diff --git a/test/controllers/api/nodes_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/api/nodes_controller_test.rb
index 6ec908560..2317d6be6 100644
--- a/test/controllers/api/nodes_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/api/nodes_controller_test.rb
@@ -193,20 +193,21 @@ module Api
       assert_match(/ v: is too long \(maximum is 255 characters\) /, @response.body)
     end
 
-    def test_show
-      # check that a visible node is returned properly
-      get api_node_path(create(:node))
-      assert_response :success
-
-      # check that an deleted node is not returned
-      get api_node_path(create(:node, :deleted))
-      assert_response :gone
-
-      # check chat a non-existent node is not returned
+    def test_show_not_found
       get api_node_path(0)
       assert_response :not_found
     end
 
+    def test_show_deleted
+      get api_node_path(create(:node, :deleted))
+      assert_response :gone
+    end
+
+    def test_show
+      get api_node_path(create(:node))
+      assert_response :success
+    end
+
     # Ensure the lat/lon is formatted as a decimal e.g. not 4.0e-05
     def test_lat_lon_xml_format
       node = create(:node, :latitude => (0.00004 * OldNode::SCALE).to_i, :longitude => (0.00008 * OldNode::SCALE).to_i)