diff --git a/tests/acceptance/CreateNewWordPressUserCest.php b/tests/acceptance/CreateNewWordPressUserCest.php
index b78d2e515a..685c9a515c 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/CreateNewWordPressUserCest.php
+++ b/tests/acceptance/CreateNewWordPressUserCest.php
@@ -15,18 +15,44 @@ class CreateNewWordPressUserCest {
   }
 
   public function sendConfirmationEmail(\AcceptanceTester $i) {
-    $i->wantTo('Create a new wordpress user and check if the confirmation email is sent');
+    $i->wantTo('Create a new WP user and check if the confirmation email is sent and if user is subscribed properly');
     $this->settings->withConfirmationEmailEnabled();
     $this->settings->withSubscribeOnRegisterEnabled();
+    $wordpressUsers = 'WordPress Users';
+    $secondListName = 'Newsletter mailing list';
+    $emailTitle = 'Confirm your subscription';
 
-    //create a wp user with wp role subscriber
-    $i->cli(['user', 'create', 'narwhal', 'standardtest@example.com', '--role=subscriber']);
-    $i->checkEmailWasReceived('Confirm your subscription');
-    $i->click(Locator::contains('span.subject', 'Confirm your subscription'));
+    // add additional list in settings
+    $i->login();
+    $i->amOnMailpoetPage('Settings');
+    $i->waitForText('Settings');
+    $i->selectOptionInSelect2($secondListName);
+    $i->click('[data-automation-id="settings-submit-button"]'); //save settings
+
+    // create a wp user via registration
+    $i->logOut();
+    $i->amOnUrl(\AcceptanceTester::WP_URL . '/wp-login.php?action=register');
+    $i->fillField('#user_login', 'newuser');
+    $i->fillField('#user_email', 'newuser@test.com');
+    $i->click('#mailpoet_subscribe_on_register');
+    $i->click('Register');
+
+    // check email was received and confirm subscribing to both lists
+    $i->checkEmailWasReceived($emailTitle);
+    $i->click(Locator::contains('span.subject', $emailTitle));
     $i->switchToIframe('#preview-html');
     $i->click('I confirm my subscription!');
     $i->switchToNextTab();
-    $i->see('You have subscribed');
+    $i->see('You have subscribed to:' * $wordpressUsers * ', ' * $secondListName);
     $i->seeNoJSErrors();
+
+    // check if user is assigned to second list
+    $i->amOnUrl(\AcceptanceTester::WP_URL . '/wp-admin');
+    $i->login();
+    $i->amOnMailpoetPage('Subscribers');
+    $i->waitForText('Subscribers');
+    $i->clickItemRowActionByItemName('newuser@test.com', 'Edit');
+    $i->waitForText('Subscribed');
+    $i->seeSelectedInSelect2($secondListName);
   }
 }