diff --git a/webapp/components/LoginForm/LoginForm.spec.js b/webapp/components/LoginForm/LoginForm.spec.js
index 430fdbe21..4dfdea50a 100644
--- a/webapp/components/LoginForm/LoginForm.spec.js
+++ b/webapp/components/LoginForm/LoginForm.spec.js
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ config.stubs['nuxt-link'] = '<span><slot /></span>'
 config.stubs['locale-switch'] = '<span><slot /></span>'
 config.stubs['client-only'] = '<span><slot /></span>'
 
+const authUserMock = jest.fn().mockReturnValue({ activeCategories: [] })
+
 describe('LoginForm', () => {
   let mocks
   let propsData
@@ -26,10 +28,15 @@ describe('LoginForm', () => {
       storeMocks = {
         getters: {
           'auth/pending': () => false,
+          'auth/user': authUserMock,
         },
         actions: {
           'auth/login': jest.fn(),
         },
+        mutations: {
+          'posts/TOGGLE_CATEGORY': jest.fn(),
+          'posts/RESET_CATEGORIES': jest.fn(),
+        },
       }
       const store = new Vuex.Store(storeMocks)
       mocks = {
@@ -43,20 +50,46 @@ describe('LoginForm', () => {
     }
 
     describe('fill in email and password and submit', () => {
-      const fillIn = (wrapper, opts = {}) => {
+      const fillIn = async (wrapper, opts = {}) => {
         const { email = 'email@example.org', password = '1234' } = opts
         wrapper.find('input[name="email"]').setValue(email)
         wrapper.find('input[name="password"]').setValue(password)
-        wrapper.find('form').trigger('submit')
+        await wrapper.find('form').trigger('submit')
       }
 
-      it('dispatches login with form data', () => {
-        fillIn(Wrapper())
+      it('dispatches login with form data', async () => {
+        await fillIn(Wrapper())
         expect(storeMocks.actions['auth/login']).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.any(Object), {
           email: 'email@example.org',
           password: '1234',
         })
       })
+
+      describe('setting saved categories', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          jest.clearAllMocks()
+        })
+
+        describe('no categories saved', () => {
+          it('resets the categories', async () => {
+            await fillIn(Wrapper())
+            expect(storeMocks.actions['auth/login']).toBeCalled()
+            expect(storeMocks.mutations['posts/RESET_CATEGORIES']).toBeCalled()
+          })
+        })
+
+        describe('categories saved', () => {
+          it('sets the categories', async () => {
+            authUserMock.mockReturnValue({ activeCategories: ['cat1', 'cat9', 'cat12'] })
+            await fillIn(Wrapper())
+            expect(storeMocks.actions['auth/login']).toBeCalled()
+            expect(storeMocks.mutations['posts/TOGGLE_CATEGORY']).toBeCalledTimes(3)
+            expect(storeMocks.mutations['posts/TOGGLE_CATEGORY']).toBeCalledWith({}, 'cat1')
+            expect(storeMocks.mutations['posts/TOGGLE_CATEGORY']).toBeCalledWith({}, 'cat9')
+            expect(storeMocks.mutations['posts/TOGGLE_CATEGORY']).toBeCalledWith({}, 'cat12')
+          })
+        })
+      })
     })
 
     describe('Visibility of password', () => {