diff --git a/Koha/Config.pm b/Koha/Config.pm
index eb0671dc2e..f3308c76a7 100644
--- a/Koha/Config.pm
+++ b/Koha/Config.pm
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ sub _read_from_dom_node {
             delete $subconfig->{id};
         } else {
             my @keys = keys %$subconfig;
-            if (1 == scalar @keys && $keys[0] eq 'content') {
+            if (!$node->hasAttributes() && 1 == scalar @keys && $keys[0] eq 'content') {
                 # An element with no attributes and no child elements becomes its text content
                 $subconfig = $subconfig->{content};
             } elsif (0 == scalar @keys) {
diff --git a/t/Koha/Config.t b/t/Koha/Config.t
index 1bc54dbe94..3f933212c8 100755
--- a/t/Koha/Config.t
+++ b/t/Koha/Config.t
@@ -131,6 +131,15 @@ subtest 'read_from_file() tests' => sub {
                 }
             },
             'useshibboleth' => '0',
+            'shibboleth' => {
+                'autocreate' => '1',
+                'matchpoint' => 'userid',
+                'mapping' => {
+                    'userid' => { 'is' => 'uid' },
+                    'branchcode' => { 'content' => 'MAIN', 'is' => 'MAIN' },
+                    'categorycode' => { 'content' => 'STAFF' },
+                },
+            },
             'zebra_lockdir' => '/home/koha/var/lock/zebradb',
             'lockdir' => '__LOCK_DIR__',
             'use_zebra_facets' => '1',
diff --git a/t/data/koha-conf.xml b/t/data/koha-conf.xml
index a2b66fb49f..1accab3c20 100644
--- a/t/data/koha-conf.xml
+++ b/t/data/koha-conf.xml
@@ -111,6 +111,15 @@
   </mapping>
  </ldapserver>
  <useshibboleth>0</useshibboleth><!-- see C4::Auth_with_shibboleth for extra configs you must do to turn this on -->
+ <shibboleth>
+  <autocreate>1</autocreate>
+  <matchpoint>userid</matchpoint> <!-- koha borrowers field to match against for authentication -->
+  <mapping>
+    <userid is="uid"></userid> <!-- mapping between koha borrowers field and shibboleth attribute name. AD FS should use eppn instead of uid. -->
+    <branchcode content="MAIN" is="MAIN"></branchcode>
+    <categorycode content="STAFF"></categorycode>
+  </mapping>
+ </shibboleth>
  <zebra_lockdir>/home/koha/var/lock/zebradb</zebra_lockdir>
  <lockdir>__LOCK_DIR__</lockdir>
  <use_zebra_facets>1</use_zebra_facets>