diff --git a/frappe/tests/test_email.py b/frappe/tests/test_email.py
index 788fe1e476..dedb3ab5b0 100644
--- a/frappe/tests/test_email.py
+++ b/frappe/tests/test_email.py
@@ -315,18 +315,24 @@ class TestEmail(IntegrationTestCase):
 		target_user = "testimpersonate@example.com"
 		frappe.db.delete("Email Queue Recipient", {"recipient": target_user})  # sanity
 		if not frappe.db.exists("User", target_user):
-			frappe.get_doc({"doctype": "User", "email": target_user, "first_name": "Target"}).insert(
-				ignore_permissions=True
-			)
-		reason = "Testing Security Alert"
-		impersonate(user=target_user, reason=reason)
-		self.assertEqual(frappe.session.user, target_user)  # test if impersonation worked
-		self.assertTrue(frappe.db.exists("Activity Log", {"user": target_user, "operation": "Impersonate"}))
-		email_queued = frappe.db.exists(
-			"Email Queue Recipient", {"recipient": target_user, "status": "Not Sent"}
-		)
-		self.assertTrue(email_queued, f"Impersonation email was not queued for {target_user}")
+			frappe.get_doc(
+				{"doctype": "User", "email": target_user, "first_name": "Target", "enabled": 1}
+			).insert(ignore_permissions=True)
 
+		with (
+			patch("frappe.sendmail") as mocked_sendmail,
+			patch("frappe.local.login_manager", create=True) as mocked_lm,
+		):
+			reason = "Testing Security Alert"
+			impersonate(user=target_user, reason=reason)
+
+			self.assertTrue(mocked_sendmail.called)
+			_, kwargs = mocked_sendmail.call_args
+			self.assertIn(target_user, kwargs.get("recipients"))
+			self.assertIn(reason, kwargs.get("content"))
+			mocked_lm.impersonate.assert_called_with(target_user)
+
+		# Cleanup
 		frappe.db.delete("User", {"email": target_user})