diff --git a/api_tests/package.json b/api_tests/package.json
index b34737daa..5078112f9 100644
--- a/api_tests/package.json
+++ b/api_tests/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "eslint": "^7.30.0",
     "eslint-plugin-jane": "^9.0.3",
     "jest": "^27.0.6",
-    "lemmy-js-client": "0.11.0-rc.3",
+    "lemmy-js-client": "0.11.4-rc.8",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.1",
     "prettier": "^2.3.2",
     "ts-jest": "^27.0.3",
diff --git a/api_tests/src/comment.spec.ts b/api_tests/src/comment.spec.ts
index 68dbcf7c1..309cfd133 100644
--- a/api_tests/src/comment.spec.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/comment.spec.ts
@@ -332,9 +332,9 @@ test('A and G subscribe to B (center) A posts, G mentions B, it gets announced t
 
 test('Fetch in_reply_tos: A is unsubbed from B, B makes a post, and some embedded comments, A subs to B, B updates the lowest level comment, A fetches both the post and all the inreplyto comments for that post.', async () => {
   // Unfollow all remote communities
-  let followed = await unfollowRemotes(alpha);
+  let site = await unfollowRemotes(alpha);
   expect(
-    followed.communities.filter(c => c.community.local == false).length
+    site.my_user.follows.filter(c => c.community.local == false).length
   ).toBe(0);
 
   // B creates a post, and two comments, should be invisible to A
diff --git a/api_tests/src/follow.spec.ts b/api_tests/src/follow.spec.ts
index 0749439c0..369a772a1 100644
--- a/api_tests/src/follow.spec.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/follow.spec.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import {
   setupLogins,
   searchForBetaCommunity,
   followCommunity,
-  checkFollowedCommunities,
   unfollowRemotes,
+  getSite,
 } from './shared';
 
 beforeAll(async () => {
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ test('Follow federated community', async () => {
   expect(follow.community_view.community.name).toBe('main');
 
   // Check it from local
-  let followCheck = await checkFollowedCommunities(alpha);
-  let remoteCommunityId = followCheck.communities.find(
+  let site = await getSite(alpha);
+  let remoteCommunityId = site.my_user.follows.find(
     c => c.community.local == false
   ).community.id;
   expect(remoteCommunityId).toBeDefined();
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@ test('Follow federated community', async () => {
   expect(unfollow.community_view.community.local).toBe(false);
 
   // Make sure you are unsubbed locally
-  let unfollowCheck = await checkFollowedCommunities(alpha);
-  expect(unfollowCheck.communities.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+  let siteUnfollowCheck = await getSite(alpha);
+  expect(siteUnfollowCheck.my_user.follows.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
 });
diff --git a/api_tests/src/shared.ts b/api_tests/src/shared.ts
index df1624b8f..2de66c05b 100644
--- a/api_tests/src/shared.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/shared.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import {
   SearchResponse,
   FollowCommunity,
   CommunityResponse,
-  GetFollowedCommunitiesResponse,
   GetPostResponse,
   Register,
   Comment,
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ import {
   CreatePostLike,
   EditPrivateMessage,
   DeletePrivateMessage,
-  GetFollowedCommunities,
   GetPrivateMessages,
   GetSite,
   GetPost,
@@ -336,15 +334,6 @@ export async function followCommunity(
   return api.client.followCommunity(form);
 }
 
-export async function checkFollowedCommunities(
-  api: API
-): Promise<GetFollowedCommunitiesResponse> {
-  let form: GetFollowedCommunities = {
-    auth: api.auth,
-  };
-  return api.client.getFollowedCommunities(form);
-}
-
 export async function likePost(
   api: API,
   score: number,
@@ -543,8 +532,7 @@ export async function registerUser(
 }
 
 export async function saveUserSettingsBio(
-  api: API,
-  auth: string
+  api: API
 ): Promise<LoginResponse> {
   let form: SaveUserSettings = {
     show_nsfw: true,
@@ -555,7 +543,7 @@ export async function saveUserSettingsBio(
     show_avatars: true,
     send_notifications_to_email: false,
     bio: 'a changed bio',
-    auth,
+    auth: api.auth,
   };
   return saveUserSettings(api, form);
 }
@@ -568,11 +556,10 @@ export async function saveUserSettings(
 }
 
 export async function getSite(
-  api: API,
-  auth: string
+  api: API
 ): Promise<GetSiteResponse> {
   let form: GetSite = {
-    auth,
+    auth: api.auth,
   };
   return api.client.getSite(form);
 }
@@ -590,17 +577,17 @@ export async function listPrivateMessages(
 
 export async function unfollowRemotes(
   api: API
-): Promise<GetFollowedCommunitiesResponse> {
+): Promise<GetSiteResponse> {
   // Unfollow all remote communities
-  let followed = await checkFollowedCommunities(api);
-  let remoteFollowed = followed.communities.filter(
+  let site = await getSite(api);
+  let remoteFollowed = site.my_user.follows.filter(
     c => c.community.local == false
   );
   for (let cu of remoteFollowed) {
     await followCommunity(api, false, cu.community.id);
   }
-  let followed2 = await checkFollowedCommunities(api);
-  return followed2;
+  let siteRes = await getSite(api);
+  return siteRes;
 }
 
 export async function followBeta(api: API): Promise<CommunityResponse> {
diff --git a/api_tests/src/user.spec.ts b/api_tests/src/user.spec.ts
index a10876cf5..acbe8fe15 100644
--- a/api_tests/src/user.spec.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/user.spec.ts
@@ -14,12 +14,11 @@ import {
   ListingType,
 } from 'lemmy-js-client';
 
-let auth: string;
 let apShortname: string;
 
 function assertUserFederation(userOne: PersonViewSafe, userTwo: PersonViewSafe) {
   expect(userOne.person.name).toBe(userTwo.person.name);
-  expect(userOne.person.preferred_username).toBe(userTwo.person.preferred_username);
+  expect(userOne.person.display_name).toBe(userTwo.person.display_name);
   expect(userOne.person.bio).toBe(userTwo.person.bio);
   expect(userOne.person.actor_id).toBe(userTwo.person.actor_id);
   expect(userOne.person.avatar).toBe(userTwo.person.avatar);
@@ -30,11 +29,11 @@ function assertUserFederation(userOne: PersonViewSafe, userTwo: PersonViewSafe)
 test('Create user', async () => {
   let userRes = await registerUser(alpha);
   expect(userRes.jwt).toBeDefined();
-  auth = userRes.jwt;
-
-  let site = await getSite(alpha, auth);
+  alpha.auth = userRes.jwt;
+  
+  let site = await getSite(alpha);
   expect(site.my_user).toBeDefined();
-  apShortname = `@${site.my_user.person.name}@lemmy-alpha:8541`;
+  apShortname = `@${site.my_user.local_user_view.person.name}@lemmy-alpha:8541`;
 });
 
 test('Set some user settings, check that they are federated', async () => {
@@ -49,11 +48,11 @@ test('Set some user settings, check that they are federated', async () => {
     lang: '',
     avatar,
     banner,
-    preferred_username: 'user321',
+    display_name: 'user321',
     show_avatars: false,
     send_notifications_to_email: false,
     bio,
-    auth,
+    auth: alpha.auth,
   };
   await saveUserSettings(alpha, form);
 
diff --git a/api_tests/yarn.lock b/api_tests/yarn.lock
index a5be0f695..d2f1a2392 100644
--- a/api_tests/yarn.lock
+++ b/api_tests/yarn.lock
@@ -3076,10 +3076,10 @@ language-tags@^1.0.5:
   dependencies:
     language-subtag-registry "~0.3.2"
 
-lemmy-js-client@0.11.0-rc.3:
-  version "0.11.0-rc.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lemmy-js-client/-/lemmy-js-client-0.11.0-rc.3.tgz#dd4727ca4d16fe9593368725aacfd9e7a8d52548"
-  integrity sha512-16mgl+TS1+0UHiY+ZKPuqHfbrn93h8K8tJ+kKJ1pjT2WhG23o0B8dLahG1jDQPG+dkXpR6PZxYudMYjuO8WvjQ==
+lemmy-js-client@0.11.4-rc.8:
+  version "0.11.4-rc.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lemmy-js-client/-/lemmy-js-client-0.11.4-rc.8.tgz#c333fbd5e46fe76b0d029f3effb9e539ad00160f"
+  integrity sha512-cDOlaX0nUtXFwJoz0SLxbkHXeFb6Uu4jomTBk6drpmJbvmWY4WuUtnZPiIUIsE00U/3KbpgsKc2Qm7XL9bb6Ng==
 
 leven@^3.1.0:
   version "3.1.0"