diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index caaada2..43a7196 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ History
 * Update quickstart guide.
 * Update instructions to contribute to the project.
 * Add ``DJCL`` namespace to all related settings.
+* MoneroAddressBackend is now executed when more parameters are added to the
+  ``authenticate`` function.
 
 0.0.1 (2019-11-25)
 ++++++++++++++++++
diff --git a/django_cryptolock/backends.py b/django_cryptolock/backends.py
index cc022a4..4465072 100644
--- a/django_cryptolock/backends.py
+++ b/django_cryptolock/backends.py
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ User = get_user_model()
 class MoneroAddressBackend(ModelBackend):
     """Custom Monero-Cryptolock authentication backend."""
 
-    def authenticate(self, request, address=None, challenge=None, signature=None):
+    def authenticate(
+        self, request, address=None, challenge=None, signature=None, **kwargs
+    ):
         """Validates the provided signature for the given address and challenge.
 
         This method currently relies on Wallet RPC access to verify the signature,
@@ -29,7 +31,6 @@ class MoneroAddressBackend(ModelBackend):
         )
         if not stored_address:
             return None
-
         try:
             is_valid = verify_signature(address, challenge, signature)
         except JSONRPCException:
diff --git a/tests/test_backends.py b/tests/test_backends.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9b1c46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_backends.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+from django.contrib.auth import authenticate
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
+from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
+
+import pytest
+from model_mommy import mommy
+
+from django_cryptolock.models import Address
+
+VALID_ADDRESS = "46fYuhPAdsxMbEeMg97LhSbFPamdiCw7C6b19VEcZSmV6xboWFZuZQ9MTbj1wLszhUExHi63CMtsWjDTrRDqegZiPVebgYq"
+User = get_user_model()
+
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.django_db
+
+DUMMY_CREDS = {"username": "test", "password": "insecure"}
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def existing_user():
+    return User.objects.create_user(**DUMMY_CREDS)
+
+
+def test_monero_backend_receives_insuficient_data(existing_user):
+    user = authenticate(MagicMock(), username="test")
+    assert user is None
+
+
+def test_monero_backend_lets_the_next_backend_to_be_used(existing_user):
+    user = authenticate(MagicMock(), **DUMMY_CREDS)
+    assert user is not None
+
+
+def test_monero_backend_does_not_find_address(existing_user):
+    user = authenticate(
+        MagicMock(), address=VALID_ADDRESS, challeng="1", signature="somesig"
+    )
+    assert user is None
+
+
+def test_monero_backend_cannot_connect_to_RPC(existing_user):
+    mommy.make(Address, address=VALID_ADDRESS, user=existing_user)
+
+    user = authenticate(
+        MagicMock(),
+        address=VALID_ADDRESS,
+        challenge="1",
+        signature="invalid sig",
+        **DUMMY_CREDS
+    )
+
+    assert user is None
+
+
+def test_monero_backend_invalid_signature(existing_user):
+    mommy.make(Address, address=VALID_ADDRESS, user=existing_user)
+
+    with patch("django_cryptolock.backends.verify_signature") as verify_mock:
+        verify_mock.return_value = False
+        user = authenticate(
+            MagicMock(), address=VALID_ADDRESS, challenge="1", signature="invalid sig"
+        )
+
+    assert user is None
+
+
+def test_monero_backed_valid_signature(existing_user):
+    mommy.make(Address, address=VALID_ADDRESS, user=existing_user)
+
+    with patch("django_cryptolock.backends.verify_signature") as verify_mock:
+        verify_mock.return_value = True
+        user = authenticate(
+            MagicMock(), address=VALID_ADDRESS, challenge="1", signature="valid sig"
+        )
+
+    assert user == existing_user