diff --git a/tests/compute/requests/aws/key_pair_tests.rb b/tests/compute/requests/aws/key_pair_tests.rb
index a2e171daa..655f00920 100644
--- a/tests/compute/requests/aws/key_pair_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/compute/requests/aws/key_pair_tests.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ Shindo.tests('AWS::Compute | key pair requests', ['aws']) do
     @public_key_material = 'ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEA1SL+kgze8tvSFW6Tyj3RyZc9iFVQDiCKzjgwn2tS7hyWxaiDhjfY2mBYSZwFdKN+ZdsXDJL4CPutUg4DKoQneVgIC1zuXrlpPbaT0Btu2aFd4qNfJ85PBrOtw2GrWZ1kcIgzZ1mMbQt6i1vhsySD2FEj+5kGHouNxQpI5dFR5K+nGgcTLFGnzb/MPRBk136GVnuuYfJ2I4va/chstThoP8UwnoapRHcBpwTIfbmmL91BsRVqjXZEUT73nxpxFeXXidYwhHio+5dXwE0aM/783B/3cPG6FVoxrBvjoNpQpAcEyjtRh9lpwHZtSEW47WNzpIW3PhbQ8j4MryznqF1Rhw=='
 
     tests("#create_key_pair('#{@key_pair_name}')").formats(@keypair_format.merge({'keyMaterial' => String})) do
-      AWS[:compute].create_key_pair(@key_pair_name).body
+      body = AWS[:compute].create_key_pair(@key_pair_name).body
+      tests("private key is valid RSA key").returns(OpenSSL::PKey::RSA) do
+        OpenSSL::PKey::RSA.new(body['keyMaterial']).class
+      end
+      body
     end
 
     tests('#describe_key_pairs').formats(@keypairs_format) do