diff --git a/test/core/security/create_jwt.c b/test/core/security/create_jwt.c
index 3c36b767d30..65468bc0ed2 100644
--- a/test/core/security/create_jwt.c
+++ b/test/core/security/create_jwt.c
@@ -45,13 +45,10 @@
 void create_jwt(const char *json_key_file_path, const char *service_url,
                 const char *scope) {
   grpc_auth_json_key key;
-  int ok = 0;
   char *jwt;
-  gpr_slice json_key_data = gpr_load_file(json_key_file_path, 1, &ok);
-  if (!ok) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Could not read %s.\n", json_key_file_path);
-    exit(1);
-  }
+  gpr_slice json_key_data;
+  GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_LOG_IF_ERROR(
+      "load_file", gpr_load_file(json_key_file_path, 1, &json_key_data)));
   key = grpc_auth_json_key_create_from_string(
       (const char *)GPR_SLICE_START_PTR(json_key_data));
   gpr_slice_unref(json_key_data);
diff --git a/test/core/security/fetch_oauth2.c b/test/core/security/fetch_oauth2.c
index 2a102fb139b..d970ff9c498 100644
--- a/test/core/security/fetch_oauth2.c
+++ b/test/core/security/fetch_oauth2.c
@@ -48,13 +48,10 @@
 
 static grpc_call_credentials *create_refresh_token_creds(
     const char *json_refresh_token_file_path) {
-  int success;
-  gpr_slice refresh_token =
-      gpr_load_file(json_refresh_token_file_path, 1, &success);
-  if (!success) {
-    gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "Could not read file %s.", json_refresh_token_file_path);
-    exit(1);
-  }
+  gpr_slice refresh_token;
+  GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_LOG_IF_ERROR(
+      "load_file",
+      gpr_load_file(json_refresh_token_file_path, 1, &refresh_token)));
   return grpc_google_refresh_token_credentials_create(
       (const char *)GPR_SLICE_START_PTR(refresh_token), NULL);
 }