diff --git a/playwright/e2e/launch/launch.spec.ts b/playwright/e2e/launch/launch.spec.ts
index 1154ed7..ce6d4e6 100644
--- a/playwright/e2e/launch/launch.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/e2e/launch/launch.spec.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only
 Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
+import { platform } from "node:os";
+
 import { test, expect } from "../../element-desktop-test.js";
 
 declare global {
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@ declare global {
                           supportsEventIndexing(): Promise<boolean>;
                       }
                     | undefined;
+                createPickleKey(userId: string, deviceId: string): Promise<string | null>;
             };
         };
     }
@@ -24,17 +27,32 @@ declare global {
 
 test.describe("App launch", () => {
     test.slow();
-    test("should launch and render the welcome view successfully and support seshat", async ({ page }) => {
+
+    test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
         await page.locator("#matrixchat").waitFor();
         await page.locator(".mx_Welcome").waitFor();
+    });
+
+    test("should launch and render the welcome view successfully", async ({ page }) => {
         await expect(page).toHaveURL("vector://vector/webapp/#/welcome");
         await expect(page).toHaveScreenshot();
+    });
 
-        const supported = await page.evaluate<boolean>(async () => {
-            const indexManager = window.mxPlatformPeg.get()?.getEventIndexingManager();
-            return await indexManager?.supportsEventIndexing();
-        });
+    test("should launch and render the welcome view successfully and support seshat", async ({ page }) => {
+        await expect(
+            page.evaluate<boolean>(async () => {
+                return window.mxPlatformPeg.get().getEventIndexingManager()?.supportsEventIndexing();
+            }),
+        ).resolves.toBeTruthy();
+    });
 
-        expect(supported).toBe(true);
+    test("should launch and render the welcome view successfully and support keytar", async ({ page }) => {
+        test.skip(platform() === "linux", "This test does not yet support Linux");
+
+        await expect(
+            page.evaluate<string | null>(async () => {
+                return await window.mxPlatformPeg.get().createPickleKey("@user:server", "ABCDEF");
+            }),
+        ).resolves.not.toBeNull();
     });
 });
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diff --git a/src/ipc.ts b/src/ipc.ts
index d7c24a6..d1bc144 100644
--- a/src/ipc.ts
+++ b/src/ipc.ts
@@ -157,7 +157,9 @@ ipcMain.on("ipcCall", async function (_ev: IpcMainEvent, payload) {
         case "createPickleKey":
             try {
                 const pickleKey = await randomArray(32);
-                await keytar?.setPassword("element.io", `${args[0]}|${args[1]}`, pickleKey);
+                // We purposefully throw if keytar is not available so the caller can handle it
+                // rather than sending them a pickle key we did not store on their behalf.
+                await keytar!.setPassword("element.io", `${args[0]}|${args[1]}`, pickleKey);
                 ret = pickleKey;
             } catch {
                 ret = null;
diff --git a/src/keytar.ts b/src/keytar.ts
index 9b61fe3..6029778 100644
--- a/src/keytar.ts
+++ b/src/keytar.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import type * as Keytar from "keytar"; // Hak dependency type
 
 let keytar: typeof Keytar | undefined;
 try {
-    keytar = await import("keytar");
+    ({ default: keytar } = await import("keytar"));
 } catch (e) {
     if ((<NodeJS.ErrnoException>e).code === "MODULE_NOT_FOUND") {
         console.log("Keytar isn't installed; secure key storage is disabled.");