diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/NonVisual/CustomDataDirectoryTest.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/NonVisual/CustomDataDirectoryTest.cs
index 7d5f0bcd0c..a803974d30 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/NonVisual/CustomDataDirectoryTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/NonVisual/CustomDataDirectoryTest.cs
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.NonVisual
                     Assert.That(File.Exists(Path.Combine(customPath, OsuGameBase.CLIENT_DATABASE_FILENAME)));
 
                     Directory.CreateDirectory(customPath2);
-                    File.Copy(Path.Combine(customPath, OsuGameBase.CLIENT_DATABASE_FILENAME), Path.Combine(customPath2, OsuGameBase.CLIENT_DATABASE_FILENAME));
+                    File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(customPath2, OsuGameBase.CLIENT_DATABASE_FILENAME), "I am a text");
 
                     // Fails because file already exists.
                     Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => osu.Migrate(customPath2));