diff --git a/src/shared/dissect-image.c b/src/shared/dissect-image.c
index e24740d449..3a2200f91e 100644
--- a/src/shared/dissect-image.c
+++ b/src/shared/dissect-image.c
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ int dissect_image(
                 return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
         /* Combinations of verity /usr with verity-less root is OK, but the reverse is not */
-        if (m->partitions[PARTITION_ROOT_VERITY].found && !m->partitions[PARTITION_USR_VERITY].found)
+        if (m->partitions[PARTITION_ROOT_VERITY].found && m->partitions[PARTITION_USR].found && !m->partitions[PARTITION_USR_VERITY].found)
                 return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
         if (verity && verity->root_hash) {
@@ -1964,7 +1964,7 @@ int verity_settings_load(
                                 if (!p)
                                         return -ENOMEM;
 
-                                r = read_full_file_full(AT_FDCWD, root_hash_sig_path, 0, (char**) &root_hash_sig, &root_hash_sig_size);
+                                r = read_full_file_full(AT_FDCWD, p, 0, (char**) &root_hash_sig, &root_hash_sig_size);
                                 if (r < 0 && r != -ENOENT)
                                         return r;
                                 if (r >= 0)
@@ -1978,7 +1978,7 @@ int verity_settings_load(
                                 if (!p)
                                         return -ENOMEM;
 
-                                r = read_full_file_full(AT_FDCWD, root_hash_sig_path, 0, (char**) &root_hash_sig, &root_hash_sig_size);
+                                r = read_full_file_full(AT_FDCWD, p, 0, (char**) &root_hash_sig, &root_hash_sig_size);
                                 if (r < 0 && r != -ENOENT)
                                         return r;
                                 if (r >= 0)