diff --git a/consent/manager_test.go b/consent/manager_test.go
index aed1bc635cd..1dc79f64d51 100644
--- a/consent/manager_test.go
+++ b/consent/manager_test.go
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func TestManagers(t *testing.T) {
 				} {
 					t.Run("case=create-get-"+tc.s.ID, func(t *testing.T) {
 						_, err := m.GetAuthenticationSession(tc.s.ID)
-						require.Error(t, err)
+						require.EqualError(t, err, pkg.ErrNotFound.Error())
 
 						err = m.CreateAuthenticationSession(&tc.s)
 						require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/consent/strategy_default.go b/consent/strategy_default.go
index cc3b3012645..34da5a51c10 100644
--- a/consent/strategy_default.go
+++ b/consent/strategy_default.go
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ory/go-convenience/stringsx"
 	"github.com/ory/go-convenience/urlx"
 	"github.com/ory/hydra/pkg"
-	"github.com/ory/sqlcon"
 	"github.com/pborman/uuid"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ func (s *DefaultStrategy) requestAuthentication(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.R
 	}
 
 	session, err := s.M.GetAuthenticationSession(sessionID)
-	if errors.Cause(err) == sqlcon.ErrNoRows {
+	if errors.Cause(err) == pkg.ErrNotFound {
 		return s.forwardAuthenticationRequest(w, r, ar, "", time.Time{})
 	} else if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/consent/strategy_default_test.go b/consent/strategy_default_test.go
index f195c866f17..6027eebe290 100644
--- a/consent/strategy_default_test.go
+++ b/consent/strategy_default_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/gorilla/securecookie"
 	"github.com/gorilla/sessions"
 	"github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter"
 	"github.com/ory/fosite"
@@ -118,6 +119,11 @@ func TestStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 	persistentCJ := newCookieJar()
 	persistentCJ2 := newCookieJar()
 
+	nonexistentCJ, _ := cookiejar.New(&cookiejar.Options{})
+	apURL, _ := url.Parse(ap.URL)
+	encoded, _ := securecookie.EncodeMulti(cookieAuthenticationName, map[interface{}]interface{}{cookieAuthenticationSIDName: "i-do-not-exist"}, securecookie.CodecsFromPairs([]byte("dummy-secret-yay"))...)
+	nonexistentCJ.SetCookies(apURL, []*http.Cookie{{Name: cookieAuthenticationName, Value: encoded}})
+
 	for k, tc := range []struct {
 		setup                 func()
 		d                     string
@@ -960,6 +966,37 @@ func TestStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 			expectErrType:         []error{ErrAbortOAuth2Request, ErrAbortOAuth2Request, nil},
 			expectErr:             []bool{true, true, false},
 		},
+		{
+			d:   "This should require re-authentication because the session does not exist in the store",
+			req: fosite.AuthorizeRequest{ResponseTypes: fosite.Arguments{"token", "code", "id_token"}, Request: fosite.Request{Client: &client.Client{ID: "client-id"}, Scopes: []string{"scope-a"}}},
+			jar: nonexistentCJ,
+			lph: func(t *testing.T) func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+				return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+					rr, res, err := apiClient.GetLoginRequest(r.URL.Query().Get("login_challenge"))
+					require.NoError(t, err)
+					require.EqualValues(t, http.StatusOK, res.StatusCode)
+					assert.False(t, rr.Skip)
+					assert.Empty(t, "", rr.Subject)
+
+					v, res, err := apiClient.AcceptLoginRequest(r.URL.Query().Get("login_challenge"), swagger.AcceptLoginRequest{
+						Subject:  "foouser",
+						Remember: true,
+					})
+					require.NoError(t, err)
+					require.EqualValues(t, http.StatusOK, res.StatusCode)
+					http.Redirect(w, r, v.RedirectTo, http.StatusFound)
+				}
+			},
+			cph: func(t *testing.T) func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+				return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+					v, _, _ := apiClient.AcceptConsentRequest(r.URL.Query().Get("consent_challenge"), swagger.AcceptConsentRequest{GrantScope: []string{"scope-a"}})
+					http.Redirect(w, r, v.RedirectTo, http.StatusFound)
+				}
+			},
+			expectFinalStatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+			expectErrType:         []error{ErrAbortOAuth2Request, ErrAbortOAuth2Request, nil},
+			expectErr:             []bool{true, true, false},
+		},
 		{
 			d:           "This should fail because the user from the ID token does not match the user from the accept login request",
 			req:         fosite.AuthorizeRequest{ResponseTypes: fosite.Arguments{"token", "code", "id_token"}, Request: fosite.Request{Client: &client.Client{ID: "client-id"}, Scopes: []string{"scope-a"}}},