diff --git a/tests/README.md b/tests/README.md
index 3b7e3a1e8..2d1af960f 100644
--- a/tests/README.md
+++ b/tests/README.md
@@ -59,7 +59,14 @@ repositories).
 
  - `git submodule init; git submodule update`
  - `daemonize (linux) or daemon (freebsd), bash, python3, openbsd-netcat`
- - `yq` from https://github.com/mikefarah/yq
+ - `go install github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/cmd/cfssl@latest`
+ - `go install github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/cmd/cfssljson@latest`
+ - `go install github.com/mikefarah/yq/v4@latest`
+ - `base64`
+ - `curl`
+ - `jq`
+ - `nc`
+ - `python3`
 
 ## Running all tests
 
diff --git a/tests/check-requirements b/tests/check-requirements
index a46cffab7..fd858f81c 100755
--- a/tests/check-requirements
+++ b/tests/check-requirements
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ check_bats_core() {
     fi
 }
 
+check_curl() {
+    if ! command -v curl >/dev/null; then
+        die "missing required program 'curl'"
+    fi
+}
+
 check_python3() {
     if ! command -v python3 >/dev/null; then
         die "missing required program 'python3'"
@@ -97,6 +103,7 @@ check_gocovmerge() {
 }
 
 check_bats_core
+check_curl
 check_daemonizer
 check_cfssl
 check_cfssljson
diff --git a/tests/lib/config/config-global b/tests/lib/config/config-global
index 0825c8a73..6593542a7 100755
--- a/tests/lib/config/config-global
+++ b/tests/lib/config/config-global
@@ -57,8 +57,16 @@ make_init_data() {
     [[ "${DB_BACKEND}" == "sqlite" ]] || ${CSCLI} machines add --auto
 
     "${TEST_DIR}/instance-crowdsec" start
-    "${CSCLI}" lapi status
-    [[ -z "${PACKAGE_TESTING}" ]] && "${CSCLI}" decisions delete --all
+
+    "${CSCLI}" decisions delete --all
+
+    loop_max=15
+    for ((i = 0; i <= loop_max; i++)); do
+        sleep 2
+        [[ $("${CSCLI}" alerts list -o json) != "null" ]] && break
+    done
+    [[ $("${CSCLI}" alerts list -o json) != "null" ]] || die "could not get community data"
+
     "${TEST_DIR}/instance-crowdsec" stop
 
     mkdir -p "${LOCAL_INIT_DIR}"
@@ -75,7 +83,6 @@ make_init_data() {
         --file "${LOCAL_INIT_DIR}/init-config-data.tar" "${REL_CONFIG_DIR}" "${REL_DATA_DIR}"
 
     ./instance-db setup
-    remove_init_data
 }
 
 load_init_data() {