diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index add6f9b..ff3e6fc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -138,3 +138,4 @@ dmypy.json
 cython_debug/
 
 .chglog/
+tests/data/
diff --git a/tenkan/files.py b/tenkan/files.py
index 2d916f5..1f43e3b 100644
--- a/tenkan/files.py
+++ b/tenkan/files.py
@@ -36,12 +36,15 @@ def write_files(path: str, data: dict, max_num_entries: int) -> None:
     index_file_write_header(path, data['title'])
     urls = []
     art_output = {}
+    new_file = False
     for article in data['articles']:
         art_output = write_article(article, data, path)
-        urls.append(art_output['url'])
+        if art_output.get('new_file'):
+            urls.append(art_output['url'])
+            new_file = True
     index_file_write_footer(path)
     # no need to update atom file if no new articles (write_article func returns url list)
-    if art_output.get('new_file'):
+    if new_file:
         _rebuild_atom_file(path=path, data=data, urls=urls)
 
 
@@ -106,7 +109,6 @@ def write_article(
             f"# {article['article_title']}\n\n=> {article['http_url']}\n\n{date}, {author}\n\n{content}"
         )
     url = f"{data['gmi_url']}{data['title']}/{file_date}_{file_title}.gmi"
-
     return {'new_file': new_file, 'url': url}
 
 
diff --git a/tests/data/feeds.json b/tests/data/feeds.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 79f107a..0000000
--- a/tests/data/feeds.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "last_run": "2022-01-12 23:22:29.686539",
-    "feeds": {
-        "srad-science": {
-            "url": "https://srad.jp/science.rss",
-            "last_update": null,
-            "hash_last_update": ""
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/data/feeds.json_fail b/tests/data/feeds.json_fail
deleted file mode 100644
index 4e1b2bb..0000000
--- a/tests/data/feeds.json_fail
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "feeds": {
-        "srad-science": {
-            "url": "https://srad.jp/science.rss",
-            "last_update": null
-        }
-    }
diff --git a/tests/data/tenkan.conf b/tests/data/tenkan.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 4e30c2b..0000000
--- a/tests/data/tenkan.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-[tenkan]
-gemini_path = /tmp/
-gemini_url = gemini://space.fqserv.eu/feeds/
-
-[filters]
-# authors we don't want to read
-authors_blacklist = Rabaudy, Élise Costa, Sagalovitch, Pessin, Gallerey
-titles_blacklist = Pinned
-links_blacklist = slate.fr/audio, slate.fr/grand-format, slate.fr/boire-manger/top-chef
-
-[formatting]
-title_size = 120
-# feeds with a truncated content
-# will be fetched and converted using readability-lxml
-truncated_feeds = gurumed, slate, cnrs
diff --git a/tests/data/tenkan.conf_fail b/tests/data/tenkan.conf_fail
deleted file mode 100644
index efb0cfc..0000000
--- a/tests/data/tenkan.conf_fail
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-#[tenkan]
-#gemini_path = /tmp/hu/
-#gemini_url = gemini://space.fqserv.eu/feeds/
-
-[filters]
-# authors we don't want to read
-authors_blacklist = Rabaudy, Élise Costa, Sagalovitch, Pessin, Gallerey
-titles_blacklist = Pinned
-links_blacklist = slate.fr/audio, slate.fr/grand-format, slate.fr/boire-manger/top-chef
-
-[formatting]
-title_size = 120
-# feeds with a truncated content
-# will be fetched and converted using readability-lxml
-truncated_feeds = gurumed, slate, cnrs