diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/agent_manager.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/agent_manager.rs
index 7a4b9880ff..ccd20aee58 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/agent_manager.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/agent_manager.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ mod tests {
         if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
             fs::create_dir_all(parent).unwrap();
         }
-        fs::write(path, b"").unwrap();
+        fs::write(path, b"test executable").unwrap();
         #[cfg(unix)]
         {
             use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/connection.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/connection.rs
index 98d2fd4731..a4bb07434a 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/connection.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/connection.rs
@@ -6200,7 +6200,7 @@ mod tests {
         if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
             std::fs::create_dir_all(parent).unwrap();
         }
-        std::fs::write(path, b"").unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(path, b"test executable").unwrap();
         #[cfg(unix)]
         {
             use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;