diff --git a/test/sharness/t0400-api-no-gateway.sh b/test/sharness/t0400-api-no-gateway.sh
index 137f99a950ec..d0daeece3da2 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0400-api-no-gateway.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0400-api-no-gateway.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ test_description="Test API security"
 
 test_init_ipfs
 
+# Import test case
+# See the static fixtures in ./t0400-api-no-gateway/
+test_expect_success "Add the test directory" '
+  ipfs dag import ../t0400-api-no-gateway/fixtures.car
+'
+HASH=QmNYERzV2LfD2kkfahtfv44ocHzEFK1sLBaE7zdcYT2GAZ # a file containing the string "testing"
+
 # by default, we don't let you load arbitrary ipfs objects through the api,
 # because this would open up the api to scripting vulnerabilities.
 # only the webui objects are allowed.
@@ -17,14 +24,12 @@ test_init_ipfs
 
 test_launch_ipfs_daemon
 test_expect_success "Gateway on API unavailable" '
-  HASH=$(echo "testing" | ipfs add -q)
   test_curl_resp_http_code "http://127.0.0.1:$API_PORT/ipfs/$HASH" "HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found"
 '
 test_kill_ipfs_daemon
 
 test_launch_ipfs_daemon --unrestricted-api
 test_expect_success "Gateway on --unrestricted-api API available" '
-  HASH=$(echo "testing" | ipfs add -q)
   test_curl_resp_http_code "http://127.0.0.1:$API_PORT/ipfs/$HASH" "HTTP/1.1 200 OK"
 '
 test_kill_ipfs_daemon
diff --git a/test/sharness/t0400-api-no-gateway/README.md b/test/sharness/t0400-api-no-gateway/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..83d184d4a42b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sharness/t0400-api-no-gateway/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Dataset description/sources
+
+- fixtures.car
+  - raw CARv1
+
+generated with:
+
+```sh
+HASH=$(echo "testing" | ipfs add -q)
+ipfs dag export $HASH > fixtures.car
+
+echo HASH=${HASH} # a file containing the string "testing"
+
+# HASH=QmNYERzV2LfD2kkfahtfv44ocHzEFK1sLBaE7zdcYT2GAZ # a file containing the string "testing"
+```
diff --git a/test/sharness/t0400-api-no-gateway/fixtures.car b/test/sharness/t0400-api-no-gateway/fixtures.car
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1e090db6dc1e
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