diff --git a/src/core/stac/qgsstaccontroller.cpp b/src/core/stac/qgsstaccontroller.cpp
index 762f8ed574d..e525ba93e26 100644
--- a/src/core/stac/qgsstaccontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/core/stac/qgsstaccontroller.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "moc_qgsstaccontroller.cpp"
 #include "qgsstaccatalog.h"
 #include "qgsstaccollection.h"
+#include "qgsstaccollections.h"
 #include "qgsstacitem.h"
 #include "qgsstacitemcollection.h"
 #include "qgsstacparser.h"
@@ -213,22 +214,25 @@ void QgsStacController::handleCollectionsReply()
   mReplies.removeOne( reply );
 }
 
-QgsStacObject *QgsStacController::takeStacObject( int requestId )
+std::unique_ptr< QgsStacObject > QgsStacController::takeStacObject( int requestId )
 {
-  return mFetchedStacObjects.take( requestId );
+  std::unique_ptr< QgsStacObject > obj( mFetchedStacObjects.take( requestId ) );
+  return obj;
 }
 
-QgsStacItemCollection *QgsStacController::takeItemCollection( int requestId )
+std::unique_ptr< QgsStacItemCollection > QgsStacController::takeItemCollection( int requestId )
 {
-  return mFetchedItemCollections.take( requestId );
+  std::unique_ptr< QgsStacItemCollection > col( mFetchedItemCollections.take( requestId ) );
+  return col;
 }
 
-QgsStacCollections *QgsStacController::takeCollections( int requestId )
+std::unique_ptr< QgsStacCollections > QgsStacController::takeCollections( int requestId )
 {
-  return mFetchedCollections.take( requestId );
+  std::unique_ptr< QgsStacCollections > cols( mFetchedCollections.take( requestId ) );
+  return cols;
 }
 
-QgsStacObject *QgsStacController::fetchStacObject( const QUrl &url, QString *error )
+std::unique_ptr< QgsStacObject > QgsStacController::fetchStacObject( const QUrl &url, QString *error )
 {
   QgsNetworkReplyContent content = fetchBlocking( url );
 
@@ -245,20 +249,19 @@ QgsStacObject *QgsStacController::fetchStacObject( const QUrl &url, QString *err
   QgsStacParser parser;
   parser.setData( data );
   parser.setBaseUrl( url );
-  QgsStacObject *object = nullptr;
+  std::unique_ptr< QgsStacObject > object;
   switch ( parser.type() )
   {
     case QgsStacObject::Type::Catalog:
-      object = parser.catalog();
+      object.reset( parser.catalog() );
       break;
     case QgsStacObject::Type::Collection:
-      object = parser.collection();
+      object.reset( parser.collection() );
       break;
     case QgsStacObject::Type::Item:
-      object = parser.item();
+      object.reset( parser.item() );
       break;
     case QgsStacObject::Type::Unknown:
-      object = nullptr;
       break;
   }
 
@@ -268,7 +271,7 @@ QgsStacObject *QgsStacController::fetchStacObject( const QUrl &url, QString *err
   return object;
 }
 
-QgsStacItemCollection *QgsStacController::fetchItemCollection( const QUrl &url, QString *error )
+std::unique_ptr< QgsStacItemCollection > QgsStacController::fetchItemCollection( const QUrl &url, QString *error )
 {
   QgsNetworkReplyContent content = fetchBlocking( url );
 
@@ -285,7 +288,7 @@ QgsStacItemCollection *QgsStacController::fetchItemCollection( const QUrl &url,
   QgsStacParser parser;
   parser.setData( data );
   parser.setBaseUrl( url );
-  QgsStacItemCollection *ic = parser.itemCollection();
+  std::unique_ptr< QgsStacItemCollection > ic( parser.itemCollection() );
 
   if ( error )
     *error = parser.error();
@@ -293,7 +296,7 @@ QgsStacItemCollection *QgsStacController::fetchItemCollection( const QUrl &url,
   return ic;
 }
 
-QgsStacCollections *QgsStacController::fetchCollections( const QUrl &url, QString *error )
+std::unique_ptr< QgsStacCollections > QgsStacController::fetchCollections( const QUrl &url, QString *error )
 {
   QgsNetworkReplyContent content = fetchBlocking( url );
 
@@ -309,7 +312,7 @@ QgsStacCollections *QgsStacController::fetchCollections( const QUrl &url, QStrin
 
   QgsStacParser parser;
   parser.setData( data );
-  QgsStacCollections *col = parser.collections();
+  std::unique_ptr< QgsStacCollections > col( parser.collections() );
 
   if ( error )
     *error = parser.error();
diff --git a/src/core/stac/qgsstaccontroller.h b/src/core/stac/qgsstaccontroller.h
index acf8e86a844..b53021f8cfd 100644
--- a/src/core/stac/qgsstaccontroller.h
+++ b/src/core/stac/qgsstaccontroller.h
@@ -75,21 +75,21 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsStacController : public QObject
      * An optional \a error parameter will be populated with any network error information.
      * The caller takes ownership of the returned object
      */
-    QgsStacObject *fetchStacObject( const QUrl &url, QString *error = nullptr );
+    std::unique_ptr< QgsStacObject > fetchStacObject( const QUrl &url, QString *error = nullptr );
 
     /**
      * Fetches a feature collection from \a url using a blocking network request.
      * An optional \a error parameter will be populated with any network error information.
      * The caller takes ownership of the returned feature collection
      */
-    QgsStacItemCollection *fetchItemCollection( const QUrl &url, QString *error = nullptr );
+    std::unique_ptr< QgsStacItemCollection > fetchItemCollection( const QUrl &url, QString *error = nullptr );
 
     /**
      * Fetches collections from \a url using a blocking network request.
      * An optional \a error parameter will be populated with any network error information.
      * The caller takes ownership of the returned feature collection
      */
-    QgsStacCollections *fetchCollections( const QUrl &url, QString *error = nullptr );
+    std::unique_ptr< QgsStacCollections > fetchCollections( const QUrl &url, QString *error = nullptr );
 
     /**
      * Initiates an asynchronous request for a STAC object using the \a url
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsStacController : public QObject
      * \see fetchStacObjectAsync
      * \see finishedStacObjectRequest
      */
-    QgsStacObject *takeStacObject( int requestId );
+    std::unique_ptr< QgsStacObject > takeStacObject( int requestId );
 
     /**
      * Returns the feature collection fetched with the specified \a requestId
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsStacController : public QObject
      * \see fetchItemCollectionAsync
      * \see finishedItemCollectionRequest
      */
-    QgsStacItemCollection *takeItemCollection( int requestId );
+    std::unique_ptr< QgsStacItemCollection > takeItemCollection( int requestId );
 
     /**
      * Returns the collections collection fetched with the specified \a requestId
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsStacController : public QObject
      * \see finishedCollectionsRequest
      * \since QGIS 3.42
      */
-    QgsStacCollections *takeCollections( int requestId );
+    std::unique_ptr< QgsStacCollections > takeCollections( int requestId );
 
     /**
      * Returns the authentication config id which will be used during the request.
diff --git a/src/core/stac/qgsstacdataitems.cpp b/src/core/stac/qgsstacdataitems.cpp
index 08e0df860d0..8ae76c336cb 100644
--- a/src/core/stac/qgsstacdataitems.cpp
+++ b/src/core/stac/qgsstacdataitems.cpp
@@ -69,9 +69,8 @@ QVector<QgsDataItem *> QgsStacItemItem::createChildren()
 {
   QgsStacController *controller = stacController();
   QString error;
-  QgsStacObject *obj = controller->fetchStacObject( mPath, &error );
-  QgsStacItem *item = dynamic_cast<QgsStacItem *>( obj );
-  setStacItem( item );
+  std::unique_ptr< QgsStacObject > obj = controller->fetchStacObject( mPath, &error );
+  setStacItem( obj );
 
   if ( !mStacItem )
     return { new QgsErrorItem( this, error, path() + QStringLiteral( "/error" ) ) };
@@ -175,8 +174,12 @@ QgsStacController *QgsStacItemItem::stacController()
   return nullptr;
 }
 
-void QgsStacItemItem::setStacItem( QgsStacItem *item )
+void QgsStacItemItem::setStacItem( std::unique_ptr< QgsStacObject > &object )
 {
+  QgsStacItem *item = dynamic_cast<QgsStacItem *>( object.get() );
+  if ( item )
+    object.release();
+
   mStacItem.reset( item );
   updateToolTip();
 }
@@ -189,20 +192,18 @@ QgsStacItem *QgsStacItemItem::stacItem() const
 void QgsStacItemItem::itemRequestFinished( int requestId, QString error )
 {
   QgsStacController *controller = stacController();
-  QgsStacObject *object = controller->takeStacObject( requestId );
-  QgsStacItem *item = dynamic_cast< QgsStacItem * >( object );
-  setStacItem( item );
-  if ( item )
+  std::unique_ptr< QgsStacObject > object = controller->takeStacObject( requestId );
+  setStacItem( object );
+  if ( mStacItem )
   {
     mIconName = QStringLiteral( "mActionPropertiesWidget.svg" );
-    QString name = item->properties().value( QStringLiteral( "title" ), QString() ).toString();
+    QString name = mStacItem->properties().value( QStringLiteral( "title" ), QString() ).toString();
     if ( name.isEmpty() )
-      name = item->id();
+      name = mStacItem->id();
     mName = name;
   }
   else
   {
-    delete object;
     mIconName = QStringLiteral( "/mIconDelete.svg" );
     mName = error;
   }
@@ -318,9 +319,8 @@ QVector<QgsDataItem *> QgsStacCatalogItem::createChildren()
 
   QgsStacController *controller = stacController();
   QString error;
-  QgsStacObject *obj = controller->fetchStacObject( mPath, &error );
-  QgsStacCatalog *cat = dynamic_cast<QgsStacCatalog *>( obj );
-  setStacCatalog( cat );
+  std::unique_ptr< QgsStacObject > obj = controller->fetchStacObject( mPath, &error );
+  setStacCatalog( obj );
 
   if ( !mStacCatalog )
     return { new QgsErrorItem( this, error, path() + QStringLiteral( "/error" ) ) };
@@ -459,8 +459,12 @@ void QgsStacCatalogItem::updateToolTip()
   }
 }
 
-void QgsStacCatalogItem::setStacCatalog( QgsStacCatalog *catalog )
+void QgsStacCatalogItem::setStacCatalog( std::unique_ptr< QgsStacObject > &object )
 {
+  QgsStacCatalog *catalog = dynamic_cast<QgsStacCatalog *>( object.get() );
+  if ( catalog )
+    object.release();
+
   mStacCatalog.reset( catalog );
   if ( mStacCatalog )
   {
@@ -490,10 +494,12 @@ QVector< QgsDataItem * > QgsStacCatalogItem::createItems( const QVector<QgsStacI
     if ( !item )
       continue;
 
+    std::unique_ptr< QgsStacObject > object( item );
+
     const QString name = item->properties().value( QStringLiteral( "title" ), item->id() ).toString();
 
     QgsStacItemItem *i = new QgsStacItemItem( this, name, item->url() );
-    i->setStacItem( item );
+    i->setStacItem( object );
     i->setState( Qgis::BrowserItemState::Populated );
     contents.append( i );
   }
@@ -509,10 +515,12 @@ QVector<QgsDataItem *> QgsStacCatalogItem::createCollections( const QVector<QgsS
     if ( !col )
       continue;
 
+    std::unique_ptr< QgsStacObject > object( col );
+
     const QString name = col->title().isEmpty() ? col->id() : col->title();
 
     QgsStacCatalogItem *i = new QgsStacCatalogItem( this, name, col->url() );
-    i->setStacCatalog( col );
+    i->setStacCatalog( object );
     contents.append( i );
   }
   return contents;
diff --git a/src/core/stac/qgsstacdataitems.h b/src/core/stac/qgsstacdataitems.h
index 658a0cdd328..89f947c48d8 100644
--- a/src/core/stac/qgsstacdataitems.h
+++ b/src/core/stac/qgsstacdataitems.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsStacItemItem : public QgsDataItem
     QgsStacController *stacController();
 
     //! takes ownership
-    void setStacItem( QgsStacItem *item );
+    void setStacItem( std::unique_ptr< QgsStacObject > &object );
 
     //! does not transfer ownership
     QgsStacItem *stacItem() const;
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsStacCatalogItem : public QgsDataCollectionItem
     void updateToolTip();
 
     //! takes ownership
-    void setStacCatalog( QgsStacCatalog *catalog );
+    void setStacCatalog( std::unique_ptr< QgsStacObject > &object );
 
     //! does not transfer ownership
     QgsStacCatalog *stacCatalog() const;
diff --git a/tests/src/core/testqgsstac.cpp b/tests/src/core/testqgsstac.cpp
index a4cb32205dc..cda45f48d8c 100644
--- a/tests/src/core/testqgsstac.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/core/testqgsstac.cpp
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ void TestQgsStac::testParseLocalCatalog()
 {
   const QUrl url( QStringLiteral( "file://%1%2" ).arg( mDataDir, QStringLiteral( "catalog.json" ) ) );
   QgsStacController c;
-  QgsStacObject *obj = c.fetchStacObject( url.toString() );
+  std::unique_ptr< QgsStacObject > obj = c.fetchStacObject( url.toString() );
   QVERIFY( obj );
   QCOMPARE( obj->type(), QgsStacObject::Type::Catalog );
-  QgsStacCatalog *cat = dynamic_cast<QgsStacCatalog *>( obj );
+  QgsStacCatalog *cat = dynamic_cast<QgsStacCatalog *>( obj.get() );
 
   QVERIFY( cat );
   QCOMPARE( cat->id(), QLatin1String( "examples" ) );
@@ -108,18 +108,16 @@ void TestQgsStac::testParseLocalCatalog()
   QCOMPARE( links.at( 3 ).href(), QStringLiteral( "%1collection-only/collection-with-schemas.json" ).arg( basePath ) );
   QCOMPARE( links.at( 4 ).href(), QStringLiteral( "%1collectionless-item.json" ).arg( basePath ) );
   QCOMPARE( links.at( 5 ).href(), QStringLiteral( "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/radiantearth/stac-spec/v1.0.0/examples/catalog.json" ) );
-
-  delete cat;
 }
 
 void TestQgsStac::testParseLocalCollection()
 {
   const QUrl url( QStringLiteral( "file://%1%2" ).arg( mDataDir, QStringLiteral( "collection.json" ) ) );
   QgsStacController c;
-  QgsStacObject *obj = c.fetchStacObject( url.toString() );
+  std::unique_ptr< QgsStacObject > obj = c.fetchStacObject( url.toString() );
   QVERIFY( obj );
   QCOMPARE( obj->type(), QgsStacObject::Type::Collection );
-  QgsStacCollection *col = dynamic_cast<QgsStacCollection *>( obj );
+  QgsStacCollection *col = dynamic_cast<QgsStacCollection *>( obj.get() );
 
   QVERIFY( col );
   QCOMPARE( col->id(), QLatin1String( "simple-collection" ) );
@@ -158,18 +156,16 @@ void TestQgsStac::testParseLocalCollection()
   QVariantMap sum( col->summaries() );
   QCOMPARE( sum.size(), 9 );
   QCOMPARE( sum.value( QStringLiteral( "platform" ) ).toStringList(), QStringList() << QLatin1String( "cool_sat1" ) << QLatin1String( "cool_sat2" ) );
-
-  delete col;
 }
 
 void TestQgsStac::testParseLocalItem()
 {
   const QUrl url( QStringLiteral( "file://%1%2" ).arg( mDataDir, QStringLiteral( "core-item.json" ) ) );
   QgsStacController c;
-  QgsStacObject *obj = c.fetchStacObject( url.toString() );
+  std::unique_ptr< QgsStacObject > obj = c.fetchStacObject( url.toString() );
   QVERIFY( obj );
   QCOMPARE( obj->type(), QgsStacObject::Type::Item );
-  QgsStacItem *item = dynamic_cast<QgsStacItem *>( obj );
+  QgsStacItem *item = dynamic_cast<QgsStacItem *>( obj.get() );
 
   QVERIFY( item );
   QCOMPARE( item->id(), QLatin1String( "20201211_223832_CS2" ) );
@@ -221,15 +217,13 @@ void TestQgsStac::testParseLocalItem()
   QVERIFY( !uri.isValid() );
   QVERIFY( uri.uri.isEmpty() );
   QVERIFY( uri.name.isEmpty() );
-
-  delete item;
 }
 
 void TestQgsStac::testParseLocalItemCollection()
 {
   const QString fileName = mDataDir + QStringLiteral( "itemcollection-sample-full.json" );
   QgsStacController c;
-  QgsStacItemCollection *ic = c.fetchItemCollection( QStringLiteral( "file://%1" ).arg( fileName ) );
+  std::unique_ptr< QgsStacItemCollection > ic = c.fetchItemCollection( QStringLiteral( "file://%1" ).arg( fileName ) );
   QVERIFY( ic );
   QCOMPARE( ic->numberReturned(), 1 );
   QCOMPARE( ic->numberMatched(), 10 );
@@ -242,15 +236,13 @@ void TestQgsStac::testParseLocalItemCollection()
   QCOMPARE( items.first()->links().size(), 3 );
   QCOMPARE( items.first()->stacExtensions().size(), 0 );
   QCOMPARE( items.first()->assets().size(), 2 );
-
-  delete ic;
 }
 
 void TestQgsStac::testParseLocalCollections()
 {
   const QString fileName = mDataDir + QStringLiteral( "collectioncollection-sample-full.json" );
   QgsStacController c;
-  QgsStacCollections *cols = c.fetchCollections( QStringLiteral( "file://%1" ).arg( fileName ) );
+  std::unique_ptr< QgsStacCollections > cols = c.fetchCollections( QStringLiteral( "file://%1" ).arg( fileName ) );
   QVERIFY( cols );
   QCOMPARE( cols->numberReturned(), 1 );
   QCOMPARE( cols->numberMatched(), 11 );
@@ -266,8 +258,6 @@ void TestQgsStac::testParseLocalCollections()
   QCOMPARE( col->stacVersion(), QLatin1String( "1.0.0" ) );
   QCOMPARE( col->links().size(), 3 );
   QCOMPARE( col->stacExtensions().size(), 0 );
-
-  delete cols;
 }
 
 void TestQgsStac::testFetchStacObjectAsync()
@@ -286,14 +276,13 @@ void TestQgsStac::testFetchStacObjectAsync()
   QCOMPARE( spy.at( 0 ).at( 0 ).toInt(), id );
   QVERIFY( spy.at( 0 ).at( 1 ).toString().isEmpty() );
 
-  QgsStacObject *obj = c.takeStacObject( id );
+  std::unique_ptr< QgsStacObject > obj = c.takeStacObject( id );
   QVERIFY( obj );
   QCOMPARE( obj->type(), QgsStacObject::Type::Catalog );
-  delete obj;
 
   // cannot take same id twice
   obj = c.takeStacObject( id );
-  QVERIFY( obj == nullptr );
+  QVERIFY( !obj );
 
 
   // Collection
@@ -311,7 +300,6 @@ void TestQgsStac::testFetchStacObjectAsync()
   obj = c.takeStacObject( id );
   QVERIFY( obj );
   QCOMPARE( obj->type(), QgsStacObject::Type::Collection );
-  delete obj;
 
   // cannot take same id twice
   obj = c.takeStacObject( id );
@@ -333,11 +321,10 @@ void TestQgsStac::testFetchStacObjectAsync()
   obj = c.takeStacObject( id );
   QVERIFY( obj );
   QCOMPARE( obj->type(), QgsStacObject::Type::Item );
-  delete obj;
 
   // cannot take same id twice
   obj = c.takeStacObject( id );
-  QVERIFY( obj == nullptr );
+  QVERIFY( !obj );
 }
 
 void TestQgsStac::testFetchItemCollectionAsync()
@@ -356,7 +343,7 @@ void TestQgsStac::testFetchItemCollectionAsync()
   QCOMPARE( spy.at( 0 ).at( 0 ).toInt(), id );
   QVERIFY( spy.at( 0 ).at( 1 ).toString().isEmpty() );
 
-  QgsStacItemCollection *ic = c.takeItemCollection( id );
+  std::unique_ptr< QgsStacItemCollection > ic = c.takeItemCollection( id );
   QVERIFY( ic );
   QCOMPARE( ic->numberReturned(), 1 );
   QCOMPARE( ic->numberMatched(), 10 );
@@ -369,11 +356,10 @@ void TestQgsStac::testFetchItemCollectionAsync()
   QCOMPARE( items.first()->links().size(), 3 );
   QCOMPARE( items.first()->stacExtensions().size(), 0 );
   QCOMPARE( items.first()->assets().size(), 2 );
-  delete ic;
 
   // cannot take same id twice
   ic = c.takeItemCollection( id );
-  QVERIFY( ic == nullptr );
+  QVERIFY( !ic );
 }
 
 void TestQgsStac::testFetchCollectionsAsync()
@@ -392,7 +378,7 @@ void TestQgsStac::testFetchCollectionsAsync()
   QCOMPARE( spy.at( 0 ).at( 0 ).toInt(), id );
   QVERIFY( spy.at( 0 ).at( 1 ).toString().isEmpty() );
 
-  QgsStacCollections *cols = c.takeCollections( id );
+  std::unique_ptr< QgsStacCollections > cols = c.takeCollections( id );
   QVERIFY( cols );
   QCOMPARE( cols->numberReturned(), 1 );
   QCOMPARE( cols->numberMatched(), 11 );
@@ -408,8 +394,6 @@ void TestQgsStac::testFetchCollectionsAsync()
   QCOMPARE( col->stacVersion(), QLatin1String( "1.0.0" ) );
   QCOMPARE( col->links().size(), 3 );
   QCOMPARE( col->stacExtensions().size(), 0 );
-
-  delete cols;
 }
 
 void TestQgsStac::testFetchStacObjectAsyncInvalid()
@@ -429,7 +413,7 @@ void TestQgsStac::testFetchStacObjectAsyncInvalid()
   // Error should not be empty on failure
   QVERIFY( !spy.at( 0 ).at( 1 ).toString().isEmpty() );
 
-  QVERIFY( c.takeStacObject( id ) == nullptr );
+  QVERIFY( !c.takeStacObject( id ) );
 }
 
 void TestQgsStac::testFetchItemCollectionAsyncInvalid()
@@ -449,7 +433,7 @@ void TestQgsStac::testFetchItemCollectionAsyncInvalid()
   // Error should not be empty on failure
   QVERIFY( !spy.at( 0 ).at( 1 ).toString().isEmpty() );
 
-  QVERIFY( c.takeItemCollection( id ) == nullptr );
+  QVERIFY( !c.takeItemCollection( id ) );
 }
 
 void TestQgsStac::testFetchCollectionsAsyncInvalid()
@@ -469,7 +453,7 @@ void TestQgsStac::testFetchCollectionsAsyncInvalid()
   // Error should not be empty on failure
   QVERIFY( !spy.at( 0 ).at( 1 ).toString().isEmpty() );
 
-  QVERIFY( c.takeCollections( id ) == nullptr );
+  QVERIFY( !c.takeCollections( id ) );
 }
 
 void TestQgsStac::testFetchStacObjectAsyncUnavailable()
@@ -489,7 +473,7 @@ void TestQgsStac::testFetchStacObjectAsyncUnavailable()
   // Error should not be empty on failure
   QVERIFY( !spy.at( 0 ).at( 1 ).toString().isEmpty() );
 
-  QVERIFY( c.takeStacObject( id ) == nullptr );
+  QVERIFY( !c.takeStacObject( id ) );
 }
 
 void TestQgsStac::testFetchItemCollectionAsyncUnavailable()
@@ -509,7 +493,7 @@ void TestQgsStac::testFetchItemCollectionAsyncUnavailable()
   // Error should not be empty on failure
   QVERIFY( !spy.at( 0 ).at( 1 ).toString().isEmpty() );
 
-  QVERIFY( c.takeItemCollection( id ) == nullptr );
+  QVERIFY( !c.takeItemCollection( id ) );
 }
 
 void TestQgsStac::testFetchCollectionsAsyncUnavailable()
@@ -529,7 +513,7 @@ void TestQgsStac::testFetchCollectionsAsyncUnavailable()
   // Error should not be empty on failure
   QVERIFY( !spy.at( 0 ).at( 1 ).toString().isEmpty() );
 
-  QVERIFY( c.takeCollections( id ) == nullptr );
+  QVERIFY( !c.takeCollections( id ) );
 }
 
 QGSTEST_MAIN( TestQgsStac )