diff --git a/security/keymint/aidl/vts/functional/VtsRemotelyProvisionedComponentTests.cpp b/security/keymint/aidl/vts/functional/VtsRemotelyProvisionedComponentTests.cpp
index 2e90e78..4341aa1 100644
--- a/security/keymint/aidl/vts/functional/VtsRemotelyProvisionedComponentTests.cpp
+++ b/security/keymint/aidl/vts/functional/VtsRemotelyProvisionedComponentTests.cpp
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@
 
     void generateTestEekChain(size_t eekLength) {
         auto chain = generateEekChain(rpcHardwareInfo.supportedEekCurve, eekLength, eekId_);
-        EXPECT_TRUE(chain) << chain.message();
+        ASSERT_TRUE(chain) << chain.message();
         if (chain) testEekChain_ = chain.moveValue();
         testEekLength_ = eekLength;
     }
@@ -669,7 +669,9 @@
 TEST_P(CertificateRequestTest, NonEmptyRequestCorruptMac_testMode) {
     bool testMode = true;
     generateKeys(testMode, 1 /* numKeys */);
-    MacedPublicKey keyWithCorruptMac = corrupt_maced_key(keysToSign_[0]).moveValue();
+    auto result = corrupt_maced_key(keysToSign_[0]);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(result) << result.moveMessage();
+    MacedPublicKey keyWithCorruptMac = result.moveValue();
 
     bytevec keysToSignMac;
     DeviceInfo deviceInfo;
@@ -688,7 +690,9 @@
 TEST_P(CertificateRequestTest, NonEmptyRequestCorruptMac_prodMode) {
     bool testMode = false;
     generateKeys(testMode, 1 /* numKeys */);
-    MacedPublicKey keyWithCorruptMac = corrupt_maced_key(keysToSign_[0]).moveValue();
+    auto result = corrupt_maced_key(keysToSign_[0]);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(result) << result.moveMessage();
+    MacedPublicKey keyWithCorruptMac = result.moveValue();
 
     bytevec keysToSignMac;
     DeviceInfo deviceInfo;
diff --git a/security/keymint/support/remote_prov_utils.cpp b/security/keymint/support/remote_prov_utils.cpp
index 0776282..5ff33db 100644
--- a/security/keymint/support/remote_prov_utils.cpp
+++ b/security/keymint/support/remote_prov_utils.cpp
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
     bytevec prev_priv_key;
     for (size_t i = 0; i < length - 1; ++i) {
         auto keyPair = generateKeyPair(supportedEekCurve, false);
-        if (!keyPair) keyPair.moveMessage();
+        if (!keyPair) return keyPair.moveMessage();
         auto [pub_key, priv_key] = keyPair.moveValue();
 
         // The first signing key is self-signed.
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
         prev_priv_key = priv_key;
     }
     auto keyPair = generateKeyPair(supportedEekCurve, true);
-    if (!keyPair) keyPair.moveMessage();
+    if (!keyPair) return keyPair.moveMessage();
     auto [pub_key, priv_key] = keyPair.moveValue();
 
     auto coseKey = constructCoseKey(supportedEekCurve, eekId, pub_key);