diff --git a/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/destruction/tests/test_models.py b/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/destruction/tests/test_models.py
index dc17222f..1e13aced 100644
--- a/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/destruction/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/destruction/tests/test_models.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+import os
 from datetime import date, datetime
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 from django.contrib.auth.models import Group
 from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
+from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.translation import gettext
@@ -965,7 +967,15 @@ def test_clean_local_metadata(self):
         destruction_list = DestructionListFactory.create(
             processing_status=InternalStatus.succeeded,
             status=ListStatus.deleted,
+            destruction_report=ContentFile(
+                b"Hello I am a report.", name="report_test.txt"
+            ),
         )
+
+        path = destruction_list.destruction_report.path
+        self.assertIsNotNone(destruction_list.destruction_report)
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(path))
+
         item1 = DestructionListItemFactory.create(
             processing_status=InternalStatus.succeeded,
             destruction_list=destruction_list,
@@ -1012,6 +1022,9 @@ def test_clean_local_metadata(self):
 
         self.assertEqual(item1.extra_zaak_data, {})
         self.assertEqual(item2.extra_zaak_data, {})
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            destruction_list.destruction_report.file
+        self.assertFalse(os.path.isfile(path))
 
 
 class DestructionListCoReviewTest(TestCase):
diff --git a/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/destruction/tests/test_tasks.py b/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/destruction/tests/test_tasks.py
index b36945ad..a8d26348 100644
--- a/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/destruction/tests/test_tasks.py
+++ b/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/destruction/tests/test_tasks.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 from django.utils.translation import gettext as _, ngettext
 
 from freezegun import freeze_time
-from openpyxl import load_workbook
 from privates.test import temp_private_root
 from requests import HTTPError
 from requests_mock import Mocker
@@ -452,63 +451,14 @@ def test_process_list(self):
             ).exists()
         )
 
-        wb = load_workbook(filename=destruction_list.destruction_report.path)
-        sheet_deleted_zaken = wb[_("Deleted zaken")]
-        rows = list(sheet_deleted_zaken.iter_rows(values_only=True))
-
-        self.assertEqual(len(rows), 6)
-        self.assertEqual(
-            rows[0][:4],
-            (
-                _("Date/Time of deletion"),
-                _("User who started the deletion"),
-                _("Groups"),
-                _("Number of deleted cases"),
-            ),
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(
-            rows[1][:4],
-            (
-                "2024-12-02 12:00+01:00",
-                "John Doe (jdoe1)",
-                None,
-                2,
-            ),
-        )
-
-        self.assertEqual(
-            rows[4],
-            (
-                "111-111-111",
-                "Aangifte behandelen",
-                "ZAAKTYPE-01",
-                "ZAAK-01",
-                "2020-01-01",
-                "2022-01-01",
-                "Evaluatie uitvoeren",
-                "This is a result type",
-            ),
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(
-            rows[5],
-            (
-                "111-111-111",
-                "Aangifte behandelen",
-                "ZAAKTYPE-01",
-                "ZAAK-02",
-                "2020-01-02",
-                "2022-01-02",
-                "Evaluatie uitvoeren",
-                "This is a result type",
-            ),
-        )
-
         m_zaak.assert_called()
         m_eio.assert_called()
         m_zio.assert_called()
 
         self.assertEqual(item1.extra_zaak_data, {})
         self.assertEqual(item2.extra_zaak_data, {})
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            destruction_list.destruction_report.file
 
     @log_capture(level=logging.INFO)
     def test_item_skipped_if_already_succeeded(self, logs):
@@ -651,57 +601,14 @@ def test_complete_and_notify(self):
 
         self.assertEqual(destruction_list.status, ListStatus.deleted)
         self.assertEqual(destruction_list.processing_status, InternalStatus.succeeded)
-        self.assertEqual(
-            destruction_list.destruction_report.name,
-            "destruction_reports/2024/10/09/report_some-destruction-list.xlsx",
-        )
         self.assertEqual(
             destruction_list.end.astimezone(
                 tz=timezone.get_default_timezone()
             ).isoformat(),
             "2024-10-09T12:00:00+02:00",
         )
-
-        wb = load_workbook(filename=destruction_list.destruction_report.path)
-        sheet_deleted_zaken = wb[_("Deleted zaken")]
-        rows = list(sheet_deleted_zaken.iter_rows(values_only=True))
-
-        self.assertEqual(len(rows), 5)
-        self.assertEqual(
-            rows[1][:4],
-            (
-                "2024-10-09 12:00+02:00",
-                "John Doe (jdoe1)",
-                None,
-                1,
-            ),
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(
-            rows[3],
-            (
-                "Zaaktype UUID",
-                "Zaaktype Omschrijving",
-                "Zaaktype Identificatie",
-                "Zaak Identificatie",
-                "Zaak Startdatum",
-                "Zaak Einddatum",
-                "Selectielijst Procestype",
-                "Resultaat",
-            ),
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(
-            rows[4],
-            (
-                "111-111-111",
-                "Tralala zaaktype",
-                None,
-                "ZAAK-01",
-                "2020-01-01",
-                "2022-01-01",
-                "Evaluatie uitvoeren",
-                "Resulttype 0",
-            ),
-        )
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            destruction_list.destruction_report.file
 
     @override_settings(CELERY_TASK_ALWAYS_EAGER=True)
     def test_other_items_processed_if_one_fails(self):