diff --git a/tests/app/test_commands.py b/tests/app/test_commands.py
index 725d074e2..1ffa98c33 100644
--- a/tests/app/test_commands.py
+++ b/tests/app/test_commands.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from sqlalchemy import func, select
 
 from app import db
 from app.commands import (
+    _clear_templates_from_cache,
     _update_template,
     associate_services_to_organizations,
     bulk_invite_user_to_service,
@@ -710,3 +711,24 @@ def test_associate_services_to_organizations(notify_api, mocker):
     mock_logger.info.assert_called_once_with(
         "finished associating services to organizations"
     )
+
+
+def test_clear_templates_from_cache(mocker):
+    mock_delete = mocker.patch(
+        "app.template.rest.redis_store.delete_by_pattern", return_value=3
+    )
+    mock_logger = mocker.patch("app.template.rest.current_app.logger")
+
+    _clear_templates_from_cache()
+
+    expected_patterns = [
+        "service-????????-????-????-????-????????????-templates",
+        "service-????????-????-????-????-????????????-template-????????-????-????-????-????????????-version-*",
+        "service-????????-????-????-????-????????????-template-????????-????-????-????-????????????-versions",
+    ]
+
+    assert mock_delete.call_count == len(expected_patterns)
+    mock_delete.assert_has_calls(
+        [mocker.call(p) for p in expected_patterns], any_order=True
+    )
+    mock_logger.info.assert_called_once_with("number of templates deleted from cache 9")