diff --git a/tests/console/sssd_389ds_functional.pm b/tests/console/sssd_389ds_functional.pm
index db433c05213c..321bcd9477c1 100644
--- a/tests/console/sssd_389ds_functional.pm
+++ b/tests/console/sssd_389ds_functional.pm
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ no warnings 'experimental::signatures';
 sub install_dependencies($container_engine) {
     zypper_call("in sudo nscd") unless (is_tumbleweed || is_sle('>=16'));
     install_package("sssd sssd-ldap openldap2-client sshpass $container_engine", trup_reboot => 1);
+    record_info('bsc#1259250', 'Checking if sssd.conf is present after fresh install');
+    my $sssd_path = ((is_sle('>=16.0') || is_tumbleweed) ? "/usr/etc/sssd/sssd.conf" : "/etc/sssd/sssd.conf");
+    assert_script_run("test -f $sssd_path", fail_message => "bsc#1259250 sssd.conf is not present after fresh install");
     systemctl("enable --now $container_engine") if ($container_engine eq "docker");
     return $container_engine;
 }