diff --git a/.murdock b/.murdock
index 321c1d150fba1..409cfc24d2fd0 100755
--- a/.murdock
+++ b/.murdock
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # uncomment and change this to limit builds, e.g.,
-#export BOARDS="samr21-xpro native"
+export BOARDS="native"
 # and / or
-#export APPS="examples/hello-world tests/unittests"
+export APPS="tests/net/gcoap_fileserver"
 
 QUICKBUILD_BOARDS="
 adafruit-itsybitsy-m4
diff --git a/tests/net/gcoap_fileserver/tests/01-run.py b/tests/net/gcoap_fileserver/tests/01-run.py
index 00190351d87ff..1bdd2e1feec26 100755
--- a/tests/net/gcoap_fileserver/tests/01-run.py
+++ b/tests/net/gcoap_fileserver/tests/01-run.py
@@ -108,8 +108,10 @@ def test_linear_topology(factory, zep_dispatch):
     assert A.cmd("md5sum /const/song.txt").split()[2] == B.cmd("md5sum /nvm0/song.txt").split()[2]
 
     # upload the file to node B (only one node should write MEMORY.bin)
-    A.cmd("ncput /const/song.txt coap://[" + global_addr(B.cmd("ifconfig 7"))[1] + "]/vfs/song2.txt", timeout=60)
-
+    msg = "ncput /const/song.txt coap://[" + global_addr(B.cmd("ifconfig 7"))[1] + "]/vfs/song2.txt"
+    print(A.cmd(msg, timeout=60))
+    print(B.cmd("md5sum /nvm0/song.txt"))
+    print(B.cmd("md5sum /nvm0/song2.txt"))
     # make sure the content matches
     assert B.cmd("md5sum /nvm0/song.txt").split()[2] == B.cmd("md5sum /nvm0/song2.txt").split()[2]