diff --git a/common/src/test/scala/org/neo4j/spark/service/AuthenticationTest.scala b/common/src/test/scala/org/neo4j/spark/service/AuthenticationTest.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b24cfd70e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/test/scala/org/neo4j/spark/service/AuthenticationTest.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package org.neo4j.spark.service
+
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor
+import org.neo4j.driver.AuthToken
+import org.neo4j.driver.Config
+import org.neo4j.driver.GraphDatabase
+import org.neo4j.spark.util.DriverCache
+import org.neo4j.spark.util.Neo4jOptions
+import org.powermock.api.mockito.PowerMockito
+import org.powermock.core.classloader.annotations.PrepareForTest
+import org.powermock.modules.junit4.PowerMockRunner
+import org.testcontainers.shaded.com.google.common.io.BaseEncoding
+
+import java.util
+import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
+import org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers._
+import org.mockito.Mockito.times
+
+@PrepareForTest(Array(classOf[GraphDatabase]))
+@RunWith(classOf[PowerMockRunner])
+class AuthenticationTest {
+
+  @Test
+  def testLdapConnectionToken(): Unit = {
+    val options = new util.HashMap[String, String]
+    options.put("url", "bolt://localhost:7687")
+    options.put("authentication.type", "custom")
+    options.put("authentication.custom.credentials", BaseEncoding.base64.encode("user:password".getBytes))
+    options.put("labels", "Person")
+
+    val argumentCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(classOf[AuthToken])
+    val neo4jOptions = new Neo4jOptions(options)
+    val neo4jDriverOptions = neo4jOptions.connection
+    val driverCache = new DriverCache(neo4jDriverOptions, "jobId")
+
+    PowerMockito.mockStatic(classOf[GraphDatabase])
+
+    driverCache.getOrCreate()
+
+    PowerMockito.verifyStatic(classOf[GraphDatabase], times(1))
+    GraphDatabase.driver(anyString, argumentCaptor.capture, any(classOf[Config]))
+
+    assertEquals(neo4jDriverOptions.toNeo4jAuth, argumentCaptor.getValue)
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/test-support/pom.xml b/test-support/pom.xml
index 942a6847d..e4f142f65 100644
--- a/test-support/pom.xml
+++ b/test-support/pom.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
         <version>4.0.0</version>
     </parent>
 
+    <properties>
+        <powermock.version>2.0.9</powermock.version>
+    </properties>
+
     <dependencies>
 
         <dependency>
@@ -49,6 +53,18 @@
             <version>2.12.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.powermock</groupId>
+            <artifactId>powermock-module-junit4</artifactId>
+            <version>${powermock.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.powermock</groupId>
+            <artifactId>powermock-api-mockito2</artifactId>
+            <version>${powermock.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+
     </dependencies>
 
 </project>
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