diff --git a/src/test/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/models/GardenPlanModelTest.java b/src/test/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/models/GardenPlanModelTest.java
index 10cd252..e70026b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/models/GardenPlanModelTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/models/GardenPlanModelTest.java
@@ -6,17 +6,25 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption;
 import java.time.LocalDate;
 import java.time.MonthDay;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
 
 public class GardenPlanModelTest {
+    private final URL dbDataSource = JsonCropList.class.getResource("user-crops.json");
+    private final URL testFile = JsonCropList.class.getResource("test-user-crops.json");
+
     CropList cropList;
     List<Crop> exampleCrops;
     Crop exampleCropOnion;
@@ -29,7 +37,7 @@ public class GardenPlanModelTest {
     Garden model;
 
     @BeforeEach
-    void setUp() throws IOException {
+    void setUp() throws IOException, URISyntaxException {
 
 
         examplePlantOnion = new Plant(
@@ -76,18 +84,24 @@ public class GardenPlanModelTest {
         exampleCrops.add(exampleCrop1);
         exampleCrops.add(exampleCrop2);
         exampleCrops.add(exampleCrop3);
-        cropList = mockGardenPlan(exampleCrops);
+        cropList = mockCropList(exampleCrops);
 
-        GardenSchedule gardenSchedule = new GardenSchedule(new JsonTaskList(), new JsonPlantList());
-        model = new Garden(gardenSchedule, cropList);
+        // Reset Crop "database" before test
+        assertNotNull(testFile);
+        assertNotNull(dbDataSource);
+        Files.copy(Path.of(testFile.toURI()), Path.of(dbDataSource.toURI()), StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
+        CropList testDatabase = new JsonCropList(dbDataSource);
+
+        GardenSchedule gardenSchedule = mock(GardenSchedule.class);
+        model = new Garden(gardenSchedule, testDatabase);
     }
 
-    CropList mockGardenPlan(List<Crop> cropList) throws IOException {
-        CropList gardenPlan = mock(CropList.class);
-        when(gardenPlan.getCrops()).thenReturn(cropList);
-        when(gardenPlan.getCropById(5)).thenReturn(java.util.Optional.ofNullable(exampleCropCarrot));
-        when(gardenPlan.getCropById(3)).thenReturn(java.util.Optional.ofNullable(exampleCropOnion));
-        return gardenPlan;
+    CropList mockCropList(List<Crop> cropList) throws IOException {
+        CropList croplist = mock(CropList.class);
+        when(croplist.getCrops()).thenReturn(cropList);
+        when(croplist.getCropById(5)).thenReturn(java.util.Optional.ofNullable(exampleCropCarrot));
+        when(croplist.getCropById(3)).thenReturn(java.util.Optional.ofNullable(exampleCropOnion));
+        return croplist;
     }
 
     @Test