diff --git a/test/e2e/pull_test.go b/test/e2e/pull_test.go
index 326a2f2452..ec4c192fdf 100644
--- a/test/e2e/pull_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/pull_test.go
@@ -611,6 +611,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman pull", func() {
 
 			session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"push", "-q", "--encryption-key", "jwe:" + publicKeyFileName, "--tls-verify=false", "--remove-signatures", ALPINE, imgPath})
 			session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+			Expect(session).Should(ExitCleanly())
 
 			session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"rmi", ALPINE})
 			session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
diff --git a/test/e2e/run_test.go b/test/e2e/run_test.go
index 34d4ef99e3..cfb81aa2d9 100644
--- a/test/e2e/run_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/run_test.go
@@ -2176,6 +2176,8 @@ WORKDIR /madethis`, BB)
 		imgPath := "localhost:5006/my-alpine-podman-run-and-decrypt"
 		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"push", "--encryption-key", "jwe:" + publicKeyFileName, "--tls-verify=false", "--remove-signatures", ALPINE, imgPath})
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
+		Expect(session.ErrorToString()).To(ContainSubstring("Writing manifest to image destination"))
 
 		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"rmi", ALPINE})
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()