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index 4fc00242..482b18ce 100644
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diff --git a/fixtures/system.tgz b/fixtures/system.tgz
index 5d601465..f0208ba7 100644
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diff --git a/routes/_api/utils.js b/routes/_api/utils.js
index 7c3ce6d7..73b1a4bd 100644
--- a/routes/_api/utils.js
+++ b/routes/_api/utils.js
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-const isLocalhost = process.browser && process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production' &&
-  (document.location.hostname === 'localhost' ||
-  document.location.hostname === '127.0.0.1')
+const isLocalhost = !process.browser ||
+  location.hostname === 'localhost' ||
+  location.hostname === '127.0.0.1'
 
 function targetIsLocalhost (instanceName) {
-  return process.browser && process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production' &&
-    (instanceName.startsWith('localhost:') || instanceName.startsWith('127.0.0.1:'))
+  return instanceName.startsWith('localhost:') || instanceName.startsWith('127.0.0.1:')
 }
 
 export function basename (instanceName) {
diff --git a/tests/serverActions.js b/tests/serverActions.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..742b346f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/serverActions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { favoriteStatus } from '../routes/_api/favorite'
+import fetch from 'node-fetch'
+global.fetch = fetch
+
+const accessToken = 'a306d698185db24b12385a5432817551d7ac94bdcbe23233d4e5eff70f6408c4'
+
+export async function favoriteStatusAsAdmin (statusId) {
+  return favoriteStatus('localhost:3000', accessToken, statusId)
+}
diff --git a/tests/spec/32-notifications.js b/tests/spec/32-notifications.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cfde9c0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/spec/32-notifications.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { foobarRole } from '../roles'
+import { getNthStatus, getUrl, homeNavButton, notificationsNavButton, validateTimeline } from '../utils'
+import { favoriteStatusAsAdmin } from '../serverActions'
+import { notifications } from '../fixtures'
+
+fixture`32-notifications.js`
+  .page`http://localhost:4002`
+
+test('shows unread notifications', async t => {
+  await t.useRole(foobarRole)
+    .hover(getNthStatus(0))
+    .expect(notificationsNavButton.getAttribute('aria-label')).eql('Notifications')
+  await favoriteStatusAsAdmin('99548061995124415')
+  await t
+    .expect(notificationsNavButton.getAttribute('aria-label')).eql('Notifications (1)')
+    .click(notificationsNavButton)
+    .expect(getUrl()).contains('/notifications')
+    .expect(notificationsNavButton.getAttribute('aria-label')).eql('Notifications (current page)')
+  await validateTimeline(t, [
+    {
+      favoritedBy: 'admin',
+      content: 'this is followers-only'
+    }
+  ].concat(notifications))
+  await t
+    .click(homeNavButton)
+    .expect(notificationsNavButton.getAttribute('aria-label')).eql('Notifications')
+})