diff --git a/atdb/taskdatabase/tests/test_update_activity.py b/atdb/taskdatabase/tests/test_update_activity.py
index edae888ec87194a40ebae08d1b44de247ba14542..cd015954369450045a47354dda962c44d2ecf10a 100644
--- a/atdb/taskdatabase/tests/test_update_activity.py
+++ b/atdb/taskdatabase/tests/test_update_activity.py
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@ from taskdatabase.models import Task, Workflow, Activity
 class TestUpdateActivity(TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
+        """
+        initialize test data
+        """
         self.workflow_requantisation = Workflow(id=22, workflow_uri="psrfits_requantisation")
         self.workflow_requantisation.save()
 
         self.task1 = Task.objects.create(sas_id=12345,
-                                         filter="nv_19feb_2024",
+                                         filter="test_blabla",
                                          status='stored',
                                          workflow=self.workflow_requantisation,
                                          calculated_qualities={"per_task": "good", "per_sasid": "good"})
@@ -44,7 +47,9 @@ class TestUpdateActivity(TestCase):
                                          size_processed=500)
 
     def test_created_activity(self):
-
+        """
+        test if activity is created
+        """
         activity = self.task1.activity
 
         # test if an activity with the correct sas_id was created
@@ -53,8 +58,9 @@ class TestUpdateActivity(TestCase):
 
 
     def test_stored(self):
-
-        # test if the activity gets the calculated quality of the sas_id of the stored task
+        """
+        test if the activity gets the calculated quality of the sas_id of the stored task
+        """
         activity = self.task1.activity
 
         actual = activity.calculated_quality
@@ -62,7 +68,9 @@ class TestUpdateActivity(TestCase):
 
 
     def test_scrubbed(self):
-        # test if the activity gets the ingested_fraction of an archived task
+        """
+        test if the activity gets the ingested_fraction of 0 when scrubbed
+        """
         activity = self.task2.activity
 
         actual = activity.ingestq_status
@@ -73,7 +81,9 @@ class TestUpdateActivity(TestCase):
 
 
     def test_archived(self):
-        # test if the activity gets the ingested_fraction of an archived task
+        """
+        test if the activity gets the ingested_fraction of an archived task
+        """
         activity = self.task3.activity
 
         actual = activity.ingestq_status
@@ -84,7 +94,10 @@ class TestUpdateActivity(TestCase):
 
 
     def test_finished(self):
-        # test if the activity gets the ingested_fraction of an archived task
+        """
+        test if the activity gets the proper values from 'archived' json of a finished task
+        """
+
         activity = self.task4.activity
 
         actual = activity.ingestq_status
@@ -95,7 +108,10 @@ class TestUpdateActivity(TestCase):
 
 
     def test_failed(self):
-        # test if the activity gets the ingested_fraction of an archived task
+        """
+        test if the activity gets the ingested_fraction of an archived task
+        """
+
         activity = self.task5.activity
 
         actual = activity.finished_fraction
@@ -109,12 +125,14 @@ class TestUpdateActivity(TestCase):
 
 
     def test_filter_and_workflow(self):
+        """
+        test if the activity gets the filter and workflow_id of updated tasks
+        """
 
-        # test if the activity gets the calculated quality of the sas_id of the stored task
         activity = self.task1.activity
 
         actual = activity.filter
-        self.assertEqual(actual, "nv_19feb_2024")
+        self.assertEqual(actual, "test_blabla")
 
         actual = activity.workflow_id
         self.assertEqual(actual, 22)