diff --git a/tests/test_server_auth.py b/tests/test_server_auth.py
index 7e1cf5643fe..0c48bf40c33 100644
--- a/tests/test_server_auth.py
+++ b/tests/test_server_auth.py
@@ -406,6 +406,12 @@ async def test_server_auth_jwt_1(self):
             ''')
             await conn.aclose()
 
+            with self.assertRaisesRegex(
+                edgedb.AuthenticationError,
+                'authentication failed: no authorization data provided',
+            ):
+                await sd.connect()
+
             # bad secret keys
             with self.assertRaisesRegex(
                 edgedb.AuthenticationError,