diff --git a/frontend/src/actions/projectActions.js b/frontend/src/actions/projectActions.js
index 8e366075a..6de076bdd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/actions/projectActions.js
+++ b/frontend/src/actions/projectActions.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const fetchProjectError = (error) => {
 const fetchProject = (projectId, params) => {
   return (dispatch) => {
     dispatch(fetchProjectRequested())
-    axios
+    return axios
       .get(api.API_URL + `/projects/fetch/${projectId}`, { params })
       .then((project) => {
         if (project.data) {
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ const fetchProject = (projectId, params) => {
       })
       .catch((e) => {
         dispatch(addNotification('actions.task.fetch.other.error', { severity: 'error' }))
-        dispatch(fetchProjectError(e))
         // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
         console.log('not possible to fetch issue')
         // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
         console.log(e)
+        return dispatch(fetchProjectError(e))
       })
   }
 }
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ const listProjectsError = (error) => {
 const listProjects = () => {
   return (dispatch) => {
     dispatch(listProjectsRequested())
-    axios
+    return axios
       .get(api.API_URL + '/projects/list')
       .then((projects) => {
         if (projects.data) {
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ const listProjects = () => {
       })
       .catch((e) => {
         dispatch(addNotification('actions.task.fetch.other.error', { severity: 'error' }))
-        dispatch(listProjectsError(e))
         // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
         console.log('not possible to fetch issue')
         // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
         console.log(e)
+        return dispatch(listProjectsError(e))
       })
   }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/tests/actions/projectActions.test.js b/frontend/tests/actions/projectActions.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c9d8d42b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/tests/actions/projectActions.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import axios from 'axios'
+import { applyMiddleware, combineReducers, createStore } from 'redux'
+import { thunk } from 'redux-thunk'
+import { fetchProject, listProjects } from '../../src/actions/projectActions'
+import { project, projects } from '../../src/reducers/projectReducer'
+
+jest.mock('axios')
+
+describe.each([
+  [
+    'fetchProject',
+    () => fetchProject(7, { status: 'open' }),
+    'project',
+    { id: 7 },
+    'FETCH_PROJECT'
+  ],
+  ['listProjects', () => listProjects(), 'projects', [{ id: 7 }], 'LIST_PROJECTS']
+])('%s completion', (name, action, stateKey, responseData, prefix) => {
+  let store
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks()
+    store = createStore(
+      combineReducers({ project, projects, intl: () => ({ messages: {} }) }),
+      applyMiddleware(thunk)
+    )
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'log').mockImplementation(() => {})
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => jest.restoreAllMocks())
+
+  it('waits for the HTTP response and the reducer update before resolving', async () => {
+    let resolveRequest
+    axios.get.mockReturnValue(
+      new Promise((resolve) => {
+        resolveRequest = resolve
+      })
+    )
+
+    const completion = store.dispatch(action())
+    expect(completion).toEqual(expect.any(Promise))
+    let settled = false
+    completion.then(() => {
+      settled = true
+    })
+    await Promise.resolve()
+    expect(settled).toBe(false)
+    expect(store.getState()[stateKey].completed).toBe(false)
+
+    resolveRequest({ data: responseData })
+    await expect(completion).resolves.toMatchObject({ type: `${prefix}_SUCCESS` })
+    expect(store.getState()[stateKey]).toMatchObject({ completed: true, data: responseData })
+  })
+
+  it('resolves to the error action after a network failure is reduced', async () => {
+    const error = new Error('Network Error')
+    axios.get.mockRejectedValue(error)
+    await expect(store.dispatch(action())).resolves.toMatchObject({
+      type: `${prefix}_ERROR`,
+      error
+    })
+    expect(store.getState()[stateKey]).toMatchObject({ completed: true, error })
+  })
+
+  it('resolves to the error action when the response has no project data', async () => {
+    axios.get.mockResolvedValue({ data: null })
+    await expect(store.dispatch(action())).resolves.toMatchObject({ type: `${prefix}_ERROR` })
+    expect(store.getState()[stateKey].completed).toBe(true)
+    expect(store.getState()[stateKey].error).toEqual({ message: 'actions.task.fetch.unavailable' })
+  })
+})