public void Cannot_Load_Invalid_Csv_Format() { //preparation - create context with created options passed as argument RequestContext context = new RequestContext(CreateNewContextOptions()); //arrange var fileMock = new Mock <IFormFile>(); List <RequestJson> requests = new List <RequestJson> { new RequestJson { ClientId = "1", Name = "test", Price = "2.2", Quantity = "10", RequestId = "1" }, new RequestJson { ClientId = "1", Name = "test", Price = "2.2", Quantity = "100", RequestId = "1" } }; StringWriter stringWriter = new StringWriter(); string requestsCsvTest = ""; using (var csv = new CsvWriter(stringWriter)) { csv.Configuration.Delimiter = ","; csv.WriteRecords(requests); requestsCsvTest = stringWriter.ToString(); } //setup mock file using a memory stream var content = requestsCsvTest; var fileName = "test.csv"; var ms = new MemoryStream(); var writer = new StreamWriter(ms); writer.Write(content); writer.Flush(); ms.Position = 0; fileMock.Setup(_ => _.OpenReadStream()).Returns(ms); fileMock.Setup(_ => _.FileName).Returns(fileName); fileMock.Setup(_ => _.ContentType).Returns("application / vnd.ms - excel"); fileMock.Setup(_ => _.Length).Returns(ms.Length); CsvService csvService = new CsvService(context); csvService.LoadToDb(fileMock.Object); var requestTest = (from r in context.Requests where r.ClientId == 1 select r); var orderTest = (from o in context.Orders where o.ClientId == 1 select o); Assert.AreEqual(0, requestTest.Count()); Assert.AreEqual(0, orderTest.Count()); }