diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 83d2195..b7c0b09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Download the vecscreen test data
         run: |
           mkdir vecscreen
-          wget -c https://tolit.cog.sanger.ac.uk/test-data/resources/vecscreen/GCA_900155405.1_PRJEB18760_genomic.fna -O vecscreen/GCA_900155405.1_PRJEB18760_genomic.fna
+          curl -L https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/db/v4/16SMicrobial_v4.tar.gz | tar -C vecscreen -xzf -
 
       - name: Run pipeline with test data
         # TODO nf-core: You can customise CI pipeline run tests as required
diff --git a/assets/github_testing/test.yaml b/assets/github_testing/test.yaml
index e4e7b82..7b35de1 100755
--- a/assets/github_testing/test.yaml
+++ b/assets/github_testing/test.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ busco_lineages_folder: /home/runner/work/ascc/ascc/busco_database/lineages
 fcs_gx_database_path: /home/runner/work/ascc/ascc/FCS_gx/
 diamond_uniprot_database_path: /home/runner/work/ascc/ascc/diamond/UP000000212_1234679_tax.dmnd
 diamond_nr_database_path: /home/runner/work/ascc/ascc/diamond/UP000000212_1234679_tax.dmnd
-vecscreen_database_path: /home/runner/work/ascc/ascc/NT_database
+vecscreen_database_path: /home/runner/work/ascc/ascc/vecscreen
 seqkit:
   sliding: 6000
   window: 100000