diff --git a/tests/features/ui/ui_login.feature b/tests/features/ui/ui_login.feature
index c2c917603..ce953417e 100644
--- a/tests/features/ui/ui_login.feature
+++ b/tests/features/ui/ui_login.feature
@@ -26,6 +26,17 @@ Feature: Login UI
             | user                |
             | chewbacca@yoda.test |
 
+    Scenario Outline: PAM user not in iRODS flow
+        Given user is not logged in
+        And the user is at the login gate
+        When user <user> enters email address
+        And user <user> logs in
+        Then user not in Yoda message is shown
+
+        Examples:
+            | user    |
+            | pamuser |
+
 
     Scenario Outline: Redirected to login page
         Given user is not logged in
diff --git a/tests/step_defs/ui/test_ui_login.py b/tests/step_defs/ui/test_ui_login.py
index ebbcb01b6..210ad90f9 100644
--- a/tests/step_defs/ui/test_ui_login.py
+++ b/tests/step_defs/ui/test_ui_login.py
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ def ui_user_incorrect(browser):
     assert browser.is_text_present("Username/password was incorrect", wait_time=10)
 
 
+@then("user not in Yoda message is shown")
+def ui_user_not_in_instance(browser):
+    assert browser.is_element_present_by_id("alert-user-not-in-instance", wait_time=10)
+
+
 @then(parsers.parse("the user is redirected to page {page}"))
 def ui_user_redirected(browser, page):
     target = "{}{}".format(portal_url, page)