diff --git a/tests/gss/check-context.in b/tests/gss/check-context.in
index ef28edc59..1adf518fd 100644
--- a/tests/gss/check-context.in
+++ b/tests/gss/check-context.in
@@ -105,56 +105,74 @@ exitcode=0
 echo "Getting client initial tickets"
 ${kinit} --password-file=${objdir}/foopassword user1@${R} || exitcode=1
 
+echo "======test unreadable/non existant keytab and its error message"
+${context} --mech-type=krb5 host@lucid.test.h5l.se || \
+	{ exitcode=1 ; echo "test failed"; }
+chmod 0 ${keytabfile}
+echo "checking non readable keytabfile"
+${context} --mech-type=krb5 host@lucid.test.h5l.se  > test_context.log 2>&1&& \
+	{ exitcode=1 ; echo "test failed"; }
+grep ${keytabfile} test_context.log > /dev/null || \
+	{ exitcode=1 ; echo "test failed"; }
+chmod 600 ${keytabfile}
+echo "checking non existant keytabfile"
+mv ${keytabfile} ${keytabfile}.no
+${context} --mech-type=krb5 host@lucid.test.h5l.se  > test_context.log 2>&1&& \
+	{ exitcode=1 ; echo "test failed"; }
+grep ${keytabfile} test_context.log > /dev/null || \
+	{ exitcode=1 ; echo "test failed"; }
+mv ${keytabfile}.no ${keytabfile}
+
 echo "======test naming combinations"
 echo "plain"
 ${context} --name-type=hostbased-service host@lucid.test.h5l.se || \
-	{ exitcode=1 ; echo test failed; }
+	{ exitcode=1 ; echo "test failed"; }
 echo "plain (krb5)"
 ${context} --name-type=krb5-principal-name host/lucid.test.h5l.se@${R} || \
-	{ exitcode=1 ; echo test failed; }
+	{ exitcode=1 ; echo "test failed"; }
 echo "plain (krb5 realmless)"
 ${context} --name-type=krb5-principal-name host/lucid.test.h5l.se || \
-	{ exitcode=1 ; echo test failed; }
+	{ exitcode=1 ; echo "test failed"; }
 echo "dns canon on (long name) OFF, need dns_wrapper"
 #${context} --dns-canon host@lucid.test.h5l.se || \
-#	{ exitcode=1 ; echo test failed; }
+#	{ exitcode=1 ; echo "test failed"; }
 echo "dns canon off (long name)"
 ${context} --no-dns-canon host@lucid.test.h5l.se || \
-	{ exitcode=1 ; echo test failed; }
+	{ exitcode=1 ; echo "test failed"; }
 echo "dns canon off (short name)"
 ${context} --no-dns-canon host@lucid || \
-	{ exitcode=1 ; echo test failed; }
+	{ exitcode=1 ; echo "test failed"; }
 echo "dns canon off (short name, krb5)"
 ${context}  --no-dns-canon --name-type=krb5-principal-name host/lucid@${R} || \
-	{ exitcode=1 ; echo test failed; }
+	{ exitcode=1 ; echo "test failed"; }
 echo "dns canon off (short name, krb5)"
 ${context}  --no-dns-canon --name-type=krb5-principal-name host/lucid || \
-	{ exitcode=1 ; echo test failed; }
+	{ exitcode=1 ; echo "test failed"; }
 
 echo "======test context building"
 for mech in krb5 spnego ; do
 	echo "${mech} no-mutual"
 	${context} --mech-type=${mech} \
 	    --name-type=hostbased-service host@lucid.test.h5l.se || \
-		{ exitcode=1 ; echo test failed; }
+		{ exitcode=1 ; echo "test failed"; }
 
 	echo "${mech} mutual"
 	${context} --mech-type=${mech} \
 	    --mutual \
 	    --name-type=hostbased-service host@lucid.test.h5l.se || \
-		{ exitcode=1 ; echo test failed; }
+		{ exitcode=1 ; echo "test failed"; }
 
 	echo "${mech} delegate"
 	${context} --mech-type=${mech} \
 	    --delegate \
 	    --name-type=hostbased-service host@lucid.test.h5l.se || \
-		{ exitcode=1 ; echo test failed; }
+		{ exitcode=1 ; echo "test failed"; }
 
 	echo "${mech} mutual delegate"
 	${context} --mech-type=${mech} \
 	    --mutual --delegate \
 	    --name-type=hostbased-service host@lucid.test.h5l.se || \
-		{ exitcode=1 ; echo test failed; }
+		{ exitcode=1 ; echo "test failed"; }
 done
 
 #add spnego !
@@ -167,7 +185,7 @@ for mech in krb5 ; do
 	    --mutual \
 	    --dce-style \
 	    --name-type=hostbased-service host@lucid.test.h5l.se || \
-	    { exitcode=1 ; echo test failed; }
+	    { exitcode=1 ; echo "test failed"; }
 
 done
 
@@ -175,7 +193,7 @@ done
 #${context}  --mech-type=sasl-digest-md5 \
 #    --name-type=hostbased-service \
 #    host@lucid.test.h5l.se || \
-#	{ exitcode=1 ; echo test failed; }
+#	{ exitcode=1 ; echo "test failed"; }
 
 
 trap "" EXIT