diff --git a/test/t-lvcreate-usage.sh b/test/t-lvcreate-usage.sh
index d947023ce..741351dc5 100755
--- a/test/t-lvcreate-usage.sh
+++ b/test/t-lvcreate-usage.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ vgcreate -cn $vg $devs
 lvcreate -n $lv -l 4 $vg 
 not lvcreate -n $lv -l 4 $vg
 lvremove -ff $vg/$lv
+# try to remove it again - should fail (but not segfault)
+not lvremove -ff $vg/$lv
 
 # "lvcreate rejects a negative stripe_size"
 not lvcreate -L 64M -n $lv -i2 --stripesize -4 $vg 2>err;
diff --git a/test/t-pvremove-usage.sh b/test/t-pvremove-usage.sh
index 412dccd48..1a5eee96d 100755
--- a/test/t-pvremove-usage.sh
+++ b/test/t-pvremove-usage.sh
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ pvcreate $dev1
 pvcreate --metadatacopies 0 $dev2
 pvcreate --metadatacopies 2 $dev3
 
-# check pvremove fails when bogus pv given
-not pvremove $dev2 bogus
-
 # failing, but still removing everything what can be removed
 # is somewhat odd as default, what do we have -f for?
 pvs | not grep $dev2
@@ -32,6 +29,8 @@ for mdacp in 0 1 2; do
     # check pvremove truly wipes the label (pvscan wont find) (---metadatacopies $mdacp)
     pvcreate --metadatacopies $mdacp $dev3
     pvremove $dev3
+    # try to remove agail - should fail cleanly
+    not pvremove $dev3
     pvscan | not grep $dev3
 
 	# bz179473 refuse to wipe non-PV device without -f
diff --git a/test/t-vgcreate-usage.sh b/test/t-vgcreate-usage.sh
index f1b49eb49..1a3f83428 100755
--- a/test/t-vgcreate-usage.sh
+++ b/test/t-vgcreate-usage.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ pvcreate --metadatacopies 0 $dev3
 vgcreate $vg --physicalextentsize 8.00M $dev1 $dev2 
 check_vg_field_ $vg vg_extent_size 8.00M 
 vgremove $vg
+# try vgck and to remove it again - should fail (but not segfault)
+not vgremove $vg
+not vgck $vg
 
 #COMM 'vgcreate accepts smaller (128) maxlogicalvolumes for VG'
 vgcreate $vg --maxlogicalvolumes 128 $dev1 $dev2