diff --git a/test/testsecurefiledrop.cpp b/test/testsecurefiledrop.cpp
index 69f4a13d13b87..45d2c75e40f71 100644
--- a/test/testsecurefiledrop.cpp
+++ b/test/testsecurefiledrop.cpp
@@ -42,37 +42,43 @@ private slots:
         capabilities[QStringLiteral("end-to-end-encryption")] = QVariantMap{{QStringLiteral("enabled"), true}, {QStringLiteral("api-version"), "2.0"}};
 
         _account = Account::create();
-        QUrl url("http://example.de");
+        const QUrl url("http://example.de");
         _fakeQnam.reset(new FakeQNAM({}));
-        auto *cred = new FakeCredentials{_fakeQnam.data()};
+        const auto cred = new FakeCredentials{_fakeQnam.data()};
         cred->setUserName("test");
         _account->setCredentials(cred);
         _account->setUrl(url);
         _account->setCapabilities(capabilities);
 
+        QSslCertificate cert;
+        QSslKey publicKey;
+        QByteArray privateKey;
+
         {
             QFile e2eTestFakeCert(QStringLiteral("e2etestsfakecert.pem"));
-            if (e2eTestFakeCert.open(QFile::ReadOnly)) {
-                _account->e2e()->_certificate = QSslCertificate(e2eTestFakeCert.readAll());
-                e2eTestFakeCert.close();
-            }
+            QVERIFY(e2eTestFakeCert.open(QFile::ReadOnly));
+            cert = QSslCertificate(e2eTestFakeCert.readAll());
         }
         {
             QFile e2etestsfakecertpublickey(QStringLiteral("e2etestsfakecertpublickey.pem"));
-            if (e2etestsfakecertpublickey.open(QFile::ReadOnly)) {
-                _account->e2e()->_publicKey =
-                    QSslKey(e2etestsfakecertpublickey.readAll(), QSsl::KeyAlgorithm::Rsa, QSsl::EncodingFormat::Pem, QSsl::KeyType::PublicKey);
-                e2etestsfakecertpublickey.close();
-            }
+            QVERIFY(e2etestsfakecertpublickey.open(QFile::ReadOnly));
+            publicKey = QSslKey(e2etestsfakecertpublickey.readAll(), QSsl::KeyAlgorithm::Rsa, QSsl::EncodingFormat::Pem, QSsl::KeyType::PublicKey);
+            e2etestsfakecertpublickey.close();
         }
         {
             QFile e2etestsfakecertprivatekey(QStringLiteral("e2etestsfakecertprivatekey.pem"));
-            if (e2etestsfakecertprivatekey.open(QFile::ReadOnly)) {
-                _account->e2e()->_privateKey = e2etestsfakecertprivatekey.readAll();
-                e2etestsfakecertprivatekey.close();
-            }
+            QVERIFY(e2etestsfakecertprivatekey.open(QFile::ReadOnly));
+            privateKey = e2etestsfakecertprivatekey.readAll();
         }
 
+        QVERIFY(cert.isValid());
+        QVERIFY(!publicKey.isNull());
+        QVERIFY(!privateKey.isEmpty());
+
+        _account->e2e()->_certificate = cert;
+        _account->e2e()->_publicKey = publicKey;
+        _account->e2e()->_privateKey = privateKey;
+
         QScopedPointer<FolderMetadata> metadata(new FolderMetadata(_account, FolderMetadata::FolderType::Root));
         QSignalSpy metadataSetupCompleteSpy(metadata.data(), &FolderMetadata::setupComplete);
         metadataSetupCompleteSpy.wait();