diff --git a/test/case/ietf_system/add_delete_user/Readme.adoc b/test/case/ietf_system/add_delete_user/Readme.adoc
index 7bf0c1787..74795fd0e 100644
--- a/test/case/ietf_system/add_delete_user/Readme.adoc
+++ b/test/case/ietf_system/add_delete_user/Readme.adoc
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 === Add/delete user
 ==== Description
-Verify that it is possible to add/delete a user.
+Verify that it is possible to add/delete a user. The user password is hashed
+with yescrypt.
 
 ==== Topology
 ifdef::topdoc[]
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ endif::topdoc[]
 . Set up topology and attach to target DUT
 . Add new user 'newuser01' with password 'newuser01password'
 . Verify user 'newuser01' exist in operational
+. Verify user 'newuser01' can login with SSH
 . Delete user 'newuser01'
 . Verify erasure of user 'newuser01'
 . Verify that 'newuser01' is removed from /etc/passwd
diff --git a/test/case/ietf_system/add_delete_user/test.py b/test/case/ietf_system/add_delete_user/test.py
index 4e08e4be2..532cf5de2 100755
--- a/test/case/ietf_system/add_delete_user/test.py
+++ b/test/case/ietf_system/add_delete_user/test.py
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 """
 Add/delete user
 
-Verify that it is possible to add/delete a user.
+Verify that it is possible to add/delete a user. The user password is hashed
+with yescrypt.
 """
 import infamy
 import copy
-from passlib.hash import sha256_crypt
 import random
 import string
 import re
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 username = "newuser01"
 password = "newuser01password"
-
+hashed_password = "$y$j9T$SALT$gx4K1wugXsm3JDLwYZtnbr37FGGvljotXwIBGOxaGf2"
 with infamy.Test() as test:
     with test.step("Set up topology and attach to target DUT"):
         env = infamy.Env()
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
         tgtssh = env.attach("target", "mgmt", "ssh")
 
     with test.step("Add new user 'newuser01' with password 'newuser01password'"):
-        hashed_password = sha256_crypt.using(rounds=5000).hash(password)
-
         target.put_config_dict("ietf-system", {
             "system": {
                 "authentication": {
@@ -50,6 +48,10 @@
                 break
         assert user_found, f"User 'newuser01' not found"
 
+    with test.step("Verify user 'newuser01' can login with SSH"):
+        newssh = env.attach("target", "mgmt", "ssh", None, username, password)
+        util.until(lambda: newssh.run("ls").returncode == 0, attempts=200)
+
     with test.step("Delete user 'newuser01'"):
         target.delete_xpath(f"/ietf-system:system/authentication/user[name='{username}']")