diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 11e1a5b..2a0535d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Print logs if wasm-upload fails"
         if: failure() && (steps.wasm-upload.outcome == 'failure')
         run: faasmctl logs -s upload
+      - name: "Upload all data files"
+        run: ./bin/inv_wrapper.sh data.upload
       - name: "Run OpenCV check"
         if: "contains(env.FAASM_WASM_VM, 'wamr')"
         timeout-minutes: 2
diff --git a/tasks/data.py b/tasks/data.py
index 48061df..0770a9c 100644
--- a/tasks/data.py
+++ b/tasks/data.py
@@ -1,20 +1,15 @@
+from faasmctl.util.upload import upload_file
 from invoke import task
-from os import makedirs
-from os.path import dirname, exists
-from shutil import copyfile
 from tasks.env import EXAMPLES_DATA_FILES
 
 
 @task(default=True)
-def prepare(ctx):
+def upload(ctx):
     """
-    Prepare data files to test WASM examples
+    Upload shared files needed to run WASM examples
     """
     for p in EXAMPLES_DATA_FILES:
-        path_src = p[0]
-        path_dst = p[1]
+        host_path = p[0]
+        faasm_path = p[1]
 
-        if not exists(dirname(path_dst)):
-            makedirs(dirname(path_dst))
-
-        copyfile(path_src, path_dst)
+        upload_file(host_path, faasm_path)
diff --git a/tasks/env.py b/tasks/env.py
index d3a41ec..e9a8261 100644
--- a/tasks/env.py
+++ b/tasks/env.py
@@ -25,39 +25,39 @@
 EXAMPLES_DATA_FILES = [
     [
         join(EXAMPLES_DATA_HOST_DIR, "faasm_logo.png"),
-        join(EXAMPLES_DATA_BASE_DIR, "im", "sample_image.png"),
+        join("im", "sample_image.png"),
     ],
     [
         join(EXAMPLES_DATA_HOST_DIR, "in.controller.wall"),
-        join(EXAMPLES_DATA_BASE_DIR, "lammps-data", "in.controller.wall"),
+        join("lammps-data", "in.controller.wall"),
     ],
     [
         join(EXAMPLES_DATA_HOST_DIR, "ffmpeg_video.mp4"),
-        join(EXAMPLES_DATA_BASE_DIR, "ffmpeg", "sample_video.mp4"),
+        join("ffmpeg", "sample_video.mp4"),
     ],
     [
         join(EXAMPLES_DATA_HOST_DIR, "sample_model.tflite"),
-        join(EXAMPLES_DATA_BASE_DIR, "tflite", "sample_model.tflite"),
+        join("tflite", "sample_model.tflite"),
     ],
     [
         join(EXAMPLES_DATA_HOST_DIR, "grace_hopper.bmp"),
-        join(EXAMPLES_DATA_BASE_DIR, "tflite", "grace_hopper.bmp"),
+        join("tflite", "grace_hopper.bmp"),
     ],
     [
         join(EXAMPLES_DATA_HOST_DIR, "bus_photo.bmp"),
-        join(EXAMPLES_DATA_BASE_DIR, "opencv", "bus_photo.bmp"),
+        join("opencv", "bus_photo.bmp"),
     ],
     [
         join(EXAMPLES_DATA_HOST_DIR, "tchaikovsky.bmp"),
-        join(EXAMPLES_DATA_BASE_DIR, "opencv", "composers", "tchaikovsky.bmp"),
+        join("opencv", "composers", "tchaikovsky.bmp"),
     ],
     [
         join(EXAMPLES_DATA_HOST_DIR, "wagner.bmp"),
-        join(EXAMPLES_DATA_BASE_DIR, "opencv", "composers", "wagner.bmp"),
+        join("opencv", "composers", "wagner.bmp"),
     ],
     [
         join(EXAMPLES_DATA_HOST_DIR, "beethoven.bmp"),
-        join(EXAMPLES_DATA_BASE_DIR, "opencv", "composers", "beethoven.bmp"),
+        join("opencv", "composers", "beethoven.bmp"),
     ],
 ]