diff --git a/gitbutler-app/tests/watcher/handler/calculate_delta_handler.rs b/gitbutler-app/tests/watcher/handler/calculate_delta_handler.rs
index 1edd76423..3614c3f51 100644
--- a/gitbutler-app/tests/watcher/handler/calculate_delta_handler.rs
+++ b/gitbutler-app/tests/watcher/handler/calculate_delta_handler.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use gitbutler_app::watcher::handlers::calculate_deltas_handler::Handler;
 use gitbutler_core::{
     deltas::{self, operations::Operation},
     reader, sessions,
-    virtual_branches::{self, branch},
+    virtual_branches::{self, branch, VirtualBranchesHandle},
 };
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 
@@ -637,8 +637,12 @@ fn should_persist_branches_targets_state_between_sessions() -> Result<()> {
     } = &suite.new_case_with_files(HashMap::from([(PathBuf::from("test.txt"), "hello world")]));
     let listener = Handler::from_path(suite.local_app_data());
 
-    let branch_writer = branch::Writer::new(gb_repository, project.gb_dir())?;
-    let target_writer = virtual_branches::target::Writer::new(gb_repository, project.gb_dir())?;
+    let branch_writer =
+        branch::Writer::new(gb_repository, VirtualBranchesHandle::new(&project.gb_dir()))?;
+    let target_writer = virtual_branches::target::Writer::new(
+        gb_repository,
+        VirtualBranchesHandle::new(&project.gb_dir()),
+    )?;
     let default_target = new_test_target();
     target_writer.write_default(&default_target)?;
     let mut vbranch0 = new_test_branch();
@@ -690,8 +694,12 @@ fn should_restore_branches_targets_state_from_head_session() -> Result<()> {
     } = &suite.new_case_with_files(HashMap::from([(PathBuf::from("test.txt"), "hello world")]));
     let listener = Handler::from_path(suite.local_app_data());
 
-    let branch_writer = branch::Writer::new(gb_repository, project.gb_dir())?;
-    let target_writer = virtual_branches::target::Writer::new(gb_repository, project.gb_dir())?;
+    let branch_writer =
+        branch::Writer::new(gb_repository, VirtualBranchesHandle::new(&project.gb_dir()))?;
+    let target_writer = virtual_branches::target::Writer::new(
+        gb_repository,
+        VirtualBranchesHandle::new(&project.gb_dir()),
+    )?;
     let default_target = new_test_target();
     target_writer.write_default(&default_target)?;
     let mut vbranch0 = new_test_branch();