diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/shield/authc/support/Hasher.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/shield/authc/support/Hasher.java
index 19066bcf21f..4090ad8cdc2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/shield/authc/support/Hasher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/shield/authc/support/Hasher.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public enum Hasher {
     private static final String BCRYPT_PREFIX_Y = "$2y$";
     private static final String SHA1_PREFIX = "{SHA}";
     private static final String PLAIN_PREFIX = "{plain}";
-    private static final boolean CRYPT_SUPPORTED = !OsUtils.WINDOWS;
+    static final boolean CRYPT_SUPPORTED = !OsUtils.WINDOWS;
 
     public static Hasher resolve(String name, Hasher defaultHasher) {
         if (name == null) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/shield/authc/support/HasherTests.java b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/shield/authc/support/HasherTests.java
index 4a78b36910e..7a3f626047d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/shield/authc/support/HasherTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/shield/authc/support/HasherTests.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 package org.elasticsearch.shield.authc.support;
 
+import org.elasticsearch.common.os.OsUtils;
 import org.elasticsearch.test.ElasticsearchTestCase;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -20,7 +21,11 @@ public class HasherTests extends ElasticsearchTestCase {
         assertTrue(hasher.verify(passwd, "$2a$05$zxnP0vdREMxnEpkLCDI2OuSaSk/QEKA2.A42iOpI6U2u.RLLOWm1e".toCharArray()));
         assertTrue(hasher.verify(passwd, "$2a$10$FMhmFjwU5.qxQ/BsEciS9OqcJVkFMgXMo4uH5CelOR1j4N9zIv67e".toCharArray()));
         assertTrue(hasher.verify(passwd, "$apr1$R3DdqiAZ$aljIkaIVPSarmDMlJUBBP.".toCharArray()));
-        assertTrue(hasher.verify(passwd, "hsP1PYSLsEEvs".toCharArray()));
+        if (!Hasher.CRYPT_SUPPORTED) {
+            assertTrue(hasher.verify(passwd, "test123".toCharArray()));
+        } else {
+            assertTrue(hasher.verify(passwd, "hsP1PYSLsEEvs".toCharArray()));
+        }
         assertTrue(hasher.verify(passwd, "{plain}test123".toCharArray()));
         assertTrue(hasher.verify(passwd, "{SHA}cojt0Pw//L6ToM8G41aOKFIWh7w=".toCharArray()));
     }