diff --git a/test/note_serializer_test.dart b/test/note_serializer_test.dart
index 6f637d49..cfee0e64 100644
--- a/test/note_serializer_test.dart
+++ b/test/note_serializer_test.dart
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@ import 'package:test/test.dart';
 import 'package:gitjournal/core/md_yaml_doc.dart';
 import 'package:gitjournal/core/note.dart';
 import 'package:gitjournal/core/note_serializer.dart';
+import 'package:gitjournal/core/notes_folder_fs.dart';
 
 void main() {
   group('Note Serializer Test', () {
+    var parent = NotesFolderFS(null, '/tmp');
+
     test('Test emojis', () {
       var props = LinkedHashMap<String, dynamic>.from(
           <String, dynamic>{"title": "Why not :coffee:?"});
@@ -16,7 +19,7 @@ void main() {
       var serializer = NoteSerializer.raw();
       serializer.settings.saveTitleAsH1 = false;
 
-      var note = Note(null, "file-path-not-important");
+      var note = Note(parent, "file-path-not-important");
       serializer.decode(doc, note);
 
       expect(note.body, "I ❤️ you");
@@ -37,7 +40,7 @@ void main() {
       var serializer = NoteSerializer.raw();
       serializer.settings.saveTitleAsH1 = true;
 
-      var note = Note(null, "file-path-not-important");
+      var note = Note(parent, "file-path-not-important");
       serializer.decode(doc, note);
 
       expect(note.body, "I ❤️ you");
@@ -57,7 +60,7 @@ void main() {
 
       var serializer = NoteSerializer.raw();
 
-      var note = Note(null, "file-path-not-important");
+      var note = Note(parent, "file-path-not-important");
       serializer.decode(doc, note);
 
       expect(note.body, "I ❤️ you");
@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ void main() {
 
       var serializer = NoteSerializer.raw();
 
-      var note = Note(null, "file-path-not-important");
+      var note = Note(parent, "file-path-not-important");
       serializer.decode(doc, note);
 
       expect(note.body.length, 0);
@@ -85,7 +88,7 @@ void main() {
       var serializer = NoteSerializer.raw();
       serializer.settings.saveTitleAsH1 = true;
 
-      var note = Note(null, "file-path-not-important");
+      var note = Note(parent, "file-path-not-important");
       serializer.decode(doc, note);
 
       expect(note.body, "I ❤️ you");
diff --git a/test/note_storage_test.dart b/test/note_storage_test.dart
index d25d3ff8..cb4b48e1 100644
--- a/test/note_storage_test.dart
+++ b/test/note_storage_test.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
 import 'package:gitjournal/core/md_yaml_doc.dart';
 import 'package:gitjournal/core/note.dart';
+import 'package:gitjournal/core/notes_folder_fs.dart';
 import 'package:gitjournal/utils/datetime.dart';
 
 void main() {
@@ -26,11 +27,12 @@ void main() {
       n1Path = p.join(tempDir.path, "1.md");
       n2Path = p.join(tempDir.path, "2.md");
 
-      var n1 = Note(null, n1Path);
+      var parent = NotesFolderFS(null, tempDir.path);
+      var n1 = Note(parent, n1Path);
       n1.body = "test";
       n1.created = dt;
 
-      var n2 = Note(null, n2Path);
+      var n2 = Note(parent, n2Path);
       n2.data = MdYamlDoc("test2", props);
 
       notes = [n1, n2];
@@ -49,8 +51,10 @@ void main() {
       expect(File(n2Path).existsSync(), isTrue);
 
       var loadedNotes = <Note>[];
+      var parent = NotesFolderFS(null, tempDir.path);
+
       await Future.forEach(notes, (origNote) async {
-        var note = Note(null, origNote.filePath);
+        var note = Note(parent, origNote.filePath);
         var r = await note.load();
         expect(r, NoteLoadState.Loaded);