diff --git a/test/authentication.js b/test/authentication.js
index 3da579fcd3..4b8bcc209e 100644
--- a/test/authentication.js
+++ b/test/authentication.js
@@ -412,6 +412,11 @@ describe('authentication', function () {
 			},
 			function (res, body, jar, next) {
 				meta.config.loginAttempts = 5;
+				assert.equal(res.statusCode, 403);
+				assert.equal(body, '[[error:account-locked]]');
+				loginUser('lockme', 'abcdef', next);
+			},
+			function (res, body, jar, next) {
 				assert.equal(res.statusCode, 403);
 				assert.equal(body, '[[error:account-locked]]');
 				db.exists('lockout:' + uid, next);