diff --git a/pkg/bee/api/act.go b/pkg/bee/api/act.go
index eac830b0e..404f8591b 100644
--- a/pkg/bee/api/act.go
+++ b/pkg/bee/api/act.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (a *ActService) Upload(ctx context.Context, name string, data io.Reader, o
 	return resp, err
 }
 
-func (a *ActService) AddGrantees(ctx context.Context, name string, data io.Reader, o UploadOptions) (ActGranteesResponse, error) {
+func (a *ActService) AddGrantees(ctx context.Context, data io.Reader, o UploadOptions) (ActGranteesResponse, error) {
 	var resp ActGranteesResponse
 	h := http.Header{}
 	h.Add(postageStampBatchHeader, o.BatchID)
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (a *ActService) GetGrantees(ctx context.Context, addr swarm.Address) (resp
 	return a.client.requestData(ctx, http.MethodGet, "/"+apiVersion+"/grantee/"+addr.String(), nil, nil)
 }
 
-func (a *ActService) PatchGrantees(ctx context.Context, name string, data io.Reader, addr swarm.Address, haddr swarm.Address, batchID string) (ActGranteesResponse, error) {
+func (a *ActService) PatchGrantees(ctx context.Context, data io.Reader, addr swarm.Address, haddr swarm.Address, batchID string) (ActGranteesResponse, error) {
 	var resp ActGranteesResponse
 	h := http.Header{}
 	h.Add("swarm-postage-batch-id", batchID)
diff --git a/pkg/bee/client.go b/pkg/bee/client.go
index a3114aedd..54d938699 100644
--- a/pkg/bee/client.go
+++ b/pkg/bee/client.go
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ func (c *Client) DownloadActFile(ctx context.Context, a swarm.Address, opts *api
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, nil, fmt.Errorf("download file %s: %w", a, err)
 	}
-	defer r.Close()
 
 	h := fileHasher()
 	size, err = io.Copy(h, r)
@@ -783,7 +782,7 @@ func (c *Client) UploadActFile(ctx context.Context, f *File, o api.UploadOptions
 
 func (c *Client) AddActGrantees(ctx context.Context, f *File, o api.UploadOptions) (err error) {
 	h := fileHasher()
-	r, err := c.api.Act.AddGrantees(ctx, f.Name(), io.TeeReader(f.DataReader(), h), o)
+	r, err := c.api.Act.AddGrantees(ctx, io.TeeReader(f.DataReader(), h), o)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("add ACT grantees: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -806,7 +805,7 @@ func (c *Client) GetActGrantees(ctx context.Context, a swarm.Address) (addresses
 }
 
 func (c *Client) PatchActGrantees(ctx context.Context, pf *File, addr swarm.Address, haddr swarm.Address, batchID string) (err error) {
-	r, err := c.api.Act.PatchGrantees(ctx, pf.Name(), pf.DataReader(), addr, haddr, batchID)
+	r, err := c.api.Act.PatchGrantees(ctx, pf.DataReader(), addr, haddr, batchID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("add ACT grantees: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/check/act/act.go b/pkg/check/act/act.go
index 446803e49..caed26d78 100644
--- a/pkg/check/act/act.go
+++ b/pkg/check/act/act.go
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ func NewCheck(logger logging.Logger) beekeeper.Action {
 
 // Run executes act check
 func (c *Check) Run(ctx context.Context, cluster orchestration.Cluster, opts interface{}) (err error) {
-	c.logger.Info("ACT test started")
 	o, ok := opts.(Options)
 	if !ok {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid options type")
@@ -230,7 +229,7 @@ func (c *Check) Run(ctx context.Context, cluster orchestration.Cluster, opts int
 		return fmt.Errorf("node %s: PatchActGrantees: %w", upNodeName, pErr)
 	}
 	c.logger.Info("ACT grantees patched")
-	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+	time.Sleep(15 * time.Second)
 
 	// list grantees after patch
 	// ----------------------------------------------
@@ -249,9 +248,21 @@ func (c *Check) Run(ctx context.Context, cluster orchestration.Cluster, opts int
 	}
 	c.logger.Info("ACT grantees listed after patch")
 
+	// download act file with the not enabled grantee after patch
+	//----------------------------------------------
+	// Given the grantee is patched
+	// When the file is downloaded from the node with the not enabled grantee
+	// Then the file download is denied
+	hG := pFile.HistroryAddress()
+	_, _, notGErr := client2.DownloadActFile(ctx, fileAddress, &api.DownloadOptions{Act: &act, ActPublicKey: &publisher, ActHistoryAddress: &hG})
+	if notGErr == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("node %s: File downloaded with wrong public key successfully - this is an error", nodeName2)
+	}
+	c.logger.Info("ACT Access denied for not enabled grantee after patch")
+
 	// download act file with the new grantee after patch
 	// ----------------------------------------------
-	// Given the grantee is patched
+	// Given that the grantee has been patched
 	// When the file is downloaded from the node with the new grantee
 	// Then the file is downloaded successfully
 	his2 := pFile.HistroryAddress()
@@ -264,7 +275,5 @@ func (c *Check) Run(ctx context.Context, cluster orchestration.Cluster, opts int
 		return errors.New("ACT file retrieval - hash error")
 	}
 	c.logger.Info("ACT file downloaded with the new grantee after patch")
-
-	c.logger.Info("ACT test completed")
 	return
 }