diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bb0c7d50..e42e3b07 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -70,4 +70,6 @@ data/dummy_prods**
 .venv
 js9.fits
 test-dispatcher-conf-with-gallery.yaml
-tests/oda-ontology.ttl
\ No newline at end of file
+tests/oda-ontology.ttl
+tests/request_files
+tests/local_request_files
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cdci_data_analysis/pytest_fixtures.py b/cdci_data_analysis/pytest_fixtures.py
index 69a0ab7e..cbeeaaf2 100644
--- a/cdci_data_analysis/pytest_fixtures.py
+++ b/cdci_data_analysis/pytest_fixtures.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # this could be a separate package or/and a pytest plugin
+import pathlib
 from json import JSONDecodeError
 
 import sentry_sdk
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@
 import cdci_data_analysis.flask_app.app
 from cdci_data_analysis.analysis.exceptions import BadRequest
 from cdci_data_analysis.flask_app.dispatcher_query import InstrumentQueryBackEnd
-from cdci_data_analysis.analysis.hash import make_hash
+from cdci_data_analysis.analysis.hash import make_hash, make_hash_file
 from cdci_data_analysis.configurer import ConfigEnv
 from cdci_data_analysis.analysis.email_helper import textify_email
 
@@ -935,6 +936,38 @@ def empty_products_files_fixture(default_params_dict):
     yield scratch_params
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def request_files_fixture(default_params_dict):
+    DispatcherJobState.empty_request_files_folders()
+    request_file_info_obj = {
+        'file_path': 'request_files/test.fits.gz',
+        'content': os.urandom(20)
+    }
+
+    with open(request_file_info_obj['file_path'], 'wb') as f:
+        f.write(request_file_info_obj['content'])
+
+    request_file_info_obj['file_hash'] = make_hash_file(request_file_info_obj['file_path'])
+
+    f_path_obj = pathlib.Path(request_file_info_obj['file_path'])
+    f_name = f_path_obj.name.split('.')[0]
+    f_ext = ''.join(f_path_obj.suffixes)
+
+    new_file_name = f_name + '_' + request_file_info_obj['file_hash'] + f_ext
+    new_file_path = os.path.join('request_files', new_file_name)
+    os.rename(request_file_info_obj['file_path'], new_file_path)
+    request_file_info_obj['file_path'] = new_file_path
+
+    ownership_file_path = 'request_files/.file_ownerships.json'
+    with open(ownership_file_path) as ownership_file:
+        ownerships = json.load(ownership_file)
+    ownerships[new_file_name] = ['public']
+    with open(ownership_file_path, 'w') as ownership_file:
+        json.dump(ownerships, ownership_file)
+
+    yield request_file_info_obj
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def empty_products_user_files_fixture(default_params_dict, default_token_payload):
     sub = default_token_payload['sub']
@@ -1441,6 +1474,16 @@ def remove_download_folders(id=None):
         for d in dir_list:
             shutil.rmtree(d)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def empty_request_files_folders():
+        dir_list = glob.glob('request_files/*')
+        for d in dir_list:
+            os.remove(d)
+
+        ownership_file_path = 'request_files/.file_ownerships.json'
+        with open(ownership_file_path, 'w') as ownership_file:
+            json.dump({}, ownership_file)
+
     @staticmethod
     def create_p_value_file(p_value):
         # generate ScWs list file
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 280e3e6a..8ce5d577 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
             cleanup,
             empty_products_files_fixture,
             empty_products_user_files_fixture,
+            request_files_fixture,
             default_params_dict,
             default_token_payload,
             dispatcher_live_fixture_empty_sentry,
diff --git a/tests/test_server_basic.py b/tests/test_server_basic.py
index 961f51e0..07a8c9c3 100644
--- a/tests/test_server_basic.py
+++ b/tests/test_server_basic.py
@@ -496,22 +496,18 @@ def test_download_products_outside_dir(dispatcher_long_living_fixture,
 @pytest.mark.fast
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('return_archive', [True, False])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('matching_file_name', [True, False])
-def test_download_file_public(dispatcher_long_living_fixture, empty_products_files_fixture, return_archive, matching_file_name):
+def test_download_file_public(dispatcher_long_living_fixture, request_files_fixture, return_archive, matching_file_name):
+
     server = dispatcher_long_living_fixture
 
     logger.info("constructed server: %s", server)
 
-    session_id = empty_products_files_fixture['session_id']
-    job_id = empty_products_files_fixture['job_id']
-
     params = {
             # since we are passing a job_id
             'query_status': 'ready',
-            'file_list': 'test.fits.gz',
+            'file_list': os.path.basename(request_files_fixture['file_path']),
             'download_file_name': 'output_test',
-            'session_id': session_id,
             'return_archive': return_archive,
-            'job_id': job_id
         }
 
     if matching_file_name:
@@ -523,16 +519,16 @@ def test_download_file_public(dispatcher_long_living_fixture, empty_products_fil
     assert c.status_code == 200
 
     # download the output, read it and then compare it
-    with open(f'scratch_sid_{session_id}_jid_{job_id}/output_test', 'wb') as fout:
+    with open('local_request_files/output_test', 'wb') as fout:
         fout.write(c.content)
 
     if return_archive:
-        with gzip.open(f'scratch_sid_{session_id}_jid_{job_id}/output_test', 'rb') as fout:
+        with gzip.open('local_request_files/output_test', 'rb') as fout:
             data_downloaded = fout.read()
     else:
         data_downloaded = c.content
 
-    assert data_downloaded == empty_products_files_fixture['content']
+    assert data_downloaded == request_files_fixture['content']
 
 def test_query_restricted_instrument(dispatcher_live_fixture):
     server = dispatcher_live_fixture