diff --git a/auth/privkey_test.go b/auth/privkey_test.go
index 6897342bd13a68d1eaabaa9e55c61760cdb48364..29264d0c714bcae795e7eef7787b1f0ad5e8328f 100644
--- a/auth/privkey_test.go
+++ b/auth/privkey_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ func TestGeneratePrivateKey(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	if !testing.Short() {
-		GeneratePrivateKey(4096)
+		_, err = GeneratePrivateKey(4096)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
 	}
 }