diff --git a/crates/channel/src/channel_store_tests.rs b/crates/channel/src/channel_store_tests.rs
index 43e0344b2c..ff8761ee91 100644
--- a/crates/channel/src/channel_store_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/channel/src/channel_store_tests.rs
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ fn test_update_channels(cx: &mut AppContext) {
                     name: "x".to_string(),
                     visibility: proto::ChannelVisibility::Members as i32,
                     role: proto::ChannelRole::Admin.into(),
-                    parent_path: Vec::new(),
+                    parent_path: vec![1],
                 },
                 proto::Channel {
                     id: 4,
                     name: "y".to_string(),
                     visibility: proto::ChannelVisibility::Members as i32,
                     role: proto::ChannelRole::Member.into(),
-                    parent_path: Vec::new(),
+                    parent_path: vec![2],
                 },
             ],
             ..Default::default()
@@ -92,21 +92,21 @@ fn test_dangling_channel_paths(cx: &mut AppContext) {
                     name: "a".to_string(),
                     visibility: proto::ChannelVisibility::Members as i32,
                     role: proto::ChannelRole::Admin.into(),
-                    parent_path: Vec::new(),
+                    parent_path: vec![],
                 },
                 proto::Channel {
                     id: 1,
                     name: "b".to_string(),
                     visibility: proto::ChannelVisibility::Members as i32,
                     role: proto::ChannelRole::Admin.into(),
-                    parent_path: Vec::new(),
+                    parent_path: vec![0],
                 },
                 proto::Channel {
                     id: 2,
                     name: "c".to_string(),
                     visibility: proto::ChannelVisibility::Members as i32,
                     role: proto::ChannelRole::Admin.into(),
-                    parent_path: Vec::new(),
+                    parent_path: vec![0, 1],
                 },
             ],
             ..Default::default()