diff --git a/autotests/themetest.cpp b/autotests/themetest.cpp
index 0cb8342ef..70fd56acf 100644
--- a/autotests/themetest.cpp
+++ b/autotests/themetest.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ void ThemeTest::loadSvgIcon()
         iconPath = iconTheme->iconPath(QLatin1String("konversation.svg"), 48, KIconLoader::MatchBest);
     }
 
+    QVERIFY(iconTheme);
+    QVERIFY(iconTheme->isValid());
+    QVERIFY2(QFile::exists(iconPath), qPrintable(iconPath));
     m_svg->setImagePath(iconPath);
     QVERIFY(m_svg->isValid());