diff --git a/services/web/test/acceptance/coffee/ProjectInviteTests.coffee b/services/web/test/acceptance/coffee/ProjectInviteTests.coffee
index 83eb5ee81f..c65e788398 100644
--- a/services/web/test/acceptance/coffee/ProjectInviteTests.coffee
+++ b/services/web/test/acceptance/coffee/ProjectInviteTests.coffee
@@ -80,6 +80,26 @@ describe "ProjectInviteTests", ->
 					@link = CollaboratorsEmailHandler._buildInviteUrl(@fakeProject, @invite)
 					done()
 
+			it 'should not grant access if the user does not accept the invite', (done) ->
+				Async.series(
+					[
+						# go to the invite page
+						(cb) =>
+							followInviteLink @user, @link, (err, response, body) =>
+								expect(err).to.be.oneOf [null, undefined]
+								expect(response.statusCode).to.equal 200
+								expect(body).to.match new RegExp("<title>Project Invite - .*</title>")
+								cb()
+
+						# access the project page
+						(cb) =>
+							@user.openProject @invite.projectId, (err) =>
+								expect(err).to.be.instanceof Error
+								cb()
+
+					], done
+				)
+
 			it 'should allow the user to accept the invite and access the project', (done) ->
 				Async.series(
 					[
diff --git a/services/web/test/acceptance/coffee/helpers/User.coffee b/services/web/test/acceptance/coffee/helpers/User.coffee
index 3db946bea3..1d39e3cf92 100644
--- a/services/web/test/acceptance/coffee/helpers/User.coffee
+++ b/services/web/test/acceptance/coffee/helpers/User.coffee
@@ -73,7 +73,10 @@ class User
 		@request.get {
 			url: "/project/#{project_id}"
 		}, (error, response, body) ->
-			return callback(error) if error? or response.statusCode != 200
+			return callback(error) if error?
+			if response.statusCode != 200
+				err = new Error("Non-success response when opening project: #{response.statusCode}")
+				return callback(err)
 			callback(null)
 
 	addUserToProject: (project_id, email, privileges, callback = (error, user) ->) ->