diff --git a/internal/daemon/controller/testing_test.go b/internal/daemon/controller/testing_test.go
index 48ba1df43..b0658ad74 100644
--- a/internal/daemon/controller/testing_test.go
+++ b/internal/daemon/controller/testing_test.go
@@ -93,6 +93,19 @@ func Test_TestController(t *testing.T) {
 
 		ws := tc.Kms().GetExternalWrappers(testCtx)
 
+		assert.NotNil(ws.Root())
+		assert.NotNil(ws.WorkerAuth())
+		assert.NotNil(ws.Recovery())
+		assert.NotNil(ws.Bsr())
+	})
+	t.Run("controller-external-wrappers", func(t *testing.T) {
+		testCtx := context.Background()
+		assert := assert.New(t)
+		tc := NewTestController(t, nil)
+		defer tc.Shutdown()
+
+		ws := tc.Kms().GetExternalWrappers(testCtx)
+
 		assert.NotNil(ws.Root())
 		assert.NotNil(ws.WorkerAuth())
 		assert.NotNil(ws.Recovery())