diff --git a/tests/infrastructure/abri/test_abri_client.py b/tests/infrastructure/abri/test_abri_client.py
index 2b232455c..ab9452cb2 100644
--- a/tests/infrastructure/abri/test_abri_client.py
+++ b/tests/infrastructure/abri/test_abri_client.py
@@ -172,3 +172,22 @@ def test_log_job_raises_retriable_parse_error_on_a_malformed_response_body(
     # Act / Assert
     with pytest.raises(AbriResponseParseError):
         client.log_job(_spec_example_request())
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "body",
+    [
+        b"<Root><Jobs></Jobs></Root>",
+        b"<response><success>true</success></response>",
+        b"<unexpected />",
+    ],
+)
+def test_log_job_raises_retriable_parse_error_on_an_unexpectedly_shaped_response(
+    client: AbriClient, mock_session: MagicMock, body: bytes
+) -> None:
+    # Arrange
+    mock_session.post.return_value.content = body
+
+    # Act / Assert
+    with pytest.raises(AbriResponseParseError):
+        client.log_job(_spec_example_request())