diff --git a/authentik/stages/authenticator_validate/stage.py b/authentik/stages/authenticator_validate/stage.py
index 35cf6a6fc..f81db5c24 100644
--- a/authentik/stages/authenticator_validate/stage.py
+++ b/authentik/stages/authenticator_validate/stage.py
@@ -377,9 +377,7 @@ class AuthenticatorValidateStageView(ChallengeStageView):
     def challenge_valid(self, response: AuthenticatorValidationChallengeResponse) -> HttpResponse:
         # All validation is done by the serializer
         user = self.executor.plan.context.get(PLAN_CONTEXT_PENDING_USER)
-        if not user:
-            if "webauthn" not in response.data:
-                return self.executor.stage_invalid()
+        if not user and "webauthn" in response.data:
             webauthn_device: WebAuthnDevice = response.device
             self.logger.debug("Set user from user-less flow", user=webauthn_device.user)
             self.executor.plan.context[PLAN_CONTEXT_PENDING_USER] = webauthn_device.user
diff --git a/authentik/stages/authenticator_validate/tests/test_stage.py b/authentik/stages/authenticator_validate/tests/test_stage.py
index 4dc8170d6..df111993d 100644
--- a/authentik/stages/authenticator_validate/tests/test_stage.py
+++ b/authentik/stages/authenticator_validate/tests/test_stage.py
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
 """Test validator stage"""
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
 from django.contrib.sessions.middleware import SessionMiddleware
 from django.test.client import RequestFactory
 from django.urls.base import reverse
 from rest_framework.exceptions import ValidationError
 
 from authentik.core.tests.utils import create_test_admin_user, create_test_flow
-from authentik.flows.models import FlowStageBinding, NotConfiguredAction
+from authentik.flows.models import FlowDesignation, FlowStageBinding, NotConfiguredAction
+from authentik.flows.planner import FlowPlan
 from authentik.flows.stage import StageView
 from authentik.flows.tests import FlowTestCase
-from authentik.flows.views.executor import FlowExecutorView
-from authentik.lib.generators import generate_id
+from authentik.flows.views.executor import SESSION_KEY_PLAN, FlowExecutorView
+from authentik.lib.generators import generate_id, generate_key
 from authentik.lib.tests.utils import dummy_get_response
+from authentik.stages.authenticator_duo.models import AuthenticatorDuoStage, DuoDevice
 from authentik.stages.authenticator_validate.api import AuthenticatorValidateStageSerializer
-from authentik.stages.authenticator_validate.models import AuthenticatorValidateStage
+from authentik.stages.authenticator_validate.models import AuthenticatorValidateStage, DeviceClasses
 from authentik.stages.authenticator_validate.stage import (
     SESSION_KEY_DEVICE_CHALLENGES,
     AuthenticatorValidationChallengeResponse,
@@ -115,3 +119,57 @@ class AuthenticatorValidateStageTests(FlowTestCase):
                 "device_uid": "1",
             }
         )
+
+    @patch(
+        "authentik.stages.authenticator_duo.models.AuthenticatorDuoStage.auth_client",
+        MagicMock(
+            return_value=MagicMock(
+                auth=MagicMock(
+                    return_value={
+                        "result": "allow",
+                        "status": "allow",
+                        "status_msg": "Success. Logging you in...",
+                    }
+                )
+            )
+        ),
+    )
+    def test_non_authentication_flow(self):
+        """Test full in an authorization flow (no pending user)"""
+        self.client.force_login(self.user)
+        duo_stage = AuthenticatorDuoStage.objects.create(
+            name=generate_id(),
+            client_id=generate_id(),
+            client_secret=generate_key(),
+            api_hostname="",
+        )
+        duo_device = DuoDevice.objects.create(
+            user=self.user,
+            stage=duo_stage,
+        )
+
+        flow = create_test_flow(FlowDesignation.AUTHORIZATION)
+        stage = AuthenticatorValidateStage.objects.create(
+            name=generate_id(),
+            device_classes=[DeviceClasses.DUO],
+        )
+
+        plan = FlowPlan(flow_pk=flow.pk.hex)
+        plan.append(FlowStageBinding.objects.create(target=flow, stage=stage, order=2))
+        session = self.client.session
+        session[SESSION_KEY_PLAN] = plan
+        session.save()
+
+        response = self.client.get(
+            reverse("authentik_api:flow-executor", kwargs={"flow_slug": flow.slug}),
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+        response = self.client.post(
+            reverse("authentik_api:flow-executor", kwargs={"flow_slug": flow.slug}),
+            {"duo": duo_device.pk},
+            follow=True,
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertStageRedirects(response, reverse("authentik_core:root-redirect"))