diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index 61f9f96..7a528a4 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ test_env = [
   'NO_AT_BRIDGE=1',
   'GSETTINGS_SCHEMA_DIR=@0@/data'.format(meson.project_build_root()),
   'CALLS_PLUGIN_DIR=@0@/plugins'.format(meson.project_build_root()),
+  'FOLKS_BACKENDS_ALLOWED=key-file',
+  'FOLKS_PRIMARY_STORE=key-file',
 ]
 
 test_cflags = [