diff --git a/src/display_wallet.cpp b/src/display_wallet.cpp
index a2b6ff1..7ceebbb 100644
--- a/src/display_wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/display_wallet.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 using ro::base58;
 static constexpr char SrcFilename[]{ "src/display_wallet.cpp" };
 
-display_wallet::display_wallet(wxWindow* parent, wxFileName& walletfile) :
+display_wallet::display_wallet(wxWindow* parent, const wxFileName& walletfile) :
 	wxPanel(parent, myID_WALLET_UI, wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, wxTAB_TRAVERSAL, wxT("Wallet")),
 	m_db(walletfile), m_DisplayWalletEditMenu(1),
 	m_read_names_and_keys(m_db, R"|(SELECT * FROM "UserZookoIDs"; )|"),
diff --git a/src/display_wallet.h b/src/display_wallet.h
index 7290518..1e2f872 100644
--- a/src/display_wallet.h
+++ b/src/display_wallet.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 class display_wallet :	public wxPanel
 {
 public:
-	display_wallet(wxWindow*, wxFileName&);
+	display_wallet(wxWindow*, const wxFileName&);
 	~display_wallet();
 private:
 	struct cleanup;
diff --git a/src/frame.cpp b/src/frame.cpp
index e155d65..9380b1a 100644
--- a/src/frame.cpp
+++ b/src/frame.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ void Frame::StorePositionToConfig() {
 		pConfig->SetPath(wxT("/"));
 	}
 }
-void RecursiveCreateDirectory(wxFileName& fn){
+void RecursiveCreateDirectory(const wxFileName& fn){
 //Bug workaround, because wxPATH_MKDIR_FULL simply does not work
 	if (!fn.DirExists()) {
 		wxFileName parent(fn);
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ void Frame::OnDeleteConfiguration(wxCommandEvent&)
 }
 
 using ro::bin2hex, ro::to_base64_string;
-void Frame::NewWallet(wxFileName& filename, ristretto255::hash<256>& secret) {
+void Frame::NewWallet(const wxFileName& filename, ristretto255::hash<256>& secret) {
 	RecursiveCreateDirectory(filename);
 	/*If creation fails, abort with exception.  If it succeeds, set LastUsed to default filename.
 		The exception in unit test should simply generate an error message, but if run during initialization,
@@ -439,8 +439,7 @@ COMMIT;
 	}
 }
 
-void Frame::OnSaveNew(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
-{
+wxFileName Frame::GetPathForNewWallet() {
 	wxFileName wxFileWallet;
 	if (m_DefaultWalletLocation.FileExists()) {
 		//	OK, the default wallet exists, so we need a new
@@ -486,16 +485,27 @@ void Frame::OnSaveNew(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 		RecursiveCreateDirectory(m_DefaultWalletLocation);
 		wxFileWallet = m_DefaultWalletLocation;
 	}
-	if (wxFileWallet.IsOk()) {
-		ristretto255::hash<256> WalletSecret(wxFileWallet.GetFullPath().ToUTF8());
-		NewWallet(wxFileWallet, WalletSecret);
-		wxLogMessage("new wallet created: %s", wxFileWallet.GetFullPath());
-		if (m_panel)m_panel->Close(true);
-		m_panel = nullptr;
-		auto panel = new display_wallet(this, wxFileWallet);
-		m_panel = panel;
-		m_LastUsedWallet = wxFileWallet; //We do this last, so that if an exception occurs the filename is forgotten.
+	if (wxFileWallet.IsOk() == false) {
+		throw MyException(sz_unexpected_error, __LINE__, __func__, SrcFilename);
 	}
+	return wxFileWallet;
+}
+
+void Frame::NewWalletDisplay(const wxFileName& filename, const char* human_legible_secret) {
+	ristretto255::hash<256> WalletSecret(human_legible_secret);
+	NewWallet(filename, WalletSecret);
+	wxLogMessage("new wallet created: %s", filename.GetFullPath());
+	if (m_panel)m_panel->Close(true);
+	m_panel = nullptr;
+	auto panel = new display_wallet(this, filename);
+	m_panel = panel;
+	m_LastUsedWallet = filename; //We do this last, so that if an exception occurs the filename is forgotten.
+}
+
+void Frame::OnSaveNew(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
+{
+	wxFileName wxFileWallet = GetPathForNewWallet();
+	NewWalletDisplay(wxFileWallet, wxFileWallet.GetFullPath().ToUTF8());
 }
 
 void Frame::OnFileOpen(wxCommandEvent&) {
diff --git a/src/frame.h b/src/frame.h
index d882faf..d593988 100644
--- a/src/frame.h
+++ b/src/frame.h
@@ -114,8 +114,10 @@ private:
 	void OnMyCloseMPanel(wxCommandEvent&);
 
 public:
+	wxFileName GetPathForNewWallet();
+	void NewWalletDisplay(const wxFileName&, const char*);
 	void OnSaveNew(wxCommandEvent&);
-	void NewWallet(wxFileName&, ristretto255::hash<256>&);
+	void NewWallet(const wxFileName&, ristretto255::hash<256>&);
 	void RecreateWalletFromExistingSecret(wxCommandEvent&);
 	void OnFileOpen(wxCommandEvent&);
 	void OnClose(wxCloseEvent& event);
diff --git a/src/localization.h b/src/localization.h
index c29c4aa..5cf7af8 100644
--- a/src/localization.h
+++ b/src/localization.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ inline constexpr auto sz_name_does_not_correspond{ R"|(Public key of name fails
 inline constexpr auto sz_public_key_of{ R"|(Public key of ")|" };
 inline constexpr auto sz_fails_to_correspond{ R"|(" fails to correspond to master secret.
 This wallet cannot communicate as this identity.)|" };
+constexpr auto sz_unexpected_error{ R"|(unexpected error)|" };
 
 //Command line parameters
 extern const wchar_t wsz_commandLineLogo[];
diff --git a/src/unit_test.cpp b/src/unit_test.cpp
index 00ba51e..211c58a 100644
--- a/src/unit_test.cpp
+++ b/src/unit_test.cpp
@@ -569,12 +569,42 @@ COMMIT;
 }
 
 static bool StandardPaths(void) {
-	wxStandardPaths& StandardPaths{ wxStandardPaths::Get() };
-	StandardPaths.UseAppInfo(3);
-	ILogMessage("\tStandard paths");
-	wxLogMessage("\t\twxStandardPaths::GetUserLocalDataDir()\t %s", StandardPaths.GetUserLocalDataDir());
-	wxLogMessage("\t\twxStandardPaths::GetUserDataDir()     \t %s", StandardPaths.GetUserDataDir());
-	wxLogMessage("\t\twxStandardPaths::GetLocalDataDir()    \t %s", StandardPaths.GetLocalDataDir());
+	try{
+		wxStandardPaths& StandardPaths{ wxStandardPaths::Get() };
+		StandardPaths.UseAppInfo(3);
+		ILogMessage("\tStandard paths");
+		wxLogMessage("\t\twxStandardPaths::GetUserLocalDataDir()\t%s", StandardPaths.GetUserLocalDataDir());
+		wxLogMessage("\t\twxStandardPaths::GetUserDataDir()     \t%s", StandardPaths.GetUserDataDir());
+		wxLogMessage("\t\twxStandardPaths::GetLocalDataDir()    \t%s", StandardPaths.GetLocalDataDir());
+		wxLogMessage("\t\twxGetUserId()\t\t\t%s", wxGetUserId());
+		wxSecretStore store = wxSecretStore::GetDefault();
+		wxString errmsg;
+		if (!store.IsOk(&errmsg))throw MyException(std::string("Secret Store not working. ") + errmsg, __LINE__, __func__, SrcFilename);
+		wxSecretValue test_secret(9, "12345678");
+		wxSecretValue test_secret_ret;
+		if (!store.Save("MyApp/MyService", wxGetUserId(), test_secret))throw MyException("Failed to save credentials to the system secret store.", __LINE__, __func__, SrcFilename);
+		//	And to load it back :
+		wxString username;
+		if (!store.Load("MyApp/MyService", username, test_secret_ret))throw MyException("Unable to reload secret.", __LINE__, __func__, SrcFilename);
+		if (test_secret != test_secret_ret)throw MyException(wxString(R"|(Reloaded unexpected secret: ")|") + (const char *)(test_secret_ret.GetData()) + R"|(")|", __LINE__, __func__, SrcFilename);
+		if (username != wxGetUserId())throw MyException(std::string(R"|(Reloaded unexpected username: ")|") + username + R"|(")|", __LINE__, __func__, SrcFilename);
+		wxLogMessage("\t\tSecret Store working as expected.");
+	}
+	catch (const MyException& e) {
+		errorCode = e.what_num();
+		szError = e.what();
+		ILogError(szError.c_str());
+	}
+	catch (const std::exception& e) {
+		errorCode = 19;
+		szError = e.what();
+		ILogError(szError.c_str());
+	}
+	catch (...) {
+		szError = sz_unknown_error;
+		errorCode = 19;
+		ILogError(szError.c_str());
+	}
 	unit_test_action = &OpenWallet;
 	return true;
 }