diff --git a/datalad_dataverse/tests/test_pydataverse.py b/datalad_dataverse/tests/test_pydataverse.py
index 93e1719..592c613 100644
--- a/datalad_dataverse/tests/test_pydataverse.py
+++ b/datalad_dataverse/tests/test_pydataverse.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ def test_file_handling(
         dataverse_admin_api,
         dataverse_dataaccess_api,
         dataverse_dataset,
+        dataverse_instance_url,
 ):
     # the starting point of `dataverse_dataset` is a freshly
     # created, non-published dataset in draft mode, with no prior
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ def test_file_handling(
 
     fileid = check_upload(
         dataverse_admin_api,
-        dataverse_dataset, fcontent, fpath, src_md5)
+        dataverse_dataset, fcontent, fpath, src_md5, dataverse_instance_url)
 
     check_download(
         dataverse_dataaccess_api, fileid,
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ def check_duplicate_file_deposition(api, dsid, tmp_path):
                for f in identicals)
 
 
-def check_upload(api, dsid, fcontent, fpath, src_md5):
+def check_upload(api, dsid, fcontent, fpath, src_md5, dv_url):
     # the simplest possible upload, just a source file name
     response = api.upload_datafile(
         identifier=dsid,
@@ -140,7 +141,11 @@ def check_upload(api, dsid, fcontent, fpath, src_md5):
     # TODO: seemingly discontinued between Dataverse 5.13 and 6.0?
     #assert df['pidURL'] == ''
     assert df['rootDataFileId'] == -1
-    assert df['storageIdentifier'].startswith('s3://demo-dataverse')
+
+    if 'localhost' in dv_url or '127.0.0.1' in dv_url:
+        assert df['storageIdentifier'].startswith('local://')
+    else:
+        assert df['storageIdentifier'].startswith('s3://demo-dataverse')
 
     # report the file ID for external use
     return df['id']