descrizione = self.collection.manifests.first()
+        vol2 = Manifest.objects.create(pid="test1", author="xyz", label="zyx", published_date_edtf="1000")
+        self.collection.manifests.add(vol2)
+        url = reverse('collection', kwargs={ 'collection': self.collection.pid })
+
+        # test all different sort options: title
+        kwargs = {'sort': 'title', 'order': 'asc' }
+        response = self.client.get(url, data=kwargs)
+        context = response.context_data
+        assert context['volumes'][0].pid == descrizione.pid
+        kwargs = {'sort': 'title', 'order': 'desc' }
+        response = self.client.get(url, data=kwargs)
+        context = response.context_data
+        assert context['volumes'][0].pid == vol2.pid
+
+        # author
+        kwargs = {'sort': 'author', 'order': 'asc' }
+        response = self.client.get(url, data=kwargs)
+        context = response.context_data
+        assert context['volumes'][0].pid == descrizione.pid
+        kwargs = {'sort': 'author', 'order': 'desc' }
+        response = self.client.get(url, data=kwargs)
+        context = response.context_data
+        assert context['volumes'][0].pid == vol2.pid
+
+        # edtf date published
+        kwargs = {'sort': 'date', 'order': 'asc' }
+        response = self.client.get(url, data=kwargs)
+        context = response.context_data
+        assert context['volumes'][0].pid == vol2.pid
+        # the other one doesn't have an edtf published date, so it should be sorted last
+        # (nulls last) and therefore vol2 should still be first
+        kwargs = {'sort': 'date', 'order': 'desc' }
+        response = self.client.get(url, data=kwargs)
+        context = response.context_data
+        assert context['volumes'][0].pid == vol2.pid
+
+        # date added
+        kwargs = {'sort': 'added', 'order': 'asc' }
+        response = self.client.get(url, data=kwargs)
+        context = response.context_data
+        assert context['volumes'][0].pid == descrizione.pid
+        kwargs = {'sort': 'added', 'order': 'desc' }
+        response = self.client.get(url, data=kwargs)
+        context = response.context_data
+        assert context['volumes'][0].pid == vol2.pid
 
     def test_collection_detail_view_with_no_sort_or_order_specified(self):
+        descrizione = self.collection.manifests.first()
+        vol2 = Manifest.objects.create(pid="test1", author="xyz", label="zyx", published_date_edtf="1000")
+        self.collection.manifests.add(vol2)
         url = reverse('collection', kwargs={ 'collection': self.collection.pid })
         response = self.client.get(url)
         context = response.context_data
-        assert context['sort'] == 'title'
-        assert context['order'] == 'asc'
-        assert context['manifest_query_set'].ordered
+        # should order by title, asc
+        assert context['volumes'][0].pid == descrizione.pid
+        assert context['volumes'][1].pid == vol2.pid
 
     def test_volume_detail_view(self):
         url = reverse('volume', kwargs={'volume': self.manifest.pid})