diff --git a/deposit-app/src/test/java/edu/unc/lib/boxc/deposit/fcrepo4/IngestContentObjectsJobIT.java b/deposit-app/src/test/java/edu/unc/lib/boxc/deposit/fcrepo4/IngestContentObjectsJobIT.java
index 57f258abc6..3a1fc465fe 100644
--- a/deposit-app/src/test/java/edu/unc/lib/boxc/deposit/fcrepo4/IngestContentObjectsJobIT.java
+++ b/deposit-app/src/test/java/edu/unc/lib/boxc/deposit/fcrepo4/IngestContentObjectsJobIT.java
@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ public void ingestWorkObjectWithModsHistoryTest() throws Exception {
         Resource historyResc = DepositModelHelpers.addDatastream(workBag, DatastreamType.MD_DESCRIPTIVE_HISTORY);
         Path modsPath = job.getModsPath(workPid, true);
         var originalModsPath = Path.of("src/test/resources/simpleMods.xml");
+        Files.copy(originalModsPath, modsPath);
         Path modsHistoryPath = depositDirManager.getHistoryFile(workPid, DatastreamType.MD_DESCRIPTIVE_HISTORY);
         FileUtils.writeStringToFile(modsHistoryPath.toFile(), "History content", UTF_8);
         String modsHistorySha1 = getSha1(modsHistoryPath);