diff --git a/identitymanager.cpp b/identitymanager.cpp
index bd8220dd..303ac29e 100644
--- a/identitymanager.cpp
+++ b/identitymanager.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ IdentityManager::IdentityManager(QDir directory)
     BIO_free(biokey);
     BIO_free(biocert);
 
+    // Ensure we can actually consume the keys we just wrote
+    assert(!QSslCertificate(m_CachedPemCert).isNull());
+    assert(!QSslKey(m_CachedPrivateKey, QSsl::Rsa).isNull());
+
     qDebug() << "Wrote new identity credentials to disk";
 }
 
diff --git a/nvpairingmanager.cpp b/nvpairingmanager.cpp
index 5947df47..91a12baf 100644
--- a/nvpairingmanager.cpp
+++ b/nvpairingmanager.cpp
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ NvPairingManager::NvPairingManager(QString address, IdentityManager im) :
     bio = BIO_new_mem_buf(pk.data(), -1);
     THROW_BAD_ALLOC_IF_NULL(bio);
 
-    PEM_read_bio_PrivateKey(bio, &m_PrivateKey, nullptr, nullptr);
+    m_PrivateKey = PEM_read_bio_PrivateKey(bio, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
     BIO_free_all(bio);
-    if (m_Cert == nullptr)
+    if (m_PrivateKey == nullptr)
     {
         throw new std::runtime_error("Unable to load private key");
     }