diff --git a/tests/staff/add.rb b/tests/staff/add.rb
index 5b189cc3..baf42c35 100644
--- a/tests/staff/add.rb
+++ b/tests/staff/add.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ describe'/staff/add' do
         (row['email']).should.equal('tyrion@opensupports.com')
         (row['profile_pic']).should.equal('http://www.opensupports.com/profilepic.jpg')
         (row['level']).should.equal('2')
+
+        row = $database.getRow('department', 1, 'id')
+        (row['owners']).should.equal('2')
+
     end
     it 'should fail if staff member is alrady a staff' do
         result= request('/staff/add', {
@@ -38,5 +42,7 @@ describe'/staff/add' do
         (result['status']).should.equal('fail')
         (result['message']).should.equal('ALREADY_A_STAFF')
 
+        row = $database.getRow('department', 1, 'id')
+        (row['owners']).should.equal('2')
     end
 end
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diff --git a/tests/staff/delete.rb b/tests/staff/delete.rb
index af55dcc5..caaa764f 100644
--- a/tests/staff/delete.rb
+++ b/tests/staff/delete.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ describe'/staff/delete' do
         row = $database.getRow('staff', 2, 'id')
         (row).should.equal(nil)
 
+        row = $database.getRow('department', 1, 'id')
+        (row['owners']).should.equal('2')
+
     end
     it 'should fail delete if staff member is does not exist' do
         result= request('/staff/delete', {
@@ -25,5 +28,7 @@ describe'/staff/delete' do
         (result['status']).should.equal('fail')
         (result['message']).should.equal('INVALID_STAFF')
 
+        row = $database.getRow('department', 1, 'id')
+        (row['owners']).should.equal('2')
     end
 end
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diff --git a/tests/staff/edit.rb b/tests/staff/edit.rb
index 3167359f..4181fb80 100644
--- a/tests/staff/edit.rb
+++ b/tests/staff/edit.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ describe'/staff/edit' do
 
         (rows['department_id']).should.equal('1')
 
+        row = $database.getRow('department', 1, 'id')
+        (row['owners']).should.equal('2')
+
+        row = $database.getRow('department', 2, 'id')
+        (row['owners']).should.equal('2')
+
     end
 
     it 'should edit staff member ' do
@@ -52,5 +58,8 @@ describe'/staff/edit' do
         (row['email']).should.equal('newwstaff@opensupports.com')
         (row['level']).should.equal('2')
 
+        row = $database.getRow('department', 1, 'id')
+        (row['owners']).should.equal('3')
+
     end
 end
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