diff --git a/tests/test_reports_accrual.py b/tests/test_reports_accrual.py
index deb3553834a968839cdf7238990db84ebd7b3ffe..3dbf154ec6c3350c1d75551d9130fcd7435b8423 100644
--- a/tests/test_reports_accrual.py
+++ b/tests/test_reports_accrual.py
@@ -566,6 +566,46 @@ def test_outgoing_report_multi_invoice(accrual_postings, caplog):
     }}
     assert 'payment-method:' not in output.getvalue()
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('arg', [
+    'usd ach',
+    '  eur  wire',
+    'cad   vendorportal  ',
+    ' gbp check ',
+])
+def test_outgoing_report_good_payment_method(caplog, accrual_postings, arg):
+    rt_id = 'rt:40'
+    meta = {'rt-id': rt_id, 'invoice': 'rt:40/100', 'payment-method': arg}
+    txn = testutil.Transaction(postings=[
+        ('Liabilities:Payable:Accounts', -100, meta),
+    ])
+    rt_client = RTClient()
+    run_outgoing(rt_id, data.Posting.from_txn(txn), rt_client)
+    assert not caplog.records
+    cf_values = rt_client.edits[rt_id[3:]]['CF_payment-method'].split()
+    assert cf_values[0] == arg.split()[0].upper()
+    assert len(cf_values) > 1
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('arg', [
+    '',
+    'usd',
+    'usd nonexistent',
+    'check',
+    'us check',
+])
+def test_outgoing_report_bad_payment_method(caplog, accrual_postings, arg):
+    rt_id = 'rt:40'
+    meta = {'rt-id': rt_id, 'invoice': 'rt:40/100', 'payment-method': arg}
+    txn = testutil.Transaction(postings=[
+        ('Liabilities:Payable:Accounts', -100, meta),
+    ])
+    rt_client = RTClient()
+    run_outgoing(rt_id, data.Posting.from_txn(txn), rt_client)
+    assert caplog.records
+    for log in caplog.records:
+        assert log.levelname == 'WARNING'
+        assert log.message.startswith(f'cannot set payment-method for {rt_id}: ')
+    assert 'CF_payment-method' not in rt_client.edits[rt_id[3:]]
+
 def test_outgoing_report_without_rt_id(accrual_postings, caplog):
     invoice = 'rt://ticket/515/attachments/5150'
     related = accruals_by_meta(