diff --git a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/ApplicationContextTest.java b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/ApplicationContextTest.java
index 899c526c..cd872f7f 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/ApplicationContextTest.java
+++ b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/ApplicationContextTest.java
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 package org.raddatz.familienarchiv;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
 import org.springframework.boot.testcontainers.service.connection.ServiceConnection;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ActiveProfiles;
 import org.springframework.test.context.bean.override.mockito.MockitoBean;
 import org.testcontainers.containers.PostgreSQLContainer;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.S3Client;
 
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
 @SpringBootTest(webEnvironment = SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment.NONE)
 @ActiveProfiles("test")
 @Import(PostgresContainerConfig.class)
@@ -17,9 +21,18 @@ class ApplicationContextTest {
     @MockitoBean
     S3Client s3Client;
 
+    @Autowired
+    ApplicationContext ctx;
+
     @Test
     void contextLoads() {
         // verifies that the Spring context starts successfully with all beans wired,
         // Flyway migrations applied, and no configuration errors
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void sentry_auto_configuration_is_excluded_from_context() {
+        // SentryAutoConfiguration crashes on Spring Boot 4/SF7 — must stay excluded (see #580)
+        assertThat(ctx.containsBean("sentryAutoConfiguration")).isFalse();
+    }
 }