diff --git a/omaha/omaha_test.go b/omaha/omaha_test.go
index 5a3eae4..c2f14b7 100644
--- a/omaha/omaha_test.go
+++ b/omaha/omaha_test.go
@@ -3,22 +3,23 @@ package omaha
 import (
 	"encoding/xml"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"os"
 	"testing"
 )
 
+const SampleRequest = `<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<request protocol="3.0" version="ChromeOSUpdateEngine-0.1.0.0" updaterversion="ChromeOSUpdateEngine-0.1.0.0" installsource="ondemandupdate" ismachine="1">
+<os version="Indy" platform="Chrome OS" sp="ForcedUpdate_x86_64"></os>
+<app appid="{87efface-864d-49a5-9bb3-4b050a7c227a}" bootid="{7D52A1CC-7066-40F0-91C7-7CB6A871BFDE}" machineid="{8BDE4C4D-9083-4D61-B41C-3253212C0C37}" oem="ec3000" version="ForcedUpdate" track="dev-channel" from_track="developer-build" lang="en-US" board="amd64-generic" hardware_class="" delta_okay="false" >
+<ping active="1" a="-1" r="-1"></ping>
+<updatecheck targetversionprefix=""></updatecheck>
+<event eventtype="3" eventresult="2" previousversion=""></event>
+</app>
+</request>
+`
+
 func TestOmahaRequestUpdateCheck(t *testing.T) {
-	file, err := os.Open("../fixtures/update-engine/update/request.xml")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	}
-	fix, err := ioutil.ReadAll(file)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	}
 	v := Request{}
-	xml.Unmarshal(fix, &v)
+	xml.Unmarshal([]byte(SampleRequest), &v)
 
 	if v.Os.Version != "Indy" {
 		t.Error("Unexpected version", v.Os.Version)