diff --git a/tests/Feature/UpdateExchangeRatesTest.php b/tests/Feature/UpdateExchangeRatesTest.php
index 283b201f2a..108f826d3f 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/UpdateExchangeRatesTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/UpdateExchangeRatesTest.php
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@
 
 namespace Tests\Feature;
 
-use App\Jobs\Util\UpdateExchangeRates;
-use App\Libraries\Currency\Conversion\CurrencyApi;
-use App\Models\Currency;
-use App\Utils\Traits\MakesHash;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\DatabaseTransactions;
-use Tests\MockAccountData;
 use Tests\TestCase;
+use App\Models\Currency;
+use Tests\MockAccountData;
+use App\Utils\Traits\MakesHash;
+use App\Jobs\Util\UpdateExchangeRates;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan;
+use App\Libraries\Currency\Conversion\CurrencyApi;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\DatabaseTransactions;
 
 /**
  * 
@@ -26,9 +27,7 @@ use Tests\TestCase;
 class UpdateExchangeRatesTest extends TestCase
 {
     use MakesHash;
-    use DatabaseTransactions;
-    use MockAccountData;
-
+    
     protected function setUp(): void
     {
         parent::setUp();
@@ -37,6 +36,10 @@ class UpdateExchangeRatesTest extends TestCase
             $this->markTestSkipped("no currency key set");
         }
 
+        if (Currency::count() == 0) {
+            Artisan::call('db:seed', ['--force' => true]);
+        }
+
     }
 
     public function testExchangeRate()
@@ -48,10 +51,11 @@ class UpdateExchangeRatesTest extends TestCase
 
         $currency_api = json_decode($response->getBody());
 
-        UpdateExchangeRates::dispatchSync();
+        (new UpdateExchangeRates())->handle();
 
         $gbp_currency = \App\Models\Currency::find(2);
 
+        $this->assertNotNull($gbp_currency);
         $this->assertEquals($currency_api->rates->GBP, $gbp_currency->exchange_rate);
 
     }