diff --git a/conda-store-server/tests/test_actions.py b/conda-store-server/tests/test_actions.py
index 91f3dab00..350e9f10b 100644
--- a/conda-store-server/tests/test_actions.py
+++ b/conda-store-server/tests/test_actions.py
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 import subprocess
 import sys
 
+from unittest import mock
+
 import pytest
+import yaml
 import yarl
 
 from fastapi.responses import RedirectResponse
@@ -21,6 +24,7 @@
     server,
     utils,
 )
+from conda_store_server.action import generate_lockfile
 from conda_store_server.server.auth import DummyAuthentication
 
 
@@ -70,14 +74,54 @@ def test_function(context):
         "simple_specification_with_pip",
     ],
 )
-def test_solve_lockfile(conda_store, specification, request):
+@mock.patch.object(generate_lockfile, "yaml", wraps=yaml)
+@mock.patch("conda_store_server.action.generate_lockfile.logged_command")
+@mock.patch("conda_store_server.action.generate_lockfile.run_lock")
+def test_solve_lockfile(
+    mock_run_lock,
+    mock_logged_command,
+    mock_yaml,
+    conda_store,
+    specification,
+    request,
+):
+    """Test that the call to conda_lock.run_lock is formed correctly.
+
+    Mock out logged_command, which is used to call `conda info`; this is an
+    extremely slow call, and we aren't testing any aspect of it here.
+
+    Mock out the yaml package, it is used to load the lockfile normally
+    generated by conda-lock.
+    """
+
+    # Dump dummy data to the expected lockfile output location
+    def run_lock_side_effect(lockfile_path, **kwargs):
+        with open(lockfile_path, "w") as f:
+            yaml.dump({"foo": "bar"}, f)
+
+    mock_run_lock.side_effect = run_lock_side_effect
+
+    platforms = [conda_utils.conda_platform()]
     specification = request.getfixturevalue(specification)
-    context = action.action_solve_lockfile(
+    if specification.variables is None:
+        cuda_version = None
+    else:
+        cuda_version = specification.variables.get("CONDA_OVERRIDE_CUDA")
+
+    generate_lockfile.action_solve_lockfile(
         conda_command=conda_store.conda_command,
         specification=specification,
-        platforms=[conda_utils.conda_platform()],
+        platforms=platforms,
     )
-    assert len(context.result["package"]) != 0
+
+    # Check that the call to `conda_lock` is correctly formed
+    mock_run_lock.assert_called_once()
+    call_args = mock_run_lock.call_args_list[0][1]
+    assert str(call_args["environment_files"][0]).endswith("environment.yaml")
+    assert call_args["platforms"] == platforms
+    assert str(call_args["lockfile_path"]).endswith("conda-lock.yaml")
+    assert call_args["conda_exe"] == conda_store.conda_command
+    assert call_args["with_cuda"] == cuda_version
 
 
 def test_solve_lockfile_valid_conda_flags(conda_store, simple_specification):