diff --git a/tests/functional/auth_test.php b/tests/functional/auth_test.php
index e955dcb4df..662b1bd38b 100644
--- a/tests/functional/auth_test.php
+++ b/tests/functional/auth_test.php
@@ -18,9 +18,19 @@ class phpbb_functional_auth_test extends phpbb_functional_test_case
 
 		// check for logout link
 		$crawler = $this->request('GET', 'index.php');
+		$this->assert_response_success();
 		$this->assertContains($this->lang('LOGOUT_USER', 'admin'), $crawler->filter('.navbar')->text());
 	}
 
+	public function test_login_other()
+	{
+		$this->create_user('anothertestuser');
+		$this->login('anothertestuser');
+		$crawler = $this->request('GET', 'index.php');
+		$this->assert_response_success();
+		$this->assertContains('anothertestuser', $crawler->filter('.icon-logout')->text());
+	}
+
 	/**
 	* @depends test_login
 	*/
@@ -31,10 +41,12 @@ class phpbb_functional_auth_test extends phpbb_functional_test_case
 
 		// logout
 		$crawler = $this->request('GET', 'ucp.php?sid=' . $this->sid . '&mode=logout');
+		$this->assert_response_success();
 		$this->assertContains($this->lang('LOGOUT_REDIRECT'), $crawler->filter('#message')->text());
 
 		// look for a register link, which should be visible only when logged out
 		$crawler = $this->request('GET', 'index.php');
+		$this->assert_response_success();
 		$this->assertContains($this->lang('REGISTER'), $crawler->filter('.navbar')->text());
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/mock/cache.php b/tests/mock/cache.php
index 650545c3d6..aa0db5ab20 100644
--- a/tests/mock/cache.php
+++ b/tests/mock/cache.php
@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@ class phpbb_mock_cache
 		$this->data[$var_name] = $var;
 	}
 
+	public function destroy($var_name, $table = '')
+	{
+		if ($table)
+		{
+			throw new Exception('Destroying tables is not implemented yet');
+		}
+
+		unset($this->data[$var_name]);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	* Obtain active bots
 	*/
@@ -41,7 +51,7 @@ class phpbb_mock_cache
 	{
 		return $this->data['_bots'];
 	}
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * Obtain list of word censors. We don't need to parse them here,
 	 * that is tested elsewhere.
diff --git a/tests/mock/null_cache.php b/tests/mock/null_cache.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aca20ca77b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/mock/null_cache.php
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<?php
+/**
+*
+* @package testing
+* @copyright (c) 2012 phpBB Group
+* @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License v2
+*
+*/
+
+class phpbb_mock_null_cache
+{
+	public function __construct()
+	{
+	}
+
+	public function get($var_name)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	public function put($var_name, $var, $ttl = 0)
+	{
+	}
+
+	public function destroy($var_name, $table = '')
+	{
+	}
+
+	public function obtain_bots()
+	{
+		return array();
+	}
+
+	public function obtain_word_list()
+	{
+		return array();
+	}
+
+	public function set_bots($bots)
+	{
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_framework/phpbb_functional_test_case.php b/tests/test_framework/phpbb_functional_test_case.php
index 7c03f874e9..71e88fbcf6 100644
--- a/tests/test_framework/phpbb_functional_test_case.php
+++ b/tests/test_framework/phpbb_functional_test_case.php
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ class phpbb_functional_test_case extends phpbb_test_case
 {
 	protected $client;
 	protected $root_url;
+
 	protected $cache = null;
+	protected $db = null;
 
 	/**
 	* Session ID for current test's session (each test makes its own)
@@ -65,6 +67,23 @@ class phpbb_functional_test_case extends phpbb_test_case
 	{
 	}
 
+	protected function get_db()
+	{
+		global $phpbb_root_path, $phpEx;
+		// so we don't reopen an open connection
+		if (!($this->db instanceof dbal))
+		{
+			if (!class_exists('dbal_' . self::$config['dbms']))
+			{
+				include($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/db/' . self::$config['dbms'] . ".$phpEx");
+			}
+			$sql_db = 'dbal_' . self::$config['dbms'];
+			$this->db = new $sql_db();
+			$this->db->sql_connect(self::$config['dbhost'], self::$config['dbuser'], self::$config['dbpasswd'], self::$config['dbname'], self::$config['dbport']);
+		}
+		return $this->db;
+	}
+
 	protected function get_cache_driver()
 	{
 		if (!$this->cache)
@@ -194,7 +213,57 @@ class phpbb_functional_test_case extends phpbb_test_case
 		$db_conn_mgr->recreate_db();
 	}
 
-	protected function login()
+	/**
+	* Creates a new user with limited permissions
+	*
+	* @param string $username Also doubles up as the user's password
+	* @return int ID of created user
+	*/
+	protected function create_user($username)
+	{
+		// Required by unique_id
+		global $config;
+
+		if (!is_array($config))
+		{
+			$config = array();
+		}
+
+		$config['rand_seed'] = '';
+		$config['rand_seed_last_update'] = time() + 600;
+
+		// Required by user_add
+		global $db, $cache;
+		$db = $this->get_db();
+		if (!function_exists('phpbb_mock_null_cache'))
+		{
+			require_once(__DIR__ . '/../mock/null_cache.php');
+		}
+		$cache = new phpbb_mock_null_cache;
+
+		if (!function_exists('utf_clean_string'))
+		{
+			require_once(__DIR__ . '/../../phpBB/includes/utf/utf_tools.php');
+		}
+		if (!function_exists('user_add'))
+		{
+			require_once(__DIR__ . '/../../phpBB/includes/functions_user.php');
+		}
+
+		$user_row = array(
+			'username' => $username,
+			'group_id' => 2,
+			'user_email' => 'nobody@example.com',
+			'user_type' => 0,
+			'user_lang' => 'en',
+			'user_timezone' => 0,
+			'user_dateformat' => '',
+			'user_password' => phpbb_hash($username),
+		);
+		return user_add($user_row);
+	}
+
+	protected function login($username = 'admin')
 	{
 		$this->add_lang('ucp');
 
@@ -202,7 +271,9 @@ class phpbb_functional_test_case extends phpbb_test_case
 		$this->assertContains($this->lang('LOGIN_EXPLAIN_UCP'), $crawler->filter('html')->text());
 
 		$form = $crawler->selectButton($this->lang('LOGIN'))->form();
-		$login = $this->client->submit($form, array('username' => 'admin', 'password' => 'admin'));
+		$crawler = $this->client->submit($form, array('username' => $username, 'password' => $username));
+		$this->assert_response_success();
+		$this->assertContains($this->lang('LOGIN_REDIRECT'), $crawler->filter('html')->text());
 
 		$cookies = $this->cookieJar->all();