diff --git a/test/e2e/reaper_test.go b/test/e2e/reaper_test.go
index 75f7ae92c..8c9366379 100644
--- a/test/e2e/reaper_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/reaper_test.go
@@ -308,7 +308,9 @@ func createReaperAndDatacenter(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, namespace stri
 func createControlPlaneReaperAndDatacenter(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, namespace string, f *framework.E2eFramework) {
 	reaperName := "reaper1"
 	cluster1Name := "enc-mgmt"
+	cluster1DcName := "c1dc1"
 	cluster2Name := "enc-mgmt-2"
+	cluster2DcName := "c2dc1"
 
 	reaperKey := framework.ClusterKey{K8sContext: f.ControlPlaneContext, NamespacedName: types.NamespacedName{Namespace: namespace, Name: reaperName}}
 	c1dc1Key := framework.ClusterKey{K8sContext: f.DataPlaneContexts[0], NamespacedName: types.NamespacedName{Namespace: namespace, Name: fmt.Sprintf("%s-dc1", cluster1Name)}}
@@ -319,7 +321,7 @@ func createControlPlaneReaperAndDatacenter(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, na
 	checkDatacenterReady(t, ctx, c2dc1Key, f)
 
 	t.Log("Verify Reaper received k8ssandra-cluster secrets")
-	verifyReaperSecrets(t, f, ctx, namespace, reaperName, cluster1Name, cluster2Name)
+	verifyReaperSecrets(t, f, ctx, namespace, reaperName, cluster1Name, cluster1DcName, cluster2Name, cluster2DcName)
 
 	c1dc1Prefix := DcPrefix(t, f, c1dc1Key)
 	c2dc1Prefix := DcPrefix(t, f, c2dc1Key)
diff --git a/test/e2e/suite_test.go b/test/e2e/suite_test.go
index 8ec82da72..8511cafd2 100644
--- a/test/e2e/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/suite_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package e2e
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
@@ -1942,7 +1943,7 @@ func verifyReaperSecrets(
 	t *testing.T,
 	f *framework.E2eFramework,
 	ctx context.Context,
-	namespace, reaperName, cluster1Name, cluster2Name string,
+	namespace, reaperName, cluster1Name, cluster1DcName, cluster2Name, cluster2DcName string,
 ) {
 	// check that the secret now has 2 entries
 	updatedTruststoreSecret := &corev1.Secret{}
@@ -1951,15 +1952,20 @@ func verifyReaperSecrets(
 	require.Len(t, updatedTruststoreSecret.Data, 4, "truststore secret should have 2 entries")
 
 	// check that updatedTruststoreSecret keys are made of correctly named truststore files
-	_, ok := updatedTruststoreSecret.Data[fmt.Sprintf("%s-truststore.jks", cluster1Name)]
+	c1ts, ok := updatedTruststoreSecret.Data[fmt.Sprintf("%s-truststore.jks", cluster1Name)]
 	require.True(t, ok, "truststore secret should have key %s", cluster1Name)
-	_, ok = updatedTruststoreSecret.Data[fmt.Sprintf("%s-keystore.jks", cluster1Name)]
+	c1ks, ok := updatedTruststoreSecret.Data[fmt.Sprintf("%s-keystore.jks", cluster1Name)]
 	require.True(t, ok, "truststore secret should have key %s", cluster1Name)
 
-	_, ok = updatedTruststoreSecret.Data[fmt.Sprintf("%s-keystore.jks", cluster2Name)]
+	// compare the secrets in reaper's truststore with the actual secrets the cluster uses
+	verifyTruststoreFingerprints(t, f, ctx, namespace, cluster1Name, cluster1DcName, c1ts, c1ks)
+
+	c2ts, ok := updatedTruststoreSecret.Data[fmt.Sprintf("%s-keystore.jks", cluster2Name)]
 	require.True(t, ok, "truststore secret should have key %s", cluster2Name)
-	_, ok = updatedTruststoreSecret.Data[fmt.Sprintf("%s-keystore.jks", cluster2Name)]
+	c2ks, ok := updatedTruststoreSecret.Data[fmt.Sprintf("%s-keystore.jks", cluster2Name)]
 	require.True(t, ok, "truststore secret should have key %s", cluster2Name)
+
+	verifyTruststoreFingerprints(t, f, ctx, namespace, cluster2Name, cluster2DcName, c2ts, c2ks)
 }
 
 func checkKeyspaceNeverCreated(
@@ -2386,3 +2392,20 @@ func CheckLabelsAnnotationsCreated(dcKey framework.ClusterKey, t *testing.T, ctx
 	assert.True(t, cassDC.Spec.AdditionalAnnotations["anAnnotationKeyClusterLevel"] == "anAnnotationValueClusterLevel")
 	return nil
 }
+
+func verifyTruststoreFingerprints(
+	t *testing.T,
+	f *framework.E2eFramework,
+	ctx context.Context,
+	namespace, clusterName, dcName string,
+	reapersTruststore, reapersKeystore []byte,
+) {
+	c1SecretName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s-%s-c-mgtm-ks", clusterName, clusterName, dcName)
+	c1SecretKey := types.NamespacedName{Namespace: namespace, Name: c1SecretName}
+	c1Secret := &corev1.Secret{}
+	err := f.Client.Get(ctx, c1SecretKey, c1Secret)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to get secret %s", c1SecretKey)
+	actualTs, actualKs := c1Secret.Data["truststore.jks"], c1Secret.Data["keystore.jks"]
+	require.Equal(t, sha256.Sum256(reapersTruststore), sha256.Sum256(actualTs))
+	require.Equal(t, sha256.Sum256(reapersKeystore), sha256.Sum256(actualKs))
+}