diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/app/core/config.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/app/core/config.py
index 07e42b084e..e413c5eaa0 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/app/core/config.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/app/core/config.py
@@ -51,3 +51,5 @@ def getenv_boolean(var_name, default_value=False):
 FIRST_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD = os.getenv("FIRST_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD")
 
 USERS_OPEN_REGISTRATION = getenv_boolean("USERS_OPEN_REGISTRATION")
+
+EMAIL_TEST_USER = "test@example.com"
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/app/tests/api/api_v1/test_users.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/app/tests/api/api_v1/test_users.py
index 119ed219fd..9204f87554 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/app/tests/api/api_v1/test_users.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/app/tests/api/api_v1/test_users.py
@@ -20,6 +20,18 @@ def test_get_users_superuser_me(superuser_token_headers):
     assert current_user["email"] == config.FIRST_SUPERUSER
 
 
+def test_get_users_normal_user_me(normal_user_token_headers):
+    server_api = get_server_api()
+    r = requests.get(
+        f"{server_api}{config.API_V1_STR}/users/me", headers=normal_user_token_headers
+    )
+    current_user = r.json()
+    assert current_user
+    assert current_user["is_active"] is True
+    assert current_user["is_superuser"] is False
+    assert current_user["email"] == config.EMAIL_TEST_USER
+
+
 def test_create_user_new_email(superuser_token_headers):
     server_api = get_server_api()
     username = random_lower_string()
@@ -71,16 +83,13 @@ def test_create_user_existing_username(superuser_token_headers):
     assert "_id" not in created_user
 
 
-def test_create_user_by_normal_user():
+def test_create_user_by_normal_user(normal_user_token_headers):
     server_api = get_server_api()
     username = random_lower_string()
     password = random_lower_string()
-    user_in = UserCreate(email=username, password=password)
-    user = crud.user.create(db_session, user_in=user_in)
-    user_token_headers = user_authentication_headers(server_api, username, password)
     data = {"email": username, "password": password}
     r = requests.post(
-        f"{server_api}{config.API_V1_STR}/users/", headers=user_token_headers, json=data
+        f"{server_api}{config.API_V1_STR}/users/", headers=normal_user_token_headers, json=data
     )
     assert r.status_code == 400
 
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/app/tests/conftest.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/app/tests/conftest.py
index 0e3c044bc9..e383ed183f 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/app/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/app/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import pytest
 
+from app.core import config
 from app.tests.utils.utils import get_server_api, get_superuser_token_headers
+from app.tests.utils.user import authentication_token_from_email
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
@@ -11,3 +13,8 @@ def server_api():
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def superuser_token_headers():
     return get_superuser_token_headers()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def normal_user_token_headers():
+    return authentication_token_from_email(config.EMAIL_TEST_USER)
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/app/tests/utils/user.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/app/tests/utils/user.py
index 6a5b947e4a..82931d6d23 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/app/tests/utils/user.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/app/tests/utils/user.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 from app import crud
 from app.core import config
 from app.db.session import db_session
-from app.models.user import UserCreate
-from app.tests.utils.utils import random_lower_string
+from app.models.user import UserCreate, UserUpdate
+from app.tests.utils.utils import get_server_api, random_lower_string
 
 
 def user_authentication_headers(server_api, email, password):
@@ -23,3 +23,21 @@ def create_random_user():
     user_in = UserCreate(username=email, email=email, password=password)
     user = crud.user.create(db_session=db_session, user_in=user_in)
     return user
+
+
+def authentication_token_from_email(email):
+    """
+    Return a valid token for the user with given email.
+
+    If the user doesn't exist it is created first.
+    """
+    password = random_lower_string()
+    user = crud.user.get_by_email(db_session, email=email)
+    if not user:
+        user_in = UserCreate(username=email, email=email, password=password)
+        user = crud.user.create(db_session=db_session, user_in=user_in)
+    else:
+        user_in = UserUpdate(password=password)
+        user = crud.user.update(db_session, user=user, user_in=user_in)
+
+    return user_authentication_headers(get_server_api(), email, password)