diff --git a/internal/database/blockchainDB/shard_test.go b/internal/database/blockchainDB/shard_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..76241c629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/database/blockchainDB/shard_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package blockchainDB
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestShard(t *testing.T) {
+	directory := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "ShardTest")
+	os.Mkdir(directory, os.ModePerm)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(directory)
+	filename := filepath.Join(directory, "shard")
+
+	shard, err := NewShard(5, filename)
+	assert.NoError(t, err, err)
+
+	entries := make(map[[32]byte][]byte)
+	fr := NewFastRandom([32]byte{1, 2, 3, 4, 5})
+
+	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+		if i%10 == 0 && i != 0 {
+			fmt.Printf("%d ",i)
+			if i%100==0 {
+				fmt.Println()
+			}
+		}
+		for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+			entries[fr.NextHash()] = fr.RandBuff(100, 500)
+		}
+		for k := range entries {
+			nv := fr.RandBuff(100, 500)
+			shard.Put(k, nv)
+			entries[k] = nv
+		}
+		for k, v := range entries {
+			v2, err := shard.Get(k)
+			assert.NoError(t, err, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, v, v2, "Didn't get the right value back")
+		}
+	}
+	shard.Close()
+}
diff --git a/internal/database/blockchainDB/sharddb_test.go b/internal/database/blockchainDB/sharddb_test.go
index 956772deb..42b7cb264 100644
--- a/internal/database/blockchainDB/sharddb_test.go
+++ b/internal/database/blockchainDB/sharddb_test.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package blockchainDB
 
 import (
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -25,31 +23,3 @@ func TestShardDB(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, value, v, "did not get the same value back")
 	}
 }
-
-func TestShard(t *testing.T) {
-	directory := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(),"ShardTest")
-	os.Mkdir(directory,os.ModePerm)
-	defer os.RemoveAll(directory)
-	filename := filepath.Join(directory,"shard")
-
-	shard,err := NewShard(5,filename)
-	assert.NoError(t,err,err)
-
-	entries := make(map[[32]byte][]byte)
-	fr := NewFastRandom([32]byte {1,2,3,4,5})
-	for i:= 0; i<100000; i++ {
-		entries[fr.NextHash()] = fr.RandBuff(100,500)
-	}
-	for k := range entries {
-		nv := fr.RandBuff(100,500)
-		shard.Put(k,nv)
-		entries[k]=nv
-	}
-	for i:=0;i<1000000,i++ {
-		v2,err := shard.Get(k)
-		assert.NoError(t,err,err)
-		assert.Equal(t,v,v2,"Didn't get the right value back")
-	}
-
-	shard.Close()
-}
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