diff --git a/src/alert-unified-alert.c b/src/alert-unified-alert.c
index cd28082239..ec24d533de 100644
--- a/src/alert-unified-alert.c
+++ b/src/alert-unified-alert.c
@@ -331,6 +331,8 @@ static int AlertUnifiedAlertTestRotate01(void)
     void *data = NULL;
 
     lf = AlertUnifiedAlertInitCtx(NULL);
+    if (lf == NULL)
+        return 0;
     char *filename = strdup(lf->filename);
 
     memset(&tv, 0, sizeof(ThreadVars));
diff --git a/src/alert-unified-log.c b/src/alert-unified-log.c
index 46e8f9eec4..edc04ed4e2 100644
--- a/src/alert-unified-log.c
+++ b/src/alert-unified-log.c
@@ -349,6 +349,8 @@ static int AlertUnifiedLogTestRotate01(void)
     void *data = NULL;
 
     lf = AlertUnifiedLogInitCtx(NULL);
+    if (lf == NULL)
+        return 0;
     char *filename = strdup(lf->filename);
 
     memset(&tv, 0, sizeof(ThreadVars));
diff --git a/src/alert-unified2-alert.c b/src/alert-unified2-alert.c
index f436b2c64a..c826ffb56b 100644
--- a/src/alert-unified2-alert.c
+++ b/src/alert-unified2-alert.c
@@ -947,6 +947,8 @@ static int Unified2TestRotate01(void)
     void *data = NULL;
 
     lf = Unified2AlertInitCtx(NULL);
+    if (lf == NULL)
+        return 0;
     char *filename = strdup(lf->filename);
 
     memset(&tv, 0, sizeof(ThreadVars));