diff --git a/authentik/flows/stage.py b/authentik/flows/stage.py
index 18ffc15e8aae..e110c63f2216 100644
--- a/authentik/flows/stage.py
+++ b/authentik/flows/stage.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth.models import AnonymousUser
 from django.http import HttpRequest
 from django.http.request import QueryDict
@@ -224,6 +225,14 @@ def challenge_invalid(self, response: ChallengeResponse) -> HttpResponse:
                 full_errors[field].append(field_error)
         challenge_response.initial_data["response_errors"] = full_errors
         if not challenge_response.is_valid():
+            if settings.TEST:
+                raise StageInvalidException(
+                    (
+                        f"Invalid challenge response: \n\t{challenge_response.errors}"
+                        f"\n\nValidated data:\n\t {challenge_response.data}"
+                        f"\n\nInitial data:\n\t {challenge_response.initial_data}"
+                    ),
+                )
             self.logger.error(
                 "f(ch): invalid challenge response",
                 errors=challenge_response.errors,
diff --git a/authentik/stages/authenticator_validate/stage.py b/authentik/stages/authenticator_validate/stage.py
index bde76d37db40..01d69b4386d1 100644
--- a/authentik/stages/authenticator_validate/stage.py
+++ b/authentik/stages/authenticator_validate/stage.py
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ def get_challenge(self) -> AuthenticatorValidationChallenge:
             serializer = SelectableStageSerializer(
                 data={
                     "pk": stage.pk,
-                    "name": getattr(stage, "friendly_name", stage.name),
+                    "name": getattr(stage, "friendly_name", stage.name) or stage.name,
                     "verbose_name": str(stage._meta.verbose_name)
                     .replace("Setup Stage", "")
                     .strip(),
diff --git a/authentik/stages/authenticator_validate/tests/test_stage.py b/authentik/stages/authenticator_validate/tests/test_stage.py
index 82a2f5132251..438149a92aac 100644
--- a/authentik/stages/authenticator_validate/tests/test_stage.py
+++ b/authentik/stages/authenticator_validate/tests/test_stage.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 from django.test.client import RequestFactory
 from django.urls.base import reverse
+from django.utils.timezone import now
 
 from authentik.core.tests.utils import create_test_admin_user, create_test_flow
 from authentik.flows.models import FlowDesignation, FlowStageBinding, NotConfiguredAction
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@
 from authentik.lib.generators import generate_id, generate_key
 from authentik.stages.authenticator_duo.models import AuthenticatorDuoStage, DuoDevice
 from authentik.stages.authenticator_static.models import AuthenticatorStaticStage
+from authentik.stages.authenticator_totp.models import AuthenticatorTOTPStage, TOTPDigits
 from authentik.stages.authenticator_validate.api import AuthenticatorValidateStageSerializer
 from authentik.stages.authenticator_validate.models import AuthenticatorValidateStage, DeviceClasses
 from authentik.stages.authenticator_validate.stage import PLAN_CONTEXT_DEVICE_CHALLENGES
@@ -76,8 +78,8 @@ def test_not_configured_action_multiple(self):
         conf_stage = AuthenticatorStaticStage.objects.create(
             name=generate_id(),
         )
-        conf_stage2 = AuthenticatorStaticStage.objects.create(
-            name=generate_id(),
+        conf_stage2 = AuthenticatorTOTPStage.objects.create(
+            name=generate_id(), digits=TOTPDigits.SIX
         )
         stage = AuthenticatorValidateStage.objects.create(
             name=generate_id(),
@@ -153,10 +155,14 @@ def test_validate_selected_challenge(self):
             {
                 "device_class": "static",
                 "device_uid": "1",
+                "challenge": {},
+                "last_used": now(),
             },
             {
                 "device_class": "totp",
                 "device_uid": "2",
+                "challenge": {},
+                "last_used": now(),
             },
         ]
         session[SESSION_KEY_PLAN] = plan
diff --git a/authentik/stages/identification/stage.py b/authentik/stages/identification/stage.py
index a588fa0d576a..e8841bcd58e0 100644
--- a/authentik/stages/identification/stage.py
+++ b/authentik/stages/identification/stage.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 from authentik.flows.planner import PLAN_CONTEXT_PENDING_USER
 from authentik.flows.stage import PLAN_CONTEXT_PENDING_USER_IDENTIFIER, ChallengeStageView
 from authentik.flows.views.executor import SESSION_KEY_APPLICATION_PRE, SESSION_KEY_GET
+from authentik.lib.avatars import DEFAULT_AVATAR
 from authentik.lib.utils.reflection import all_subclasses
 from authentik.lib.utils.urls import reverse_with_qs
 from authentik.root.middleware import ClientIPMiddleware
@@ -224,6 +225,8 @@ def get_challenge(self) -> Challenge:
                         "js_url": current_stage.captcha_stage.js_url,
                         "site_key": current_stage.captcha_stage.public_key,
                         "interactive": current_stage.captcha_stage.interactive,
+                        "pending_user": "",
+                        "pending_user_avatar": DEFAULT_AVATAR,
                     }
                     if current_stage.captcha_stage
                     else None