diff --git a/test/TEST-18-FAILUREACTION/test.sh b/test/TEST-18-FAILUREACTION/test.sh
index b6231e6f5a..a9315466f9 100755
--- a/test/TEST-18-FAILUREACTION/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-18-FAILUREACTION/test.sh
@@ -14,22 +14,9 @@ test_setup() {
 
         setup_basic_environment
         mask_supporting_services
-
-        # setup the testsuite service
-        cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system/testsuite.service <<EOF
-[Unit]
-Description=Testsuite service
-
-[Service]
-ExecStart=/bin/bash -x /testsuite.sh
-Type=oneshot
-EOF
-        cp testsuite.sh $initdir/
-
-        setup_testsuite
     )
 
     setup_nspawn_root
 }
 
-do_test "$@"
+do_test "$@" 18
diff --git a/test/units/testsuite-18.service b/test/units/testsuite-18.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..08e836671e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/testsuite-18.service
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=TEST-18-FAILUREACTION
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/lib/systemd/tests/testdata/units/%N.sh
+Type=oneshot
diff --git a/test/TEST-18-FAILUREACTION/testsuite.sh b/test/units/testsuite-18.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from test/TEST-18-FAILUREACTION/testsuite.sh
rename to test/units/testsuite-18.sh