diff --git a/osmoutils/store_helper_test.go b/osmoutils/store_helper_test.go
index e601663778c..c5ce97bcd38 100644
--- a/osmoutils/store_helper_test.go
+++ b/osmoutils/store_helper_test.go
@@ -893,7 +893,9 @@ func (s *TestSuite) TestGetIfFound() {
 				s.Require().Equal(found, tc.expectFound)
 				if tc.expectErr {
 					s.Require().Error(err)
-				} else {
+				} 
+				// make sure found by key & Unmarshal successfully
+				if !tc.expectErr && tc.expectFound {
 					s.Require().Equal(expectedValue.String(), tc.actualResultProto.String())
 				}
 			}