diff --git a/server/cmd/api/api.go b/server/cmd/api/api.go
index ed976bd..bc8ed5c 100644
--- a/server/cmd/api/api.go
+++ b/server/cmd/api/api.go
@@ -27,12 +27,13 @@ type API struct {
 	Opts config.Options
 }
 
+type instanceInfo struct {
+	InstanceName string `json:"instance_name"`
+	AllowAnon    bool   `json:"allow_anon"`
+	Admins       []string
+}
+
 func (a *API) InstanceInfo() (*BBJResponse, error) {
-	type instanceInfo struct {
-		InstanceName string `json:"instance_name"`
-		AllowAnon    bool   `json:"allow_anon"`
-		Admins       []string
-	}
 	return &BBJResponse{
 		Data: instanceInfo{
 			InstanceName: a.Opts.Config.InstanceName,
diff --git a/server/cmd/api/api_test.go b/server/cmd/api/api_test.go
index c9b78f4..77bed04 100644
--- a/server/cmd/api/api_test.go
+++ b/server/cmd/api/api_test.go
@@ -1,35 +1,77 @@
 package api
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
 	"git.tilde.town/tildetown/bbj2/server/cmd/config"
 )
 
 func TestInstanceInfo(t *testing.T) {
+	stderr := []byte{}
+	stdout := []byte{}
+	testIO := config.IOStreams{
+		Err: bufio.NewWriter(bytes.NewBuffer(stderr)),
+		Out: bufio.NewWriter(bytes.NewBuffer(stdout)),
+	}
+	dbFile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "bbj2-test")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to make test db: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+	defaultOptions := config.Options{
+		IO:  testIO,
+		Log: func(s string) { fmt.Fprintln(testIO.Out, s) },
+		Logf: func(s string, args ...interface{}) {
+			fmt.Fprintf(testIO.Out, s, args...)
+			fmt.Fprintln(testIO.Out)
+		},
+		Config: config.Config{
+			Admins:       []string{"jillValentine", "rebeccaChambers"},
+			Port:         666,
+			Host:         "hell.cool",
+			InstanceName: "cool test zone",
+			AllowAnon:    true,
+			DBPath:       dbFile.Name(),
+		},
+	}
 	ts := []struct {
 		name     string
 		opts     config.Options
-		wantResp *BBJResponse
+		wantData instanceInfo
 		wantErr  *HTTPError
-	}{}
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "basic",
+			opts: defaultOptions,
+			wantData: instanceInfo{
+				InstanceName: "cool test zone",
+				AllowAnon:    true,
+				Admins:       []string{"jillValentine", "rebeccaChambers"},
+			},
+		},
+	}
 
 	for _, tt := range ts {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			api := &API{
-				Opts: config.Options{
-					// TODO
-				},
-				User: nil,
+				Opts: tt.opts,
 			}
 			resp, err := api.InstanceInfo()
 			if tt.wantErr != nil && err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("got unwanted error: %s", err.Error())
 				return
 			}
-			if tt.wantResp != resp {
-				t.Errorf("wanted %#v got %#v", tt.wantResp, resp)
-				return
+			ii, ok := resp.Data.(instanceInfo)
+			if !ok {
+				t.Errorf("could not cast data in %s", tt.name)
+			}
+
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(ii, tt.wantData) {
+				t.Errorf("did not get expected data in %s", tt.name)
 			}
 		})
 	}