diff --git a/lib/model/model_test.go b/lib/model/model_test.go
index fbb521b7..076ab626 100644
--- a/lib/model/model_test.go
+++ b/lib/model/model_test.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ func init() {
 
 	defaultFolderConfig = config.NewFolderConfiguration(protocol.LocalDeviceID, "default", "default", fs.FilesystemTypeBasic, "testdata")
 	defaultFolderConfig.Devices = []config.FolderDeviceConfiguration{{DeviceID: device1}}
+	defaultFolderConfig.FSWatcherEnabled = false
 	defaultCfg = config.Configuration{
 		Version: config.CurrentVersion,
 		Folders: []config.FolderConfiguration{defaultFolderConfig},
diff --git a/lib/model/requests_test.go b/lib/model/requests_test.go
index c6d9e3d1..ea8515bf 100644
--- a/lib/model/requests_test.go
+++ b/lib/model/requests_test.go
@@ -718,6 +718,7 @@ func setupModelWithConnection() (*Model, *fakeConnection, string, *config.Wrappe
 	cfg := defaultCfgWrapper.RawCopy()
 	cfg.Devices = append(cfg.Devices, config.NewDeviceConfiguration(device2, "device2"))
 	cfg.Folders[0] = config.NewFolderConfiguration(protocol.LocalDeviceID, "default", "default", fs.FilesystemTypeBasic, tmpDir)
+	cfg.Folders[0].FSWatcherEnabled = false
 	cfg.Folders[0].Devices = []config.FolderDeviceConfiguration{
 		{DeviceID: device1},
 		{DeviceID: device2},