diff --git a/unit_tests/tests/lua/test_motorola_dbc.cpp b/unit_tests/tests/lua/test_motorola_dbc.cpp
index be47056e2f..5526a25605 100644
--- a/unit_tests/tests/lua/test_motorola_dbc.cpp
+++ b/unit_tests/tests/lua/test_motorola_dbc.cpp
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ namespace {
     }
 
     TEST_F(MotorolaDbcTest, testNewMessage006) {
+        std::array<uint8_t, 8> data { 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 };
+
         const int bitStart = 13;
         const int length = 8;
 
@@ -243,12 +245,14 @@ namespace {
         // u 6 |
         // m 7 |
         // . 8 |
-        EXPECT_EQ(getBitRangeMoto(getTestDataPtr(), bitStart, length), 0x00); // 0000
+        EXPECT_EQ(getBitRangeMoto(data.data(), bitStart, length), 0x00); // 0000
 
         const int testValue = 0xB3; // 1011 0011
+        setBitRangeMoto(data.data(), bitStart, length, testValue);
 
-        ASSERT_EQ(22, motorolaMagicFromDbc(bitStart, length));
-        setBitRangeMoto(getTestDataPtr(), bitStart, length, testValue);
+        const std::array<uint8_t, 8> unexpectedData = { 0x00, 0x00, 0xC2, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 };
+        EXPECT_THAT(data, testing::ElementsAreArray(unexpectedData)); // TODO: this check shouldn't pass!!!
+        EXPECT_EQ(getBitRangeMoto(data.data(), bitStart, length), 0x03); // TODO: this check shouldn't pass!!!
 
         ////     |  Bit Positions
         ////     | 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
@@ -263,11 +267,8 @@ namespace {
         //// m 7 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
         //// . 8 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
         //const std::array<uint8_t, 8> expectedData = { 0x00, 0x00, 0x2C, 0xC0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 }; // TODO: these are expected data!!!
-        //EXPECT_THAT(testData, testing::ElementsAreArray(expectedData)); // TODO: this check shouldn't fail!!!
-        //EXPECT_EQ(getBitRangeMoto(getTestDataPtr(), bitStart, length), testValue); // TODO: this check shouldn't fail!!!
-
-        const std::array<uint8_t, 8> unexpectedData = { 0x00, 0x00, 0xC2, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 };
-        EXPECT_THAT(testData, testing::ElementsAreArray(unexpectedData)); // TODO: this check shouldn't pass!!!
+        //EXPECT_THAT(data, testing::ElementsAreArray(expectedData)); // TODO: this check shouldn't fail!!!
+        //EXPECT_EQ(getBitRangeMoto(data.data(), bitStart, length), testValue); // TODO: this check shouldn't fail!!!
 
 //        checkRange(
 //            /* bitStart = */ 13,