diff --git a/dataverse-webapp/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/users/SamlSessionRegistryTest.java b/dataverse-webapp/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/users/SamlSessionRegistryTest.java
index 099e6ed97..9c71c387d 100644
--- a/dataverse-webapp/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/users/SamlSessionRegistryTest.java
+++ b/dataverse-webapp/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/users/SamlSessionRegistryTest.java
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ private DataverseSession produceSession(AuthenticatedUser user) {
             @Override public void log(ActionLogRecord rec) { }
         };
         DataverseSession session = new DataverseSession(actionLogServiceBean, null);
-        session.logOut();
+        session.logIn(user);
         return session;
     }