diff --git a/functional_tests/support/interface.py b/functional_tests/support/interface.py
index 54fff5573..8c4ebcf03 100644
--- a/functional_tests/support/interface.py
+++ b/functional_tests/support/interface.py
@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ def delete_user(browser, name):
 
 def is_user(browser, name):
     nav_to_module(browser, 'users')
-    return browser.is_text_present(name)
+    edit_link = browser.find_link_by_href('/plinth/sys/users/' + name +
+                                          '/edit/')
+    return bool(edit_link)
 
 
 def create_admin_account(browser, username, password):