diff --git a/src/lib/middleware/api-token-middleware.test.ts b/src/lib/middleware/api-token-middleware.test.ts
index 79ec88d729..4aecd1d287 100644
--- a/src/lib/middleware/api-token-middleware.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/middleware/api-token-middleware.test.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,28 @@ test('should not add user if unknown token', async () => {
     expect(req.user).toBeFalsy();
 });
 
+test('should not make database query when provided PAT format', async () => {
+    const apiTokenService = {
+        getUserForToken: jest.fn(),
+    };
+
+    const func = apiTokenMiddleware(config, { apiTokenService });
+
+    const cb = jest.fn();
+
+    const req = {
+        header: jest.fn().mockReturnValue('user:asdkjsdhg3'),
+        user: undefined,
+    };
+
+    await func(req, undefined, cb);
+
+    expect(apiTokenService.getUserForToken).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(req.header).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(cb).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(req.user).toBeFalsy();
+});
+
 test('should add user if known token', async () => {
     const apiUser = new ApiUser({
         username: 'default',