diff --git a/tests/reverse/correctness_test.go b/tests/reverse/correctness_test.go
index e268815..77a440b 100644
--- a/tests/reverse/correctness_test.go
+++ b/tests/reverse/correctness_test.go
@@ -3,15 +3,28 @@ package reverse_test
 import (
 	"os"
 	"testing"
+	//"time"
+
+	"github.com/rfjakob/gocryptfs/tests/test_helpers"
 )
 
 func TestLongnameStat(t *testing.T) {
-	_, err := os.Stat(dirA + "/" + "")
+	fd, err := os.Create(dirA + "/" + x240)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
+		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	_, err = os.Stat(dirA + "/" + "")
+	path := dirC + "/" + x240
+	if !test_helpers.VerifyExistence(path) {
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	test_helpers.VerifySize(t, path, 0)
+	_, err = fd.Write(make([]byte, 10))
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
+		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
+	fd.Close()
+	/*
+		time.Sleep(1000 * time.Millisecond)
+		test_helpers.VerifySize(t, path, 10)
+	*/
 }
diff --git a/tests/reverse/longname_perf_test.go b/tests/reverse/longname_perf_test.go
index f170ad7..1707cea 100644
--- a/tests/reverse/longname_perf_test.go
+++ b/tests/reverse/longname_perf_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package reverse_test
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ func genName(i int, postfix string) string {
 
 // Create 10000 files with long names
 func generateLongnameFiles(dir string) {
-	x240 := string(bytes.Repeat([]byte("x"), 240))
 	for i := 0; i < 100000; i++ {
 		n := genName(i, x240)
 		f, err := os.Create(dir + "/" + n)
diff --git a/tests/reverse/main_test.go b/tests/reverse/main_test.go
index 3d10750..f59386b 100644
--- a/tests/reverse/main_test.go
+++ b/tests/reverse/main_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package reverse_test
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -8,8 +9,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 var dirA, dirB, dirC string
+var x240 string
 
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	x240 = string(bytes.Repeat([]byte("x"), 240))
 	dirA = test_helpers.TmpDir + "/a"
 	dirB = test_helpers.TmpDir + "/b"
 	dirC = test_helpers.TmpDir + "/c"