diff --git a/src/include/taler_testing_lib.h b/src/include/taler_testing_lib.h
index 30d0f0987..3d7ba3728 100644
--- a/src/include/taler_testing_lib.h
+++ b/src/include/taler_testing_lib.h
@@ -2366,7 +2366,6 @@ TALER_TESTING_cmd_oauth (const char *label,
  *
  * @param label command label
  * @param expected_http_status what HTTP status do we expect to get returned from the exchange
- * @param target_amount amount for the purse to be full, without fees
  * @param contract_terms contract, JSON string
  * @param upload_contract should we upload the contract
  * @param purse_expiration how long until the purse expires
@@ -2377,7 +2376,6 @@ struct TALER_TESTING_Command
 TALER_TESTING_cmd_purse_create_with_deposit (
   const char *label,
   unsigned int expected_http_status,
-  const char *target_amount,
   const char *contract_terms,
   bool upload_contract,
   struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative purse_expiration,
diff --git a/src/testing/test_exchange_p2p.c b/src/testing/test_exchange_p2p.c
index f1a7f6553..930ff2beb 100644
--- a/src/testing/test_exchange_p2p.c
+++ b/src/testing/test_exchange_p2p.c
@@ -151,14 +151,25 @@ run (void *cls,
     /**
      * Spend the coin.
      */
-    TALER_TESTING_cmd_deposit ("deposit-simple",
-                               "withdraw-coin-1",
-                               0,
-                               bc.user42_payto,
-                               "{\"items\":[{\"name\":\"ice cream\",\"value\":1}]}",
-                               GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_ZERO,
-                               "EUR:5",
-                               MHD_HTTP_OK),
+    TALER_TESTING_cmd_purse_create_with_deposit (
+      "purse-with-deposit",
+      MHD_HTTP_OK,
+      "{\"amount\":\"EUR:1\",\"summary\":\"ice cream\"}",
+      true, /* upload contract */
+      GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MINUTES, /* expiration */
+      "withdraw-coin-1",
+      "EUR:1", /* FIXME: check amount vs. fees! */
+      NULL),
+    TALER_TESTING_cmd_contract_get (
+      "purse-get-contract",
+      MHD_HTTP_OK,
+      "purse-with-deposit"),
+    TALER_TESTING_cmd_purse_merge (
+      "purse-merge-into-reserve",
+      MHD_HTTP_OK,
+      "purse-get-contract",
+      "create-reserve-1"),
+    // FIXME: check reserve history!
     TALER_TESTING_cmd_end ()
   };
 
diff --git a/src/testing/testing_api_cmd_purse_create_deposit.c b/src/testing/testing_api_cmd_purse_create_deposit.c
index af7ed3f5d..13b2dffa6 100644
--- a/src/testing/testing_api_cmd_purse_create_deposit.c
+++ b/src/testing/testing_api_cmd_purse_create_deposit.c
@@ -355,13 +355,13 @@ struct TALER_TESTING_Command
 TALER_TESTING_cmd_purse_create_with_deposit (
   const char *label,
   unsigned int expected_http_status,
-  const char *target_amount,
   const char *contract_terms,
   bool upload_contract,
   struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative purse_expiration,
   ...)
 {
   struct PurseCreateDepositState *ds;
+  struct GNUNET_TIME_Timestamp pay_deadline;
 
   ds = GNUNET_new (struct PurseCreateDepositState);
   ds->rel_expiration = purse_expiration;
@@ -378,6 +378,14 @@ TALER_TESTING_cmd_purse_create_with_deposit (
                 label);
     GNUNET_assert (0);
   }
+  pay_deadline =
+    GNUNET_TIME_absolute_to_timestamp (
+      GNUNET_TIME_relative_to_absolute (purse_expiration));
+  GNUNET_assert (0 ==
+                 json_object_set_new (
+                   ds->contract_terms,
+                   "pay_deadline",
+                   GNUNET_JSON_from_timestamp (pay_deadline)));
   {
     va_list ap;
     unsigned int i;
@@ -410,9 +418,6 @@ TALER_TESTING_cmd_purse_create_with_deposit (
     }
     va_end (ap);
   }
-  GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK ==
-                 TALER_string_to_amount (target_amount,
-                                         &ds->target_amount));
   {
     struct TALER_TESTING_Command cmd = {
       .cls = ds,