diff --git a/tests/unit/acl.tcl b/tests/unit/acl.tcl
index 64f5ce711..52a1198aa 100644
--- a/tests/unit/acl.tcl
+++ b/tests/unit/acl.tcl
@@ -1192,6 +1192,8 @@ start_server [list overrides [list "dir" $server_path "acl-pubsub-default" "allc
         $rd1 read
         $rd1 SUBSCRIBE test2
         $rd1 read
+        $rd1 AUTH alice alice
+        $rd1 read
         $rd1 CLIENT SETNAME multi-prov
         $rd1 read