diff --git a/test_runner/regress/test_ddl_forwarding.py b/test_runner/regress/test_ddl_forwarding.py
index 01aeb88bca5c..7174487e686b 100644
--- a/test_runner/regress/test_ddl_forwarding.py
+++ b/test_runner/regress/test_ddl_forwarding.py
@@ -248,8 +248,15 @@ def test_ddl_forwarding(ddl: DdlForwardingContext):
     # We don't have compute_ctl, so here, so create neon_superuser here manually
     cur.execute("CREATE ROLE neon_superuser NOLOGIN CREATEDB CREATEROLE")
 
-    with pytest.raises(psycopg2.InternalError):
-        cur.execute("ALTER ROLE neon_superuser LOGIN")
+    # Contrary to popular belief, being superman does not make you superuser
+    cur.execute("CREATE ROLE superman LOGIN NOSUPERUSER PASSWORD 'jungle_man'")
+
+    with ddl.pg.cursor(user="superman", password="jungle_man") as superman_cur:
+        # We allow real SUPERUSERs to ALTER neon_superuser
+        with pytest.raises(psycopg2.InternalError):
+            superman_cur.execute("ALTER ROLE neon_superuser LOGIN")
+
+    cur.execute("ALTER ROLE neon_superuser LOGIN")
 
     with pytest.raises(psycopg2.InternalError):
         cur.execute("CREATE DATABASE trololobus WITH OWNER neon_superuser")