diff --git a/t/User.t b/t/User.t
index 41bcdd807..1a32edf56 100644
--- a/t/User.t
+++ b/t/User.t
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use WebGUI::Cache;
 use WebGUI::User;
 use WebGUI::ProfileField;
 
-use Test::More tests => 121; # increment this value for each test you create
+use Test::More tests => 124; # increment this value for each test you create
 use Test::Deep;
 
 my $session = WebGUI::Test->session;
@@ -523,6 +523,16 @@ $session->db->write('update userSession set lastPageView=?',[time-601]);
 is ($neighbor->isOnline, 0, 'neighbor is not onLine (lastPageViews=601)');
 $session->user({userId => 1});
 
+################################################################
+#
+# identifier
+#
+################################################################
+
+is($neighbor->identifier, undef, 'identifier: by default, new users have an undefined password with created through the API');
+is($neighbor->identifier('neighborhood'), 'neighborhood', 'identifier: setting the identifier returns the new identifier');
+is($neighbor->identifier, 'neighborhood', 'identifier: testing fetch of newly set password');
+
 END {
     foreach my $account ($user, $dude, $buster, $buster3, $neighbor, $friend) {
         (defined $account  and ref $account  eq 'WebGUI::User') and $account->delete;