diff --git a/authentik/core/auth.py b/authentik/core/auth.py
index a4ede1387d..c73a3802a5 100644
--- a/authentik/core/auth.py
+++ b/authentik/core/auth.py
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ class TokenBackend(InbuiltBackend):
         self, request: HttpRequest, username: Optional[str], password: Optional[str], **kwargs: Any
     ) -> Optional[User]:
         try:
+            # pylint: disable=no-member
             user = User._default_manager.get_by_natural_key(username)
+        # pylint: disable=no-member
         except User.DoesNotExist:
             # Run the default password hasher once to reduce the timing
             # difference between an existing and a nonexistent user (#20760).
diff --git a/authentik/core/tasks.py b/authentik/core/tasks.py
index 4d66aaa4f8..61ac773d6d 100644
--- a/authentik/core/tasks.py
+++ b/authentik/core/tasks.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ def clean_expired_models(self: SystemTask):
         messages.append(f"Expired {amount} {cls._meta.verbose_name_plural}")
     # Special case
     amount = 0
+    # pylint: disable=no-member
     for session in AuthenticatedSession.objects.all():
         cache_key = f"{KEY_PREFIX}{session.session_key}"
         value = None
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ def clean_expired_models(self: SystemTask):
             session.delete()
             amount += 1
     LOGGER.debug("Expired sessions", model=AuthenticatedSession, amount=amount)
+    # pylint: disable=no-member
     messages.append(f"Expired {amount} {AuthenticatedSession._meta.verbose_name_plural}")
     self.set_status(TaskStatus.SUCCESSFUL, *messages)
 
diff --git a/authentik/stages/authenticator_validate/stage.py b/authentik/stages/authenticator_validate/stage.py
index 10c3466c2d..f7f62a6d1b 100644
--- a/authentik/stages/authenticator_validate/stage.py
+++ b/authentik/stages/authenticator_validate/stage.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from authentik.core.api.utils import JSONDictField, PassiveSerializer
 from authentik.core.models import User
 from authentik.events.models import Event, EventAction
 from authentik.flows.challenge import ChallengeResponse, ChallengeTypes, WithUserInfoChallenge
-from authentik.flows.exceptions import FlowSkipStageException
+from authentik.flows.exceptions import FlowSkipStageException, StageInvalidException
 from authentik.flows.models import FlowDesignation, NotConfiguredAction, Stage
 from authentik.flows.planner import PLAN_CONTEXT_PENDING_USER
 from authentik.flows.stage import ChallengeStageView
@@ -154,6 +154,16 @@ class AuthenticatorValidateStageView(ChallengeStageView):
     def get_device_challenges(self) -> list[dict]:
         """Get a list of all device challenges applicable for the current stage"""
         challenges = []
+        pending_user = self.get_pending_user()
+        if pending_user.is_anonymous:
+            # We shouldn't get here without any kind of authentication data
+            raise StageInvalidException()
+        # When `pretend_user_exists` is enabled in the identification stage,
+        # `pending_user` will be a user model that isn't save to the DB
+        # hence it doesn't have a PK. In that case we just return an empty list of
+        # authenticators
+        if not pending_user.pk:
+            return []
         # Convert to a list to have usable log output instead of just <generator ...>
         user_devices = list(devices_for_user(self.get_pending_user()))
         self.logger.debug("Got devices for user", devices=user_devices)
diff --git a/authentik/stages/identification/stage.py b/authentik/stages/identification/stage.py
index f8d0928531..2e5de86f8b 100644
--- a/authentik/stages/identification/stage.py
+++ b/authentik/stages/identification/stage.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class IdentificationChallengeResponse(ChallengeResponse):
             if not current_stage.show_matched_user:
                 self.stage.executor.plan.context[PLAN_CONTEXT_PENDING_USER_IDENTIFIER] = uid_field
             # when `pretend` is enabled, continue regardless
-            if current_stage.pretend_user_exists:
+            if current_stage.pretend_user_exists and not current_stage.password_stage:
                 return attrs
             raise ValidationError("Failed to authenticate.")
         self.pre_user = pre_user
diff --git a/authentik/stages/identification/tests.py b/authentik/stages/identification/tests.py
index 469da0eae5..671d5aab6c 100644
--- a/authentik/stages/identification/tests.py
+++ b/authentik/stages/identification/tests.py
@@ -100,6 +100,42 @@ class TestIdentificationStage(FlowTestCase):
             user_fields=["email"],
         )
 
+    def test_invalid_with_password_pretend(self):
+        """Test with invalid email and invalid password in single step (with pretend_user_exists)"""
+        self.stage.pretend_user_exists = True
+        pw_stage = PasswordStage.objects.create(name="password", backends=[BACKEND_INBUILT])
+        self.stage.password_stage = pw_stage
+        self.stage.save()
+        form_data = {
+            "uid_field": self.user.email + "test",
+            "password": self.user.username + "test",
+        }
+        url = reverse("authentik_api:flow-executor", kwargs={"flow_slug": self.flow.slug})
+        response = self.client.post(url, form_data)
+        self.assertStageResponse(
+            response,
+            self.flow,
+            component="ak-stage-identification",
+            password_fields=True,
+            primary_action="Log in",
+            response_errors={
+                "non_field_errors": [{"code": "invalid", "string": "Failed to authenticate."}]
+            },
+            sources=[
+                {
+                    "challenge": {
+                        "component": "xak-flow-redirect",
+                        "to": "/source/oauth/login/test/",
+                        "type": ChallengeTypes.REDIRECT.value,
+                    },
+                    "icon_url": "/static/authentik/sources/default.svg",
+                    "name": "test",
+                }
+            ],
+            show_source_labels=False,
+            user_fields=["email"],
+        )
+
     def test_invalid_with_username(self):
         """Test invalid with username (user exists but stage only allows email)"""
         form_data = {"uid_field": self.user.username}