diff --git a/contrib/ruby/test/auth_test.rb b/contrib/ruby/test/auth_test.rb
index 24f677e1..cace938c 100644
--- a/contrib/ruby/test/auth_test.rb
+++ b/contrib/ruby/test/auth_test.rb
@@ -2,15 +2,22 @@
 
 class AuthTest < TrilogyTest
   def test_cleartext_auth_plugin
-    client = new_tcp_client username: "cleartext_user", password: "password", enable_cleartext_plugin: true
+    client = new_tcp_client(username: "cleartext_user", password: "password", enable_cleartext_plugin: true)
     refute_nil client
   ensure
     ensure_closed client
   end
 
   def test_cleartext_auth_plugin_disabled
-    assert_raises Trilogy::AuthPluginError do
-      new_tcp_client username: "cleartext_user", password: "password"
+    assert_raises(Trilogy::AuthPluginError) do
+      new_tcp_client(username: "cleartext_user", password: "password")
     end
   end
+
+  def test_mysql_native_password
+    client = new_tcp_client(username: "native", password: "")
+    refute_nil client
+  ensure
+    ensure_closed client
+  end
 end