diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index ed19f3ed..157827fc 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ repos:
       hooks:
           - id: check-manifest
             args: [--no-build-isolation]
-            additional_dependencies: [setuptools-scm]
+            additional_dependencies: [setuptools-scm, wheel]
     # - repo: https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
     #   # Configuration for codespell is in pyproject.toml
     #   rev: v2.3.0
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/integration.py b/tests/fixtures/integration.py
index 393928c3..98439557 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/integration.py
+++ b/tests/fixtures/integration.py
@@ -21,18 +21,28 @@ def pooch_registry() -> dict:
         URL and hash of the GIN repository with the test data
 
     """
+    # Cache the test data in the user's home directory
+    test_data_dir = Path.home() / ".crabs-exploration-test-data"
+
+    # Remove the file registry if it exists
+    # otherwise the registry is not downloaded everytime
+    file_registry_path = test_data_dir / "files-registry.txt"
+    if file_registry_path.is_file():
+        Path(file_registry_path).unlink()
+
     # Initialise pooch registry
     registry = pooch.create(
-        Path.home() / ".crabs-exploration-test-data",
+        test_data_dir,
         base_url=f"{GIN_TEST_DATA_REPO}/raw/master/test_data",
     )
 
     # Download only the registry file from GIN
-    # if known_hash = None, the file is always downloaded.
+    # (this file should always be downloaded fresh from GIN)
     file_registry = pooch.retrieve(
         url=f"{GIN_TEST_DATA_REPO}/raw/master/files-registry.txt",
         known_hash=None,
-        path=Path.home() / ".crabs-exploration-test-data",
+        fname=file_registry_path.name,
+        path=file_registry_path.parent,
     )
 
     # Load registry file onto pooch registry