diff --git a/ContinuousTests/Tests/HoldMyBeerTest.cs b/ContinuousTests/Tests/HoldMyBeerTest.cs
index 18e72f15..f54b6588 100644
--- a/ContinuousTests/Tests/HoldMyBeerTest.cs
+++ b/ContinuousTests/Tests/HoldMyBeerTest.cs
@@ -15,17 +15,7 @@ namespace ContinuousTests.Tests
         [TestMoment(t: Zero)]
         public void UploadTestFile()
         {
-            var metadata = Configuration.CodexDeployment.Metadata;
-            var maxQuotaUseMb = metadata.StorageQuotaMB / 2;
-            var safeTTL = Math.Max(metadata.BlockTTL, metadata.BlockMI) + 30;
-            var runsPerTtl = Convert.ToInt32(safeTTL / RunTestEvery.TotalSeconds);
-            var filesizePerUploadMb = Math.Min(80, maxQuotaUseMb / runsPerTtl);
-            // This filesize should keep the quota below 50% of the node's max.
-
-            var filesize = filesizePerUploadMb.MB();
-            double codexDefaultBlockSize = 31 * 64 * 33;
-            var numberOfBlocks = Convert.ToInt64(Math.Ceiling(filesize.SizeInBytes / codexDefaultBlockSize));
-            Assert.That(numberOfBlocks, Is.EqualTo(1282));
+            var filesize = 80.MB();
 
             file = FileManager.GenerateTestFile(filesize);
 
diff --git a/Tests/BasicTests/ContinuousSubstitute.cs b/Tests/BasicTests/ContinuousSubstitute.cs
index 80f77f9e..0f4570a5 100644
--- a/Tests/BasicTests/ContinuousSubstitute.cs
+++ b/Tests/BasicTests/ContinuousSubstitute.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using Utils;
 
 namespace Tests.BasicTests
 {
+    [Ignore("Used for debugging continuous tests")]
     [TestFixture]
     public class ContinuousSubstitute : AutoBootstrapDistTest
     {
@@ -60,16 +61,22 @@ namespace Tests.BasicTests
 
             var checkTime = DateTime.UtcNow + TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1);
             var endTime = DateTime.UtcNow + TimeSpan.FromHours(10);
+            var uploadInterval = 0;
             while (DateTime.UtcNow < endTime)
             {
                 CreatePeerConnectionTestHelpers().AssertFullyConnected(GetAllOnlineCodexNodes());
+                CheckRoutingTables(GetAllOnlineCodexNodes());
 
-                if (DateTime.UtcNow > checkTime)
+                if (uploadInterval == 0)
                 {
-                    CheckRoutingTables(GetAllOnlineCodexNodes());
+                    uploadInterval = 2;
+                    var node = RandomUtils.PickOneRandom(nodes.ToList());
+                    var file = GenerateTestFile(50.MB());
+                    node.UploadFile(file);
                 }
+                else uploadInterval--;
 
-                Thread.Sleep(5000);
+                Thread.Sleep(30000);
             }
         }