diff --git a/modules/core/test/test_utils.cpp b/modules/core/test/test_utils.cpp
index a43ea78381..13720c2b00 100644
--- a/modules/core/test/test_utils.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/test/test_utils.cpp
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ TEST(Samples, findFile)
 {
     cv::utils::logging::LogLevel prev = cv::utils::logging::setLogLevel(cv::utils::logging::LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE);
     cv::String path;
-    ASSERT_NO_THROW(path = samples::findFile("lena.jpg", false));
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(path = samples::findFile("HappyFish.jpg", false));
     EXPECT_NE(std::string(), path.c_str());
     cv::utils::logging::setLogLevel(prev);
 }
diff --git a/modules/python/test/test_misc.py b/modules/python/test/test_misc.py
index 08ab04d53d..ec86663e47 100644
--- a/modules/python/test/test_misc.py
+++ b/modules/python/test/test_misc.py
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ class CanUsePurePythonModuleFunction(NewOpenCVTests):
 class SamplesFindFile(NewOpenCVTests):
 
     def test_ExistedFile(self):
-        res = cv.samples.findFile('lena.jpg', False)
+        res = cv.samples.findFile('HappyFish.jpg', False)
         self.assertNotEqual(res, '')
 
     def test_MissingFile(self):