--- node_modules/interface-ipfs-core/src/dht/find-provs.js
+++ node_modules/interface-ipfs-core/src/dht/find-provs.js
@@ -38,12 +38,13 @@ module.exports = (common, options) => {
     before('add providers for the same cid', async function () {
       this.timeout(10 * 1000)

-      const cids = await Promise.all([
-        nodeB.object.new('unixfs-dir'),
-        nodeC.object.new('unixfs-dir')
+      const blob = Buffer.from('blorb')
+      const blocks = await Promise.all([
+        nodeB.block.put(blob),
+        nodeC.block.put(blob)
       ])

-      providedCid = cids[0]
+      providedCid = blocks[0].cid

       await Promise.all([
         all(nodeB.dht.provide(providedCid)),
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