diff --git a/colab/super_archives/tests/test_utils_collaborations.py b/colab/super_archives/tests/test_utils_collaborations.py
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+# -*- coding:utf-8 -*-
+
+from django.test import TestCase
+from colab.super_archives.utils.collaborations import count_threads
+
+
+class CollaborationTest(TestCase):
+
+    fixtures = ['mailinglistdata.json']
+
+    def test_count_threads(self):
+        self.assertEquals(count_threads(), 5)