diff --git a/app/Actions/YearEndProcedures/RecordHistoricalSeats.php b/app/Actions/YearEndProcedures/RecordHistoricalSeats.php
index fee9460..08701f1 100644
--- a/app/Actions/YearEndProcedures/RecordHistoricalSeats.php
+++ b/app/Actions/YearEndProcedures/RecordHistoricalSeats.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Actions\YearEndProcedures;
 
+use App\Exceptions\AuditionAdminException;
 use App\Models\HistoricalSeat;
 use App\Models\Seat;
 use Carbon\Carbon;
@@ -17,18 +18,28 @@ class RecordHistoricalSeats
         $this->saveSeats();
     }
 
-    public function saveSeats(): void
+    /**
+     * @throws AuditionAdminException
+     */
+    public function saveSeats()
     {
-        $seats = Seat::all();
-        foreach ($seats as $seat) {
-            $student_id = $seat->student->id;
-            $year = Carbon::now()->year;
-            $seat_description = $seat->ensemble->name.' - '.$seat->audition->name.' - '.$seat->seat;
-            HistoricalSeat::create([
-                'student_id' => $student_id,
-                'year' => $year,
-                'seat_description' => $seat_description,
-            ]);
+        if (! auth()->user() or ! auth()->user()->is_admin) {
+            throw new AuditionAdminException('Only administrators may perform this action');
         }
+        $seats = Seat::all();
+        if ($seats->count() > 0) {
+            foreach ($seats as $seat) {
+                $student_id = $seat->student->id;
+                $year = Carbon::now()->year;
+                $seat_description = $seat->ensemble->name.' - '.$seat->audition->name.' - '.$seat->seat;
+                HistoricalSeat::create([
+                    'student_id' => $student_id,
+                    'year' => $year,
+                    'seat_description' => $seat_description,
+                ]);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return true;
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Actions/RecordHistoricalSeatsTest.php b/tests/Feature/Actions/RecordHistoricalSeatsTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1ab21c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/Actions/RecordHistoricalSeatsTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Actions\YearEndProcedures\RecordHistoricalSeats;
+use App\Exceptions\AuditionAdminException;
+use App\Models\Ensemble;
+use App\Models\Entry;
+use App\Models\HistoricalSeat;
+use App\Models\Seat;
+use App\Models\Student;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+
+uses(RefreshDatabase::class);
+
+it('only executes for an admin user', function () {
+    $action = new RecordHistoricalSeats();
+    expect(fn () => $action())->toThrow(
+        AuditionAdminException::class,
+        'Only administrators may perform this action'
+    );
+
+    actAsNormal();
+    expect(fn () => $action())->toThrow(
+        AuditionAdminException::class,
+        'Only administrators may perform this action'
+    );
+
+    actAsAdmin();
+    expect($action->saveSeats())->toBeTrue();
+
+});
+
+it('saves a seated student to the historical table', function () {
+    actAsAdmin();
+    $entry = Entry::factory()->create();
+    Entry::factory(5)->create();
+    $action = new RecordHistoricalSeats();
+    $ensemble = Ensemble::create([
+        'event_id' => $entry->audition->event_id,
+        'name' => 'Test Ensemble',
+        'code' => 'te',
+        'rank' => 1,
+    ]);
+    $seat = Seat::create([
+        'ensemble_id' => $ensemble->id,
+        'audition_id' => $entry->audition_id,
+        'seat' => '1',
+        'entry_id' => $entry->id,
+    ]);
+    $action->saveSeats();
+    $historical_seats = HistoricalSeat::all();
+    $test_seat = $historical_seats->first();
+    expect($test_seat->student_id)->toBe($entry->student_id)
+        ->and($historical_seats)->toHaveCount(1)
+        ->and($test_seat->seat_description)->toBe($ensemble->name.' - '.$entry->audition->name.' - '.$seat->seat)
+        ->and(Student::count())->toBe(6);
+});