diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/users/test/db.spec.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/users/test/db.spec.ts
index a279fa3780..3e29d6673c 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/users/test/db.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/users/test/db.spec.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,26 @@ describe("UserDB", () => {
   describe("save", () => {
     describe("create", () => {
       it("creating a new user will persist it", async () => {
-        throw new Error("oh no")
+        const email = generator.email({})
+        const user: User = structures.users.user({
+          email,
+          tenantId: config.getTenantId(),
+        })
+
+        await config.doInTenant(async () => {
+          const saveUserResponse = await db.save(user)
+
+          const persistedUser = await db.getUserByEmail(email)
+          expect(persistedUser).toEqual({
+            ...user,
+            _id: saveUserResponse._id,
+            _rev: expect.stringMatching(/^1-\w+/),
+            password: expect.not.stringMatching(user.password!),
+            status: UserStatus.ACTIVE,
+            createdAt: Date.now(),
+            updatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+          })
+        })
       })
 
       it("the same email cannot be used twice in the same tenant", async () => {