diff --git a/app/main_test.go b/app/main_test.go
index 25fcf3f..c201d4d 100644
--- a/app/main_test.go
+++ b/app/main_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/go-pkgz/fileutils"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
@@ -219,22 +218,18 @@ func Test_activateServerOnly(t *testing.T) {
 
 	opts.Files.SamplesDataPath, opts.Files.DynamicDataPath = t.TempDir(), t.TempDir()
 
-	// copy sample files from testdata
-	err := fileutils.CopyFile("../data/ham-samples.txt", path.Join(opts.Files.SamplesDataPath, "ham-samples.txt"))
+	// write some sample files
+	fh, err := os.Create(path.Join(opts.Files.SamplesDataPath, "spam-samples.txt"))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	err = fileutils.CopyFile("../data/spam-samples.txt", path.Join(opts.Files.SamplesDataPath, "spam-samples.txt"))
+	_, err = fh.WriteString("spam1\nspam2\nspam3\n")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	fh.Close()
 
-	db, err := storage.NewSqliteDB(path.Join(opts.Files.DynamicDataPath, "tg-spam.db"), "gr1")
+	fh, err = os.Create(path.Join(opts.Files.SamplesDataPath, "ham-samples.txt"))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer db.Close()
-
-	samplesStore, err := storage.NewSamples(ctx, db)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	err = samplesStore.Add(ctx, storage.SampleTypeSpam, storage.SampleOriginPreset, "spam1")
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	err = samplesStore.Add(ctx, storage.SampleTypeHam, storage.SampleOriginPreset, "ham1")
+	_, err = fh.WriteString("ham1\nham2\nham3\n")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	fh.Close()
 
 	done := make(chan struct{})
 	go func() {
@@ -251,7 +246,7 @@ func Test_activateServerOnly(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		defer resp.Body.Close()
 		return resp.StatusCode == http.StatusOK
-	}, time.Second*10, time.Millisecond*50, "server did not start")
+	}, time.Second*5, time.Millisecond*100, "server did not start")
 
 	resp, err := http.Get("http://localhost:9988/ping")
 	require.NoError(t, err)