diff --git a/context/context_test.go b/context/context_test.go
index 678ef103..89e8a96d 100644
--- a/context/context_test.go
+++ b/context/context_test.go
@@ -124,3 +124,28 @@ func (s *AptlyContextSuite) TestGetPublishedStorageJFrogMissing(c *C) {
 		FatalErrorPanicMatches,
 		&FatalError{ReturnCode: 1, Message: "published JFrog storage missing not configured"})
 }
+
+func (s *AptlyContextSuite) TestGetPublishedStorageJFrogInitError(c *C) {
+	prevConfig := utils.Config
+	defer func() { utils.Config = prevConfig }()
+
+	s.context.configLoaded = true
+	utils.Config.JFrogPublishRoots = map[string]utils.JFrogPublishRoot{
+		"broken": {
+			Repository: "aptly-repo",
+			Url:        "ssh://example.local/artifactory",
+		},
+	}
+
+	defer func() {
+		obtained := recover()
+		c.Assert(obtained, NotNil)
+
+		fatalErr, ok := obtained.(*FatalError)
+		c.Assert(ok, Equals, true)
+		c.Check(fatalErr.ReturnCode, Equals, 1)
+		c.Check(fatalErr.Message, Matches, `error creating jfrog manager: .*`)
+	}()
+
+	s.context.GetPublishedStorage("jfrog:broken")
+}