diff --git a/tests/integration/grpc/userprovider_test.go b/tests/integration/grpc/userprovider_test.go
index e69771a5e94..23bfbd6626c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/grpc/userprovider_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/grpc/userprovider_test.go
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ var _ = Describe("user providers", func() {
 			for claim, value := range tests {
 				user, err := serviceClient.GetUserByClaim(ctx, &userpb.GetUserByClaimRequest{Claim: claim, Value: value})
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				Expect(user.User).ToNot(BeNil())
 				Expect(user.User.Mail).To(Equal("einstein@example.org"))
 			}
 		})