diff --git a/tests/boards/nrf/qdec/src/main.c b/tests/boards/nrf/qdec/src/main.c
index 639e92f8510..cccd92c3293 100644
--- a/tests/boards/nrf/qdec/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/boards/nrf/qdec/src/main.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static void qenc_emulate_stop(void)
 }
 
 static void qenc_emulate_verify_reading(int emulator_period_ms, int emulation_duration_ms,
-					bool forward, bool overflow_possible)
+					bool forward, bool overflow_expected)
 {
 	int rc;
 	struct sensor_value val = {0};
@@ -107,13 +107,17 @@ static void qenc_emulate_verify_reading(int emulator_period_ms, int emulation_du
 	k_msleep(emulation_duration_ms);
 
 	rc = sensor_sample_fetch(qdec_dev);
-	zassert_true(rc == 0, "Failed to fetch sample (%d)", rc);
+
+	if (!overflow_expected) {
+		zassert_true(rc == 0, "Failed to fetch sample (%d)", rc);
+	} else {
+		zassert_true(rc == -EOVERFLOW, "Failed to detect overflow");
+	}
 
 	rc = sensor_channel_get(qdec_dev, SENSOR_CHAN_ROTATION, &val);
 	zassert_true(rc == 0, "Failed to get sample (%d)", rc);
 
-	TC_PRINT("QDEC reading: %d\n", val.val1);
-	if (!overflow_possible) {
+	if (!overflow_expected) {
 		zassert_within(val.val1, expected_reading, delta,
 			       "Expected reading: %d,  but got: %d", expected_reading, val.val1);
 	}
@@ -197,6 +201,9 @@ ZTEST(qdec_sensor, test_sensor_trigger_set)
 	rc = k_sem_take(&sem, K_MSEC(200));
 	zassert_true(rc == 0, "qdec handler should be triggered (%d)", rc);
 
+	rc = sensor_sample_fetch(qdec_dev);
+	zassert_true(rc == 0, "Failed to fetch sample (%d)", rc);
+
 	rc = sensor_channel_get(qdec_dev, SENSOR_CHAN_ROTATION, &val);
 	zassert_true(rc == 0, "Failed to fetch sample (%d)", rc);
 
@@ -241,7 +248,6 @@ ZTEST(qdec_sensor, test_qdec_readings)
 	qenc_emulate_verify_reading(10, 100, true, false);
 	qenc_emulate_verify_reading(2, 500, true, false);
 	qenc_emulate_verify_reading(10, 200, false, false);
-	/* may lead to overflows but currently driver does not detects that */
 	qenc_emulate_verify_reading(1, 1000, false, true);
 	qenc_emulate_verify_reading(1, 1000, true, true);
 }
@@ -313,18 +319,15 @@ ZTEST(qdec_sensor, test_sensor_channel_get)
 	/* subsequent calls of sensor_channel_get without calling sensor_sample_fetch
 	 * should yield the same value
 	 */
-	/* zassert_true(val_first.val1 == val_second.val1,
-	 *				"Expected the same readings: %d vs %d",
-	 *				val_first.val1,
-	 *				val_second.val1);
-	 */
-	TC_PRINT("Expected the same readings: %d vs %d - ignore!\n", val_first.val1,
-		 val_second.val1);
-	/* zassert_true(val_first.val2 == val_second.val2, "Expected the same readings: %d vs %d",
-	 *	     val_first.val2, val_second.val2);
-	 */
-	TC_PRINT("Expected the same readings: %d vs %d - ignore!\n", val_first.val2,
-		 val_second.val2);
+	zassert_true(val_first.val1 == val_second.val1,
+		     "Expected the same readings: %d vs %d",
+		     val_first.val1,
+		     val_second.val1);
+
+	zassert_true(val_first.val2 == val_second.val2,
+		     "Expected the same readings: %d vs %d",
+		     val_first.val2,
+		     val_second.val2);
 }
 
 /**