diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/auth.spec.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/auth.spec.js
index 5fbead99b7..64952db17c 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/auth.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/auth.spec.js
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 const setup = require("./utilities")
-const { generateUserMetadataID } = require("../../../db/utils")
+const {
+  generateUserMetadataID,
+  getGlobalIDFromUserMetadataID,
+} = require("../../../db/utils")
 
 describe("/authenticate", () => {
   let request = setup.getRequest()
@@ -20,5 +23,16 @@ describe("/authenticate", () => {
         .expect(200)
       expect(res.body._id).toEqual(generateUserMetadataID(config.user._id))
     })
+
+    it("should container the global user ID", async () => {
+      const res = await request
+        .get(`/api/self`)
+        .set(config.defaultHeaders())
+        .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
+        .expect(200)
+      expect(res.body.globalId).toEqual(
+        getGlobalIDFromUserMetadataID(config.user._id)
+      )
+    })
   })
 })