diff --git a/karabo/test/test_imager_wsclean.py b/karabo/test/test_imager_wsclean.py
index ed260600..5199fda8 100644
--- a/karabo/test/test_imager_wsclean.py
+++ b/karabo/test/test_imager_wsclean.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import math
 import os
-from datetime import datetime
 
 from karabo.imaging.imager_base import DirtyImagerConfig
 from karabo.imaging.imager_wsclean import (
@@ -9,10 +8,7 @@
     WscleanImageCleanerConfig,
     create_image_custom_command,
 )
-from karabo.simulation.interferometer import InterferometerSimulation
-from karabo.simulation.observation import Observation
-from karabo.simulation.sky_model import SkyModel
-from karabo.simulation.telescope import Telescope
+from karabo.simulation.sample_simulation import run_sample_simulation
 from karabo.simulation.visibility import Visibility
 from karabo.test.conftest import TFiles
 from karabo.util.file_handler import FileHandler
@@ -52,27 +48,8 @@ def test_dirty_image_custom_path(tobject: TFiles):
 
 
 def _run_sim() -> Visibility:
-    phase_center = [250, -80]
-    gleam_sky = SkyModel.get_GLEAM_Sky(min_freq=72e6, max_freq=80e6)
-    sky = gleam_sky.filter_by_radius(0, 0.55, phase_center[0], phase_center[1])
-    sky.setup_default_wcs(phase_center=phase_center)
-    askap_tel = Telescope.constructor("ASKAP")
-    observation_settings = Observation(
-        start_frequency_hz=100e6,
-        start_date_and_time=datetime(2024, 3, 15, 10, 46, 0),
-        phase_centre_ra_deg=phase_center[0],
-        phase_centre_dec_deg=phase_center[1],
-        number_of_channels=16,
-        number_of_time_steps=24,
-    )
-
-    interferometer_sim = InterferometerSimulation(channel_bandwidth_hz=1e6)
-
-    return interferometer_sim.run_simulation(
-        askap_tel,
-        sky,
-        observation_settings,
-    )
+    visibility, _, _, _, _, _ = run_sample_simulation()
+    return visibility
 
 
 def test_create_cleaned_image():
@@ -121,12 +98,11 @@ def test_create_cleaned_image_reuse_dirty():
 
     dirty_imager = WscleanDirtyImager(
         DirtyImagerConfig(
-            imaging_npixel=2048,
-            imaging_cellsize=3.878509448876288e-05,
+            imaging_npixel=imaging_npixel,
+            imaging_cellsize=imaging_cellsize,
         ),
     )
     dirty_image = dirty_imager.create_dirty_image(visibility)
-
     assert os.path.exists(dirty_image.path)
 
     restored = WscleanImageCleaner(
@@ -135,7 +111,6 @@ def test_create_cleaned_image_reuse_dirty():
             imaging_cellsize=imaging_cellsize,
         )
     ).create_cleaned_image(visibility, dirty_fits_path=dirty_image.path)
-
     assert os.path.exists(dirty_image.path)
     assert os.path.exists(restored.path)