diff --git a/cmd/garm-cli/cmd/github_credentials.go b/cmd/garm-cli/cmd/github_credentials.go
index ca345332..d328f5ee 100644
--- a/cmd/garm-cli/cmd/github_credentials.go
+++ b/cmd/garm-cli/cmd/github_credentials.go
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"encoding/pem"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
@@ -258,20 +260,20 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func parsePrivateKeyFromPath(path string) ([]byte, error) {
-	// if _, err := os.Stat(path); err != nil {
-	// 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("private key file not found: %s", credentialsPrivateKeyPath)
-	// }
+	if _, err := os.Stat(path); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("private key file not found: %s", credentialsPrivateKeyPath)
+	}
 	keyContents, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read private key file: %w", err)
 	}
-	// pemBlock, _ := pem.Decode(keyContents)
-	// if pemBlock == nil {
-	// 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to decode PEM block")
-	// }
-	// if _, err := x509.ParsePKCS1PrivateKey(pemBlock.Bytes); err != nil {
-	// 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse private key: %w", err)
-	// }
+	pemBlock, _ := pem.Decode(keyContents)
+	if pemBlock == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to decode PEM block")
+	}
+	if _, err := x509.ParsePKCS1PrivateKey(pemBlock.Bytes); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse private key: %w", err)
+	}
 	return keyContents, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/test/integration/e2e/credentials.go b/test/integration/e2e/credentials.go
index 2ca027c5..67e1d35c 100644
--- a/test/integration/e2e/credentials.go
+++ b/test/integration/e2e/credentials.go
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func TestGithubCredentialsFailWhenEndpointDoesntExist() {
 	slog.Info("Testing error when endpoint doesn't exist")
 	createCredsParams := params.CreateGithubCredentialsParams{
 		Name:        dummyCredentialsName,
-		Endpoint:    defaultEndpointName,
+		Endpoint:    "iDontExist.example.com",
 		Description: "GARM test credentials",
 		AuthType:    params.GithubAuthTypePAT,
 		PAT: params.GithubPAT{