diff --git a/internal/credential/store.go b/internal/credential/store.go
index 62764ba8c..5c61d8726 100644
--- a/internal/credential/store.go
+++ b/internal/credential/store.go
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ import (
 	credentials "github.com/oras-project/oras-credentials-go"
 )
 
-var CreateNewStore = credentials.NewStore
-
 // NewStore generates a store based on the passed-in config file paths.
 func NewStore(configPaths ...string) (credentials.Store, error) {
 	opts := credentials.StoreOptions{AllowPlaintextPut: true}
@@ -31,7 +29,7 @@ func NewStore(configPaths ...string) (credentials.Store, error) {
 
 	var stores []credentials.Store
 	for _, config := range configPaths {
-		store, err := CreateNewStore(config, opts)
+		store, err := credentials.NewStore(config, opts)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/internal/credential/store_test.go b/internal/credential/store_test.go
index 86b5427d4..71c79bf4f 100644
--- a/internal/credential/store_test.go
+++ b/internal/credential/store_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ Copyright The ORAS Authors.
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
 http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -14,27 +16,33 @@ limitations under the License.
 package credential
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
-
-	credentials "github.com/oras-project/oras-credentials-go"
 )
 
 func TestNewStoreError(t *testing.T) {
-	// save current function
-	oldFunction := CreateNewStore
-	// restoring changes
-	defer func() { CreateNewStore = oldFunction }()
-	CreateNewStore = func(configPath string, opts credentials.StoreOptions) (credentials.Store, error) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("New Error")
+	filename := "testfile.txt"
+	_, err := os.Create(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("error while creating test file %v", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		err := os.Remove(filename)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("error while removing test file %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	err = os.Chmod(filename, 000)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("error: cannot change file permissions: %v", err)
 	}
-	var config string = "testconfig"
-	credStore, err := NewStore(config)
+	credStore, err := NewStore(filename)
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(credStore, nil) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected NewStore to return nil but actually returned %v ", credStore)
 	}
 	if reflect.DeepEqual(err, nil) {
-		t.Error("Expected Error to be not nil but actually returned nil ")
+		t.Error("Expected Error to be not nil but actually returned nil")
 	}
 }