diff --git a/test/unit/api/api.spec.js b/test/unit/api/api.spec.js
index 304fadfe8..260114c94 100644
--- a/test/unit/api/api.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/api/api.spec.js
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ describe('endpoint unit test', () => {
           });
       });
 
-      describe('should test star api', () => {
+      describe('should test star and stars api', () => {
         test('should star a package', (done) => {
           request(app)
             .put('/@scope%2fpk1-test')
@@ -601,45 +601,47 @@ describe('endpoint unit test', () => {
               done();
             });
         });
+
+        test('should retrieve stars list with credentials', async (done) => {
+          const credentials = { name: 'star_user', password: 'secretPass' };
+          const token = await getNewToken(request(app), credentials);
+          request(app)
+            .put('/@scope%2fpk1-test')
+            .set('authorization', buildToken(TOKEN_BEARER, token))
+            .set(HEADER_TYPE.CONTENT_TYPE, HEADERS.JSON)
+            .send(JSON.stringify({
+              ...starMetadata,
+              users: {
+                [credentials.name]: true
+              }
+            }))
+            .expect(HTTP_STATUS.OK).end(function(err) {
+              if (err) {
+                expect(err).toBeNull();
+                return done(err);
+              }
+              request(app)
+                .get('/-/_view/starredByUser')
+                .set('authorization', buildToken(TOKEN_BEARER, token))
+                .set(HEADER_TYPE.CONTENT_TYPE, HEADERS.JSON)
+                .send(JSON.stringify({
+                  key: [credentials.name]
+                }))
+                .expect(HTTP_STATUS.OK)
+                .end(function(err, res) {
+                  if (err) {
+                    expect(err).toBeNull();
+                    return done(err);
+                  }
+                  expect(res.body.rows).toBeDefined();
+                  expect(res.body.rows).toHaveLength(1);
+                  done();
+                });
+            });
+        });
       });
 
-      test('should retrieve stars list with credentials', async (done) => {
-        const credentials = { name: 'star_user', password: 'secretPass' };
-        const token = await getNewToken(request(app), credentials);
-        request(app)
-          .put('/@scope%2fpk1-test')
-          .set('authorization', buildToken(TOKEN_BEARER, token))
-          .set(HEADER_TYPE.CONTENT_TYPE, HEADERS.JSON)
-          .send(JSON.stringify({
-            ...starMetadata,
-            users: {
-              [credentials.name]: true
-            }
-          }))
-          .expect(HTTP_STATUS.OK).end(function(err, res) {
-            if (err) {
-              expect(err).toBeNull();
-              return done(err);
-            }
-            request(app)
-              .get('/-/_view/starredByUser')
-              .set('authorization', buildToken(TOKEN_BEARER, token))
-              .set(HEADER_TYPE.CONTENT_TYPE, HEADERS.JSON)
-              .send(JSON.stringify({
-                key: [credentials.name]
-              }))
-              .expect(HTTP_STATUS.OK)
-              .end(function(err, res) {
-                if (err) {
-                  expect(err).toBeNull();
-                  return done(err);
-                }
-                expect(res.body.rows).toBeDefined();
-                expect(res.body.rows.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-                done();
-              });
-          });
-      });
+
 
       test('should unpublish a new package with credentials', async (done) => {