diff --git a/test/tasks/invoices/process_payments_test.rb b/test/tasks/invoices/process_payments_test.rb
index bd447be29..38c2e8fdc 100644
--- a/test/tasks/invoices/process_payments_test.rb
+++ b/test/tasks/invoices/process_payments_test.rb
@@ -82,6 +82,18 @@ class ProcessPaymentsTaskTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert payment_order.failed?
   end
 
+  def test_credits_registrar_account_without_invoice_beforehand
+    registrar = registrars(:bestnames)
+
+    assert_changes -> { registrar.accounts.first.balance } do
+      run_task
+    end
+
+    assert_changes -> { registrar.invoices.count } do
+      run_task
+    end
+  end
+
   def test_output
     assert_output "Transactions processed: 1\n" do
       run_task