diff --git a/src/login/pam-module.c b/src/login/pam-module.c
index 2486fa5..150fd33 100644
--- a/src/login/pam-module.c
+++ b/src/login/pam-module.c
@@ -553,6 +553,9 @@ _public_ PAM_EXTERN int pam_sm_open_session(
                 r = PAM_SESSION_ERR;
                 goto finish;
         }
+        pam_syslog(handle, LOG_ERR, "Simulating an error condition");
+        r = PAM_SESSION_ERR;
+        goto finish;
 
         if (debug)
                 pam_syslog(handle, LOG_DEBUG, "Reply from logind: "