diff --git a/sechub-systemtest/src/test/java/com/mercedesbenz/sechub/systemtest/config/SystemTestConfigurationTest.java b/sechub-systemtest/src/test/java/com/mercedesbenz/sechub/systemtest/config/SystemTestConfigurationTest.java
index 2917c9cd02..7301e97a19 100644
--- a/sechub-systemtest/src/test/java/com/mercedesbenz/sechub/systemtest/config/SystemTestConfigurationTest.java
+++ b/sechub-systemtest/src/test/java/com/mercedesbenz/sechub/systemtest/config/SystemTestConfigurationTest.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import com.mercedesbenz.sechub.commons.model.JSONConverter;
+import com.mercedesbenz.sechub.commons.model.SecHubCodeScanConfiguration;
+import com.mercedesbenz.sechub.commons.model.SecHubSecretScanConfiguration;
 import com.mercedesbenz.sechub.commons.model.TrafficLight;
 
 class SystemTestConfigurationTest {
@@ -25,6 +27,8 @@ class SystemTestConfigurationTest {
 
     private static final String DEFINED_PROFILE = "a-defined-profile-when-not-default-used";
 
+    private static final String DEFINED_REFERENCE_ID = "an-upload-reference-id";
+
     @Test
     void a_full_blown_setup_can_be_serialized_and_deserialized() throws Exception {
 
@@ -254,11 +258,21 @@ private void buildTest(SystemTestConfiguration configuration) {
         runSecHubJob1.setProject(DEFINED_PROJECT_NAME);
 
         UploadDefinition upload = new UploadDefinition();
-        upload.setComment("Here we can define either binaries or sources to upload - we define the folders, framework will create tars/zips automatically");
+        upload.setComment(
+                "Here we can define either binaries or sources to upload - we define the folders, framework will create tars/zips automatically. When no upload reference id is defined, "
+                        + DefaultFallback.FALLBACK_UPLOAD_REF_ID.getValue() + " is used as default");
         upload.setSourceFolder(Optional.of("./checkout/sources"));
-        upload.setReferenceId(Optional.of(DefaultFallback.FALLBACK_UPLOAD_REF_ID.getValue()));
+        upload.setReferenceId(Optional.of(DEFINED_REFERENCE_ID));
         runSecHubJob1.getUploads().add(upload);
 
+        SecHubCodeScanConfiguration codeScan = new SecHubCodeScanConfiguration();
+        codeScan.getNamesOfUsedDataConfigurationObjects().add(DEFINED_REFERENCE_ID);
+        runSecHubJob1.setCodeScan(Optional.of(codeScan));
+
+        SecHubSecretScanConfiguration secretScan = new SecHubSecretScanConfiguration();
+        secretScan.getNamesOfUsedDataConfigurationObjects().add(DEFINED_REFERENCE_ID);
+        runSecHubJob1.setSecretScan(Optional.of(secretScan));
+
         test1execute1.setRunSecHubJob(Optional.of(runSecHubJob1));
 
         // asserts