diff --git a/src/calibre/library/test.py b/src/calibre/library/test.py
index ebeb27818a..b6b43a44ca 100644
--- a/src/calibre/library/test.py
+++ b/src/calibre/library/test.py
@@ -15,33 +15,40 @@ from calibre.library.database2 import LibraryDatabase2
 from calibre.ptempfile import PersistentTemporaryDirectory
 from calibre.utils.run_tests import find_tests_in_dir, run_tests
 
+
 class DBTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     img = '\xff\xd8\xff\xe0\x00\x10JFIF\x00\x01\x01\x01\x00d\x00d\x00\x00\xff\xdb\x00C\x00\x05\x03\x04\x04\x04\x03\x05\x04\x04\x04\x05\x05\x05\x06\x07\x0c\x08\x07\x07\x07\x07\x0f\x0b\x0b\t\x0c\x11\x0f\x12\x12\x11\x0f\x11\x11\x13\x16\x1c\x17\x13\x14\x1a\x15\x11\x11\x18!\x18\x1a\x1d\x1d\x1f\x1f\x1f\x13\x17"$"\x1e$\x1c\x1e\x1f\x1e\xff\xdb\x00C\x01\x05\x05\x05\x07\x06\x07\x0e\x08\x08\x0e\x1e\x14\x11\x14\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\x1e\xff\xc0\x00\x11\x08\x00\x01\x00\x01\x03\x01\x11\x00\x02\x11\x01\x03\x11\x01\xff\xc4\x00\x14\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x04\xff\xc4\x00\x14\x10\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xff\xc4\x00\x14\x01\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x06\xff\xc4\x00\x14\x11\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xff\xda\x00\x0c\x03\x01\x00\x02\x11\x03\x11\x00?\x00p\xf9+\xff\xd9'  # noqa
 
     def setUp(self):
-        self.tdir    = PersistentTemporaryDirectory('_calibre_dbtest')
-        self.db      = LibraryDatabase2(self.tdir)
+        self.tdir = PersistentTemporaryDirectory('_calibre_dbtest')
+        self.db = LibraryDatabase2(self.tdir)
         f = open(os.path.join(self.tdir, 'test.txt'), 'w+b')
         f.write('test')
         paths = list(repeat(f, 3))
         formats = list(repeat('txt', 3))
-        m1 = MetaInformation('Test Ebook 1', ['Test Author 1'])
+
+        # sorted tuple of tuples of (author-sort author name, full author name)
+        self.authors = sorted((('as1', 'Test Author 1'), ('as2', 'Test Author 2')))
+        self.ratings = sorted((3, 2), reverse=True)
+
+        m1 = MetaInformation('Test Ebook 1', [self.authors[0][1]])
         m1.tags = ['tag1', 'tag2']
         m1.publisher = 'Test Publisher 1'
-        m1.rating = 2
+        m1.rating = self.ratings[1]
         m1.series = 'Test Series 1'
         m1.series_index = 3
-        m1.author_sort = 'as1'
+        m1.author_sort = self.authors[0][0]
         m1.isbn = 'isbn1'
         m1.cover_data = ('jpg', self.img)
-        m2 = MetaInformation('Test Ebook 2', ['Test Author 2'])
+
+        m2 = MetaInformation('Test Ebook 2', [self.authors[1][1]])
         m2.tags = ['tag3', 'tag4']
         m2.publisher = 'Test Publisher 2'
-        m2.rating = 3
+        m2.rating = self.ratings[0]
         m2.series = 'Test Series 2'
         m2.series_index = 1
-        m2.author_sort = 'as1'
+        m2.author_sort = self.authors[1][0]
         m2.isbn = 'isbn1'
         self.db.add_books(paths, formats, [m1, m2, m2], add_duplicates=True)
         self.m1, self.m2 = m1, m2
@@ -71,7 +78,8 @@ class DBTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def testMetadata(self):
         self.db.refresh('timestamp', True)
-        for x in ('title', 'author_sort', 'series', 'publisher', 'isbn', 'series_index', 'rating'):
+        for x in ('title', 'author_sort', 'series', 'publisher', 'isbn',
+                'series_index', 'rating'):
             val = 3 if x in ['rating', 'series_index'] else 'dummy'
             getattr(self.db, 'set_'+x)(3, val)
             self.db.refresh_ids([3])
@@ -84,9 +92,9 @@ class DBTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def testSorting(self):
         self.db.sort('authors', True)
-        self.assertEqual(self.db.authors(0), 'Test Author 1')
+        self.assertEqual(self.db.authors(0), self.authors[0][1])
         self.db.sort('rating', False)
-        self.assertEqual(self.db.rating(0), 3)
+        self.assertEqual(self.db.rating(0), self.ratings[0])
 
 
 def find_tests():
@@ -98,9 +106,10 @@ def test():
     run_tests(find_tests())
 
 
-def main(args=sys.argv):
+def main():
     test()
     return 0
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     sys.exit(main())