diff --git a/test/TileQueueTests.cpp b/test/TileQueueTests.cpp
index cc7b8c78eb85..9e7543ad391d 100644
--- a/test/TileQueueTests.cpp
+++ b/test/TileQueueTests.cpp
@@ -286,14 +286,17 @@ void TileQueueTests::testSenderQueue()
 
     LOK_ASSERT_EQUAL_STR(true, queue.dequeue(item));
     LOK_ASSERT_EQUAL(static_cast<size_t>(2), queue.size());
+    LOK_ASSERT(item);
     LOK_ASSERT_EQUAL(messages[0], std::string(item->data().data(), item->data().size()));
 
     LOK_ASSERT_EQUAL_STR(true, queue.dequeue(item));
     LOK_ASSERT_EQUAL(static_cast<size_t>(1), queue.size());
+    LOK_ASSERT(item);
     LOK_ASSERT_EQUAL(messages[1], std::string(item->data().data(), item->data().size()));
 
     LOK_ASSERT_EQUAL_STR(true, queue.dequeue(item));
     LOK_ASSERT_EQUAL(static_cast<size_t>(0), queue.size());
+    LOK_ASSERT(item);
     LOK_ASSERT_EQUAL(messages[2], std::string(item->data().data(), item->data().size()));
 
     LOK_ASSERT_EQUAL(static_cast<size_t>(0), queue.size());
@@ -345,6 +348,8 @@ void TileQueueTests::testSenderQueueTileDeduplication()
     LOK_ASSERT_EQUAL(static_cast<size_t>(1), queue.size());
     LOK_ASSERT_EQUAL_STR(true, queue.dequeue(item));
 
+    LOK_ASSERT(item);
+
     // The last one should persist.
     LOK_ASSERT_EQUAL(dup_messages[2], std::string(item->data().data(), item->data().size()));
 
@@ -379,14 +384,17 @@ void TileQueueTests::testInvalidateViewCursorDeduplication()
 
     LOK_ASSERT_EQUAL_STR(true, queue.dequeue(item));
     LOK_ASSERT_EQUAL(static_cast<size_t>(2), queue.size());
+    LOK_ASSERT(item);
     LOK_ASSERT_EQUAL(view_messages[0], std::string(item->data().data(), item->data().size()));
 
     LOK_ASSERT_EQUAL_STR(true, queue.dequeue(item));
     LOK_ASSERT_EQUAL(static_cast<size_t>(1), queue.size());
+    LOK_ASSERT(item);
     LOK_ASSERT_EQUAL(view_messages[1], std::string(item->data().data(), item->data().size()));
 
     LOK_ASSERT_EQUAL_STR(true, queue.dequeue(item));
     LOK_ASSERT_EQUAL(static_cast<size_t>(0), queue.size());
+    LOK_ASSERT(item);
     LOK_ASSERT_EQUAL(view_messages[2], std::string(item->data().data(), item->data().size()));
 
     LOK_ASSERT_EQUAL(static_cast<size_t>(0), queue.size());
diff --git a/test/lokassert.hpp b/test/lokassert.hpp
index 2379705f22b4..8b1208c803f3 100644
--- a/test/lokassert.hpp
+++ b/test/lokassert.hpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ std::string inline lokFormatAssertEq(const char* expected_name, const std::strin
     return oss.str();
 }
 
-#ifdef LOK_ABORT_ON_ASSERTION
+#if defined(LOK_ABORT_ON_ASSERTION) || defined(__COVERITY__)
 #define LOK_ASSERT_IMPL(X) assert(X);
 #else
 #define LOK_ASSERT_IMPL(X)
@@ -115,8 +115,7 @@ inline constexpr bool failed() { return false; }
         using namespace test::detail;                                                              \
         if (!failed())                                                                             \
         {                                                                                          \
-            auto&& cond##__LINE__ = !!(condition);                                                 \
-            if (!cond##__LINE__)                                                                   \
+            if (!(condition))                                                                      \
             {                                                                                      \
                 std::ostringstream oss##__LINE__;                                                  \
                 oss##__LINE__ << message;                                                          \
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ inline constexpr bool failed() { return false; }
                 TST_LOG("ERROR: Assertion failure: "                                               \
                         << (msg##__LINE__.empty() ? "" : msg##__LINE__ + ". ")                     \
                         << "Condition: " << (#condition));                                         \
-                LOK_ASSERT_IMPL(cond##__LINE__);                                                   \
+                LOK_ASSERT_IMPL(!#condition); /* NOLINT(misc-static-assert) */                     \
                 CPPUNIT_ASSERT_MESSAGE((msg##__LINE__), condition);                                \
             }                                                                                      \
             else if (!silent)                                                                      \