diff --git a/test/e2e/sync_with_impersonate_test.go b/test/e2e/sync_with_impersonate_test.go
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+package e2e
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2/pkg/apis/application/v1alpha1"
+	. "github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2/pkg/apis/application/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2/test/e2e/fixture"
+	. "github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2/test/e2e/fixture/app"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
+	//corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	//rbac "k8s.io/api/rbac/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+)
+
+func TestSyncWithImpersonateFail(t *testing.T) {
+	projectName := "test-project-without-rbac"
+	_, err := fixture.AppClientset.ArgoprojV1alpha1().AppProjects(fixture.TestNamespace()).Create(context.Background(),
+		&AppProject{
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name:      projectName,
+				Namespace: fixture.TestNamespace(),
+			},
+			Spec: AppProjectSpec{
+				SourceRepos:      []string{"*"},
+				Destinations:     []v1alpha1.ApplicationDestination{{Namespace: "*", Server: "*"}},
+				SourceNamespaces: []string{"*"},
+			},
+		},
+		metav1.CreateOptions{})
+
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	Given(t).
+		Path("guestbook").
+		When().
+		SetParamInSettingConfigMap("application.sync.impersonation.enabled", "true").
+		CreateFromFile(func(app *Application) {
+			app.Spec.Project = projectName
+			app.Spec.SyncPolicy = &SyncPolicy{Automated: &SyncPolicyAutomated{}}
+		}).
+		Sync().
+		Then().
+		Expect(SyncStatusIs(SyncStatusCodeOutOfSync))
+
+}