diff --git a/src/restic/backend/test/tests.go b/src/restic/backend/test/tests.go
index 32288f7ab..fb51bf99d 100644
--- a/src/restic/backend/test/tests.go
+++ b/src/restic/backend/test/tests.go
@@ -253,31 +253,41 @@ func TestLoad(t testing.TB) {
 		buf, err := ioutil.ReadAll(rd)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("Load(%d, %d) ReadAll() returned unexpected error: %+v", l, o, err)
-			rd.Close()
+			if err = rd.Close(); err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Load(%d, %d) rd.Close() returned error: %+v", err)
+			}
 			continue
 		}
 
 		if l == 0 && len(buf) != len(d) {
 			t.Errorf("Load(%d, %d) wrong number of bytes read: want %d, got %d", l, o, len(d), len(buf))
-			rd.Close()
+			if err = rd.Close(); err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Load(%d, %d) rd.Close() returned error: %+v", err)
+			}
 			continue
 		}
 
 		if l > 0 && l <= len(d) && len(buf) != l {
 			t.Errorf("Load(%d, %d) wrong number of bytes read: want %d, got %d", l, o, l, len(buf))
-			rd.Close()
+			if err = rd.Close(); err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Load(%d, %d) rd.Close() returned error: %+v", err)
+			}
 			continue
 		}
 
 		if l > len(d) && len(buf) != len(d) {
 			t.Errorf("Load(%d, %d) wrong number of bytes read for overlong read: want %d, got %d", l, o, l, len(buf))
-			rd.Close()
+			if err = rd.Close(); err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Load(%d, %d) rd.Close() returned error: %+v", err)
+			}
 			continue
 		}
 
 		if !bytes.Equal(buf, d) {
 			t.Errorf("Load(%d, %d) returned wrong bytes", l, o)
-			rd.Close()
+			if err = rd.Close(); err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Load(%d, %d) rd.Close() returned error: %+v", err)
+			}
 			continue
 		}