diff --git a/components/tools/OmeroPy/test/integration/gatewaytest/test_connection.py b/components/tools/OmeroPy/test/integration/gatewaytest/test_connection.py
index dd2ecb71ce5..d9550607a6d 100644
--- a/components/tools/OmeroPy/test/integration/gatewaytest/test_connection.py
+++ b/components/tools/OmeroPy/test/integration/gatewaytest/test_connection.py
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ def testConnectUsingClient(self, gatewaywrapper):
         client = omero.client()
         client.createSession(user, password)
         with BlitzGateway(client_obj=client) as conn:
-            assert client.connect(), "Cannot be connected"
+            assert conn.connect(), "Should be connected"
 
     def testConnectUsingClientNoSessionWithIdentity(self, gatewaywrapper):
         gatewaywrapper.loginAsAdmin()
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ def testConnectUsingClientNoSessionWithIdentity(self, gatewaywrapper):
         client = omero.client()
         with BlitzGateway(client_obj=client) as conn:
             conn.setIdentity(user, password)
-            assert client.connect(), "Cannot be connected"
+            assert conn.connect(), "Should be connected"
 
     def testConnectUsingClientSessionWithoutIdentity(self, gatewaywrapper):
         gatewaywrapper.loginAsAdmin()
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ def testConnectUsingClientSessionWithoutIdentity(self, gatewaywrapper):
 
         client = omero.client()
         with BlitzGateway(client_obj=client) as conn:
-            assert client.connect() == False
+            assert conn.connect() == False
 
     def testSessionId(self, gatewaywrapper):
         gatewaywrapper.loginAsAdmin()
@@ -281,3 +281,20 @@ def testSessionId(self, gatewaywrapper):
         sid = client.getSessionId()
         with BlitzGateway(client_obj=client) as conn:
            assert sid == conn.getSession().getUuid().val
+
+
+    def testConnectWithSessionId(self, gatewaywrapper):
+        gatewaywrapper.loginAsAdmin()
+        username = "connect_withsession_test_user"
+        password = "foobar"
+        connect_test_user = dbhelpers.UserEntry(
+            username, password, firstname='User',
+            lastname='connect_withsession')
+        chmod_test_user.create(gatewaywrapper.gateway, dbhelpers.ROOT.passwd)
+        gatewaywrapper.doDisconnect()
+
+        client = omero.client()
+        client.createSession(user, password)
+        sid = client.getSessionId()
+        with BlitzGateway(client_obj=client) as conn:
+          assert conn.connect(sUuid=sid), "Should be connected"