diff --git a/tests/client/torture_scp.c b/tests/client/torture_scp.c
index 2784157c..8f080af3 100644
--- a/tests/client/torture_scp.c
+++ b/tests/client/torture_scp.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static void torture_scp_upload(void **state)
     char expected_a[BUF_SIZE];
     char buf[BUF_SIZE];
     FILE *file = NULL;
-
+    size_t len = 0;
     int rc;
 
     assert_non_null(state);
@@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ static void torture_scp_upload(void **state)
     file = fopen(buf, "r");
     assert_non_null(file);
 
-    fread(buf, BUF_SIZE, 1, file);
+    len = fread(buf, BUF_SIZE, 1, file);
+    assert_int_equal(len, 1);
     assert_memory_equal(buf, expected_a, BUF_SIZE);
 
     fclose(file);
@@ -218,8 +219,8 @@ static void torture_scp_upload_recursive(void **state)
 
     char expected_b[BUF_SIZE];
     char buf[BUF_SIZE];
-
     FILE *file = NULL;
+    size_t len = 0;
 
     int rc;
 
@@ -273,7 +274,8 @@ static void torture_scp_upload_recursive(void **state)
     file = fopen(buf, "r");
     assert_non_null(file);
 
-    fread(buf, BUF_SIZE, 1, file);
+    len = fread(buf, BUF_SIZE, 1, file);
+    assert_int_equal(len, 1);
     assert_memory_equal(buf, expected_b, BUF_SIZE);
 
     fclose(file);
@@ -480,7 +482,7 @@ static void torture_scp_upload_newline(void **state)
     FILE *file = NULL;
 
     char buf[1024];
-
+    char *rs = NULL;
     int rc;
 
     assert_non_null(state);
@@ -531,7 +533,8 @@ static void torture_scp_upload_newline(void **state)
     file = fopen(buf, "r");
     assert_non_null(file);
 
-    fgets(buf, 1024, file);
+    rs = fgets(buf, 1024, file);
+    assert_non_null(rs);
     assert_string_equal(buf, "original");
 
     fclose(file);