diff --git a/recipes/authentik/tests_authentik/conftest.py b/recipes/authentik/tests_authentik/conftest.py
index 6542c21..5922893 100644
--- a/recipes/authentik/tests_authentik/conftest.py
+++ b/recipes/authentik/tests_authentik/conftest.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-from typing import Generator
+import os
+import re
+from typing import Callable, Generator
 
 import pytest
-from playwright.sync_api import APIRequestContext, Playwright
+from playwright.sync_api import APIRequestContext, BrowserContext, Playwright, TimeoutError
 
-from pytest_abra import DirManager
+from pytest_abra import BaseUrl, DirManager
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
@@ -15,3 +17,29 @@ def api_request_context(
     request_context = playwright.request.new_context(storage_state=state_file)
     yield request_context
     request_context.dispose()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def check_if_user_exists() -> Callable[[BrowserContext, dict[str, str], BaseUrl], bool]:
+    """This is actually a normal function supplied as a fixture. This is because normal imports from tests_authentik is difficult.
+    tests_authentik is not part of the python environment, so
+    from ... import function
+    will most likely fail. However, pytest handles the loading of fixtures from conftest.py automatically, hence we use that to load functions too."""
+
+    def inner_check_if_user_exists(admin_context: BrowserContext, env_config: dict[str, str], URL: BaseUrl) -> bool:
+        # go to admin page
+        page = admin_context.new_page()
+        page.goto(URL.get())
+        page.get_by_role("link", name="Admin Interface").click()
+        nav = page.locator("ak-sidebar-item", has_text=re.compile(r"Directory|Verzeichnis"))
+        nav.click()
+        nav.get_by_role("link", name=re.compile(r"Users|Benutzer")).click()
+
+        user = page.get_by_text(os.environ["TEST_USER"])
+        try:
+            user.wait_for(state="visible", timeout=5_000)
+            return True
+        except TimeoutError:
+            return False
+
+    return inner_check_if_user_exists
diff --git a/recipes/authentik/tests_authentik/setup_authentik.py b/recipes/authentik/tests_authentik/setup_authentik.py
index 0881307..b66b41d 100644
--- a/recipes/authentik/tests_authentik/setup_authentik.py
+++ b/recipes/authentik/tests_authentik/setup_authentik.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import json
 import os
 import re
 
-from playwright.sync_api import BrowserContext, TimeoutError, expect
+from playwright.sync_api import BrowserContext, expect
 
 from pytest_abra import BaseUrl, DirManager
 
@@ -32,23 +32,6 @@ def setup_admin_state(context: BrowserContext, env_config: dict[str, str], DIR:
     context.storage_state(path=DIR.STATES / "authentik_admin_state.json")
 
 
-def check_if_user_exists(admin_context: BrowserContext, env_config: dict[str, str], URL: BaseUrl):
-    # go to admin page
-    page = admin_context.new_page()
-    page.goto(URL.get())
-    page.get_by_role("link", name="Admin Interface").click()
-    nav = page.locator("ak-sidebar-item", has_text=re.compile(r"Directory|Verzeichnis"))
-    nav.click()
-    nav.get_by_role("link", name=re.compile(r"Users|Benutzer")).click()
-
-    user = page.get_by_text(TEST_USER)
-    try:
-        user.wait_for(state="visible", timeout=5_000)
-        return True
-    except TimeoutError:
-        return False
-
-
 def create_invite_link(admin_context: BrowserContext, env_config: dict[str, str], URL: BaseUrl):
     # go to admin page
     page = admin_context.new_page()
@@ -99,7 +82,9 @@ def create_user(user_context: BrowserContext, invitelink):
     expect(page.locator("ak-library")).to_be_visible()
 
 
-def setup_user_state(context: BrowserContext, env_config: dict[str, str], DIR: DirManager, URL: BaseUrl):
+def setup_user_state(
+    context: BrowserContext, env_config: dict[str, str], DIR: DirManager, URL: BaseUrl, check_if_user_exists
+):
     # load admin cookies to context
     state_file = DIR.STATES / "authentik_admin_state.json"
     storage_state = json.loads(state_file.read_bytes())