diff --git a/tests/manual/ssh/shell/argumentscollector.cpp b/tests/manual/ssh/shell/argumentscollector.cpp
index 1a34b4e53df..e9e7e61888b 100644
--- a/tests/manual/ssh/shell/argumentscollector.cpp
+++ b/tests/manual/ssh/shell/argumentscollector.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ SshConnectionParameters ArgumentsCollector::collect(bool &success) const
             } else if (checkAndSetIntArg(pos, port, portGiven, "-p")
                        || checkAndSetIntArg(pos, parameters.timeout, timeoutGiven, "-t")) {
                 continue;
-            } else  if (checkAndSetStringArg(pos, parameters.privateKeyFile, "-k")) {
+            } else  if (checkAndSetStringArg(pos, str, "-k")) {
+                parameters.privateKeyFile = Utils::FilePath::fromString(str);
                 parameters.authenticationType
                         = SshConnectionParameters::AuthenticationTypeSpecificKey;
                 authTypeGiven = true;
diff --git a/tests/manual/ssh/shell/shell.cpp b/tests/manual/ssh/shell/shell.cpp
index 85f639faf0e..a588a17c908 100644
--- a/tests/manual/ssh/shell/shell.cpp
+++ b/tests/manual/ssh/shell/shell.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ Shell::Shell(const SshConnectionParameters &parameters, QObject *parent)
       m_stdin(new QFile(this))
 {
     connect(m_connection, &SshConnection::connected, this, &Shell::handleConnected);
-    connect(m_connection, &SshConnection::dataAvailable, this, &Shell::handleShellMessage);
     connect(m_connection, &SshConnection::errorOccurred, this, &Shell::handleConnectionError);
 }
 
@@ -68,11 +67,6 @@ void Shell::handleConnectionError()
     QCoreApplication::exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
-void Shell::handleShellMessage(const QString &message)
-{
-    std::cout << qPrintable(message);
-}
-
 void Shell::handleConnected()
 {
     m_shell = m_connection->createRemoteShell();