diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 30670c0e..03553969 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ install:
   - travis_retry pip install -e .[all]
 
 script:
-  - ./run-tests.sh
+  - mkdir /tmp/reana
+  - SHARED_VOLUME_PATH=/tmp/reana ./run-tests.sh
 
 after_success:
   - coveralls
diff --git a/reana_workflow_controller/consumer.py b/reana_workflow_controller/consumer.py
index 7ee60fe9..b997191e 100644
--- a/reana_workflow_controller/consumer.py
+++ b/reana_workflow_controller/consumer.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 import json
 import logging
+import traceback
 import uuid
 from datetime import datetime
 
diff --git a/reana_workflow_controller/rest/utils.py b/reana_workflow_controller/rest/utils.py
index b1a74fb6..7a01b99c 100644
--- a/reana_workflow_controller/rest/utils.py
+++ b/reana_workflow_controller/rest/utils.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import os
 import pprint
 import subprocess
+import traceback
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from datetime import datetime
 from functools import wraps
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index aa056ce2..51f6326c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 history = open("CHANGES.rst").read()
 
 tests_require = [
-    "pytest-reana>=0.7.0.dev20200707,<0.8.0",
+    "pytest-reana>=0.8.0a1,<0.9.0",
 ]
 
 extras_require = {
diff --git a/tests/test_views.py b/tests/test_views.py
index 8d39c766..10918751 100644
--- a/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/tests/test_views.py
@@ -1175,7 +1175,6 @@ def test_get_workflow_diff(
     sample_yadage_workflow_in_db,
     sample_serial_workflow_in_db,
     tmp_shared_volume_path,
-    sample_workflow_workspace,
 ):
     """Test set workflow status for unknown workflow."""
     with app.test_client() as client:
@@ -1226,34 +1225,24 @@ def test_get_workspace_diff(
     sample_yadage_workflow_in_db,
     sample_serial_workflow_in_db,
     tmp_shared_volume_path,
-    sample_workflow_workspace,
 ):
     """Test get workspace differences."""
     # create the workspaces for the two workflows
-    workspace_path_a = next(
-        sample_workflow_workspace(str(sample_serial_workflow_in_db.workspace_path))
+    workspace_path_a = os.path.join(
+        tmp_shared_volume_path, sample_serial_workflow_in_db.workspace_path
     )
-    workspace_path_b = next(
-        sample_workflow_workspace(str(sample_yadage_workflow_in_db.workspace_path))
+    workspace_path_b = os.path.join(
+        tmp_shared_volume_path, sample_yadage_workflow_in_db.workspace_path
     )
-
-    sample_serial_workflow_in_db.get_workspace = lambda: str(
-        sample_serial_workflow_in_db.id_
-    )
-    sample_yadage_workflow_in_db.get_workspace = lambda: str(
-        sample_yadage_workflow_in_db.id_
-    )
-    # modify the contents in one file
-    with open(
-        os.path.join(
-            workspace_path_a,
-            "data",
-            "World_historical_and_predicted_populations_in_percentage.csv",
-        ),
-        "a",
-    ) as f:
-        f.write("An extra line")
-        f.flush()
+    # Create files that differ in one line
+    csv_line = "1,2,3,4"
+    file_name = "test.csv"
+    for index, workspace in enumerate([workspace_path_a, workspace_path_b]):
+        with open(os.path.join(workspace, file_name), "w",) as f:
+            f.write("# File {}".format(index))
+            f.write(os.linesep)
+            f.write(csv_line)
+            f.flush()
     with app.test_client() as client:
         res = client.get(
             url_for(
@@ -1266,7 +1255,7 @@ def test_get_workspace_diff(
         )
         assert res.status_code == 200
         response_data = json.loads(res.get_data(as_text=True))
-        assert "An extra line" in response_data["workspace_listing"]
+        assert "# File" in response_data["workspace_listing"]
 
 
 def test_create_interactive_session(app, default_user, sample_serial_workflow_in_db):