diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 0b5bfc90..1061f911 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -100,20 +100,18 @@ set(MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/data")
 set(MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH_SOURCE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/data")
 set(MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH_SOURCE_RAW "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/data_raw")
 
+if(UNIX)
+	# on unix we get the third / from the filename
+	set(MultiMC_TEST_DATA_URL "file://${MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH}")
+else()
+	# we don't on windows, so we have to add it ourselves
+	set(MultiMC_TEST_DATA_URL "file:///${MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH}")
+endif()
+
 # clean and replace test data
 add_custom_command(
 	TARGET test_data
-	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove_directory ${MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH}
-	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH_SOURCE} ${MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH}
-	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH_SOURCE_RAW} ${MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH}
+	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -DMultiMC_TEST_DATA_URL=${MultiMC_TEST_DATA_URL} -DMultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH=${MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH} -DMultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH_SOURCE=${MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH_SOURCE} -DMultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH_SOURCE_RAW=${MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH_SOURCE_RAW} -P ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/copy_tests.cmake 
 )
 
-message("${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/data")
-if(UNIX)
-	# on unix we get the third / from the filename
-	set(MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH "file://${MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH}")
-else()
-	# we don't on windows, so we have to add it ourselves
-	set(MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH "file:///${MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH}")
-endif()
 configure_file(test_config.h.in test_config.h @ONLY)
diff --git a/tests/copy_tests.cmake b/tests/copy_tests.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0af7f730
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/copy_tests.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+file(GLOB data_files "${MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH_SOURCE}/*")
+foreach(data_file ${data_files})
+	get_filename_component(filename ${data_file} NAME)
+	configure_file(
+		${data_file}
+		${MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH}/${filename}
+		@ONLY
+		NEWLINE_STYLE LF
+	)
+endforeach()
+
+file(GLOB raw_data_files "${MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH_SOURCE_RAW}/*")
+file(COPY ${raw_data_files} DESTINATION ${MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH}/)
diff --git a/tests/data/1.json b/tests/data/1.json
index 0f2d6ced..7eda1618 100644
--- a/tests/data/1.json
+++ b/tests/data/1.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 			"Sources": [
 				{
 					"SourceType": "http",
-					"Url": "@MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH@/fileOneA"
+					"Url": "@MultiMC_TEST_DATA_URL@/fileOneA"
 				}
 			],
 			"Executable": true,
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 			"Sources": [
 				{
 					"SourceType": "http",
-					"Url": "@MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH@/fileTwo"
+					"Url": "@MultiMC_TEST_DATA_URL@/fileTwo"
 				}
 			],
 			"Executable": false,
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 			"Sources": [
 				{
 					"SourceType": "http",
-					"Url": "@MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH@/fileThree"
+					"Url": "@MultiMC_TEST_DATA_URL@/fileThree"
 				}
 			],
 			"Executable": false,
diff --git a/tests/data/2.json b/tests/data/2.json
index 6e2b0d3c..de7d0e07 100644
--- a/tests/data/2.json
+++ b/tests/data/2.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 			"Sources": [
 				{
 					"SourceType": "http",
-					"Url": "@MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH@/fileOneB"
+					"Url": "@MultiMC_TEST_DATA_URL@/fileOneB"
 				}
 			],
 			"Executable": true,
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 			"Sources": [
 				{
 					"SourceType": "http",
-					"Url": "@MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH@/fileTwo"
+					"Url": "@MultiMC_TEST_DATA_URL@/fileTwo"
 				}
 			],
 			"Executable": false,
diff --git a/tests/data/channels.json b/tests/data/channels.json
index 3ad504b0..10eede82 100644
--- a/tests/data/channels.json
+++ b/tests/data/channels.json
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
 			"id": "develop",
 			"name": "Develop",
 			"description": "The channel called \"develop\"",
-			"url": "@MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH@"
+			"url": "@MultiMC_TEST_DATA_URL@"
 		},
 		{
 			"id": "stable",
 			"name": "Stable",
 			"description": "It's stable at least",
-			"url": "@MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH@"
+			"url": "@MultiMC_TEST_DATA_URL@"
 		},
 		{
 			"id": "42",
diff --git a/tests/test_config.h.in b/tests/test_config.h.in
index 69dd38e7..cf59f3e2 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.h.in
+++ b/tests/test_config.h.in
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#define MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH "@MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH@"
+#define MultiMC_TEST_DATA_URL "@MultiMC_TEST_DATA_URL@"
diff --git a/tests/tst_UpdateChecker.cpp b/tests/tst_UpdateChecker.cpp
index 42d44e77..de1ad718 100644
--- a/tests/tst_UpdateChecker.cpp
+++ b/tests/tst_UpdateChecker.cpp
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ slots:
 				<< true
 				<< true
 				<< (QList<UpdateChecker::ChannelListEntry>()
-					<< UpdateChecker::ChannelListEntry{"develop", "Develop", "The channel called \"develop\"", MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH}
-					<< UpdateChecker::ChannelListEntry{"stable", "Stable", "It's stable at least", MultiMC_TEST_DATA_PATH}
+					<< UpdateChecker::ChannelListEntry{"develop", "Develop", "The channel called \"develop\"", MultiMC_TEST_DATA_URL}
+					<< UpdateChecker::ChannelListEntry{"stable", "Stable", "It's stable at least", MultiMC_TEST_DATA_URL}
 					<< UpdateChecker::ChannelListEntry{"42", "The Channel", "This is the channel that is going to answer all of your questions", "https://dent.me/tea"});
 	}
 	void tst_ChannelListParsing()