diff --git a/scripts/utils/remote_resource.py b/scripts/utils/remote_resource.py
index 30873d98..c742408b 100644
--- a/scripts/utils/remote_resource.py
+++ b/scripts/utils/remote_resource.py
@@ -185,16 +185,17 @@ class StagedVersion(_RemoteResourceVersion):
     version_prefix: ClassVar[str] = "staged/"
 
     def publish(self) -> PublishedVersion:
-        logger.debug("Publishing {}", self.folder)
         # get next version and update versions.json
         versions_path = f"{self.id}/versions.json"
         versions_data = self.client.load_file(versions_path)
         if versions_data is None:
-            versions: dict[str, Any] = {"1": {}}
+            versions: dict[str, Any] = {}
+            next_version = 1
         else:
             versions = json.loads(versions_data)
+            next_version = max(map(int, versions)) + 1
 
-        next_version = max(map(int, versions)) + 1
+        logger.debug("Publishing {} as version {}", self.folder, next_version)
 
         assert next_version not in versions, (next_version, versions)
 
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 2db59e62..ebb55f26 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ def client():
         bucket=os.environ["S3_TEST_BUCKET"],
         prefix=os.environ["S3_TEST_FOLDER"] + "/pytest",
     )
-    yield cl
     cl.rm_dir("")  # wipe s3 test folder
+    yield cl
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
diff --git a/tests/test_scripts/test_utils/test_remote_resource.py b/tests/test_scripts/test_utils/test_remote_resource.py
index e462e9f3..0c94f47a 100644
--- a/tests/test_scripts/test_utils/test_remote_resource.py
+++ b/tests/test_scripts/test_utils/test_remote_resource.py
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
-def test_lifecycle(package_url: str, package_id: str, s3_test_folder_url: str):
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from scripts.utils.s3_client import Client
+
+
+def test_lifecycle(
+    client: "Client", package_url: str, package_id: str, s3_test_folder_url: str
+):
     from scripts.utils.remote_resource import (
         PublishedVersion,
         RemoteResource,
         StagedVersion,
     )
-    from scripts.utils.s3_client import Client
 
-    resource = RemoteResource(client=Client(), id=package_id)
+    resource = RemoteResource(client=client, id=package_id)
     staged = resource.stage_new_version(package_url)
     assert isinstance(staged, StagedVersion)
     staged_rdf_url = staged.get_rdf_url()
@@ -18,5 +25,5 @@ def test_lifecycle(package_url: str, package_id: str, s3_test_folder_url: str):
     assert isinstance(published, PublishedVersion)
     published_rdf_url = published.get_rdf_url()
     assert (
-        published_rdf_url == f"{s3_test_folder_url}frank-water-buffalo/3/files/rdf.yaml"
+        published_rdf_url == f"{s3_test_folder_url}frank-water-buffalo/1/files/rdf.yaml"
     )