diff --git a/fixtures/doc.pdf b/fixtures/doc.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00e868b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/doc.pdf
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+%PDF-1.4
+1 0 obj<</Type/Catalog/Pages 2 0 R>>endobj
+2 0 obj<</Type/Pages/Kids[3 0 R]/Count 1>>endobj
+3 0 obj<</Type/Page/MediaBox[0 0 200 200]/Parent 2 0 R/Resources<<>>>>endobj
+xref
+0 4
+0000000000 65535 f 
+0000000009 00000 n 
+0000000054 00000 n 
+0000000099 00000 n 
+trailer<</Size 4/Root 1 0 R>>
+startxref
+168
+%%EOF
diff --git a/fixtures/photo.png b/fixtures/photo.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..909c66d
Binary files /dev/null and b/fixtures/photo.png differ
diff --git a/src/Scenario/UploadsScenario.php b/src/Scenario/UploadsScenario.php
index d9a6339..005baa1 100644
--- a/src/Scenario/UploadsScenario.php
+++ b/src/Scenario/UploadsScenario.php
@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@ final class UploadsScenario extends AbstractScenario
     private const DEFAULT_PHOTO_URL = 'https://placehold.co/600x400/png';
     private const DEFAULT_FILE_URL = 'https://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tests/xhtml/testfiles/resources/pdf/dummy.pdf';
 
+    /**
+     * Look for a fixture in storage/uploads/ (override, gitignored) first, fall back to fixtures/ (committed).
+     */
+    private static function fixturePath(string $filename): string
+    {
+        $override = __DIR__ . '/../../storage/uploads/' . $filename;
+        if (is_file($override)) {
+            return $override;
+        }
+        return __DIR__ . '/../../fixtures/' . $filename;
+    }
+
     public function handle(MessageCreatedUpdate $update, ParsedCommand $command): void
     {
         switch ($command->name) {
@@ -49,9 +61,9 @@ final class UploadsScenario extends AbstractScenario
 
     private function uploadPhotoFromFile(MessageCreatedUpdate $update, ParsedCommand $command): void
     {
-        $path = $command->arg(0, __DIR__ . '/../../storage/uploads/photo.png');
+        $path = $command->arg(0, self::fixturePath('photo.png'));
         if (!is_file($path)) {
-            $this->replyMarkdown($update, "File not found: `$path`. Положи PNG в storage/uploads/photo.png.");
+            $this->replyMarkdown($update, "File not found: `$path`. Положи PNG в fixtures/photo.png или storage/uploads/photo.png.");
             return;
         }
         $tokens = $this->api->uploads->uploadPhotoFromFile($path);
@@ -85,15 +97,15 @@ final class UploadsScenario extends AbstractScenario
 
     private function uploadMediaFromFile(MessageCreatedUpdate $update, ParsedCommand $command, UploadType $type): void
     {
-        $default = __DIR__ . '/../../storage/uploads/' . match ($type) {
+        $filename = match ($type) {
             UploadType::Audio => 'audio.mp3',
             UploadType::Video => 'video.mp4',
             UploadType::File => 'doc.pdf',
             UploadType::Photo => 'photo.png',
         };
-        $path = $command->arg(0, $default);
+        $path = $command->arg(0, self::fixturePath($filename));
         if (!is_file($path)) {
-            $this->replyMarkdown($update, "File not found: `$path`. Положи файл в storage/uploads/.");
+            $this->replyMarkdown($update, "File not found: `$path`. Положи файл в fixtures/ или storage/uploads/.");
             return;
         }
         $info = $this->api->uploads->uploadMediaFromFile($type, $path);