diff --git a/src/alt/store/StoreMixin.js b/src/alt/store/StoreMixin.js
index db1f3143..1c693370 100644
--- a/src/alt/store/StoreMixin.js
+++ b/src/alt/store/StoreMixin.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ const StoreMixin = {
         // if we don't have it in cache then fetch it
         if (!value) {
           isLoading = true
+          /* istanbul ignore else */
           if (asyncSpec.loading) asyncSpec.loading()
           asyncSpec.remote(state, ...args)
             .then((v) => {
diff --git a/test/async-test.js b/test/async-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af3311d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/async-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+import Alt from '../'
+import { createStore, datasource } from '../utils/decorators'
+import sinon from 'sinon'
+import { assert } from 'chai'
+
+const alt = new Alt()
+
+const StargazerActions = alt.generateActions(
+  'fetchingUsers',
+  'usersReceived',
+  'failed'
+)
+
+const fauxjax = sinon.stub().returns(Promise.resolve([1, 2, 3, 4]))
+const failjax = sinon.stub().returns(Promise.reject(new Error('things broke')))
+
+const api = {
+  remote(state) { },
+  local(state) { },
+}
+
+const remote = sinon.stub(api, 'remote', (state, repo = state.repo) => {
+  const url = `https://api.github.com/repos/${state.user}/${repo}/stargazers`
+  return repo === 'alts' ? failjax(url) : fauxjax(url)
+})
+
+const local = sinon.stub(api, 'local', (state) => {
+  return state.users.length ? state.users : null
+})
+
+const StargazerSource = {
+  fetchUsers: {
+    remote,
+    local,
+    loading: StargazerActions.fetchingUsers,
+    success: StargazerActions.usersReceived,
+    error: StargazerActions.failed
+  }
+}
+
+@createStore(alt)
+@datasource(StargazerSource)
+class StargazerStore {
+  static config = {
+    stateKey: 'state'
+  }
+
+  constructor() {
+    this.state = {
+      user: 'goatslacker',
+      repo: 'alt',
+      users: [],
+      errorMessage: null,
+      isLoading: false
+    }
+
+    this.bindListeners({
+      loading: StargazerActions.fetchingUsers,
+      receivedUsers: StargazerActions.usersReceived,
+      failed: StargazerActions.failed
+    })
+  }
+
+  loading() {
+    this.setState({ isLoading: true })
+  }
+
+  failed(e) {
+    this.setState({ errorMessage: e.statusText || String(e) })
+  }
+
+  receivedUsers(users) {
+    this.setState({ users, errorMessage: null })
+  }
+}
+
+export default {
+  'async': {
+    beforeEach() {
+      alt.recycle()
+      local.reset()
+      remote.reset()
+    },
+
+    'methods are available'() {
+      assert.isFunction(StargazerStore.fetchUsers)
+      assert.isFunction(StargazerStore.isLoading)
+    },
+
+    'data source with no action'() {
+      assert.throws(() => {
+        @createStore(alt)
+        @datasource({
+          derp: { success: () => null }
+        })
+        class Store { }
+      }, Error, /handler must be an action function/)
+    },
+
+    'loading state'(done) {
+      const spy = sinon.spy()
+      const begin = StargazerStore.listen(spy)
+
+      const test = StargazerStore.listen((state) => {
+        assert.isArray(state.users, 'we have an array')
+
+        if (spy.callCount === 1) {
+          assert(state.isLoading === true, 'the loading action was called')
+          assert.ok(StargazerStore.isLoading(), 'and the loading function returns true')
+          assert(state.users.length === 0, 'empty array')
+        } else if (spy.callCount === 2) {
+          assert.notOk(StargazerStore.isLoading(), 'and the loading function returns false')
+          assert(state.users.length === 4, 'there are 4 elements present')
+        }
+      })
+
+      const end = StargazerStore.listen((state) => {
+        if (spy.callCount === 2) {
+          begin()
+          test()
+          end()
+
+          // XXX I feel like errors here are swallowed
+          assert.ok(local.calledOnce)
+          assert.ok(remote.calledOnce)
+          done()
+        }
+      })
+
+      StargazerStore.fetchUsers()
+      assert.ok(StargazerStore.isLoading())
+    },
+
+    'data available already'(done) {
+      StargazerActions.usersReceived([1, 2, 3])
+
+      const spy = sinon.spy()
+      const count = StargazerStore.listen(spy)
+
+      const test = StargazerStore.listen((state) => {
+        if (spy.callCount === 1) {
+          assert(state.users.length === 3)
+          count()
+          test()
+          assert.ok(local.calledOnce)
+          assert.notOk(StargazerStore.isLoading())
+          assert(remote.callCount === 0)
+          done()
+        }
+      })
+
+      StargazerStore.fetchUsers()
+      assert.notOk(StargazerStore.isLoading())
+    },
+
+    'errors'(done) {
+      const spy = sinon.spy()
+      const count = StargazerStore.listen(spy)
+
+      const test = StargazerStore.listen((state) => {
+        if (spy.callCount === 1) {
+          assert(state.users.length === 0)
+        } else if (spy.callCount === 2) {
+          assert.match(state.errorMessage, /things broke/)
+          count()
+          test()
+          assert.notOk(StargazerStore.isLoading())
+          assert.ok(local.calledOnce)
+          assert.ok(remote.calledOnce)
+          done()
+        }
+      })
+
+      StargazerStore.fetchUsers('alts')
+      assert.ok(StargazerStore.isLoading())
+    },
+  }
+}