diff --git a/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/instancemanagement/InstancesDataServiceTest.kt b/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/instancemanagement/InstancesDataServiceTest.kt
index 3b1f8b0a130..7b3c4e9ba05 100644
--- a/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/instancemanagement/InstancesDataServiceTest.kt
+++ b/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/instancemanagement/InstancesDataServiceTest.kt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import org.odk.collect.projects.ProjectDependencyFactory
 import org.odk.collect.settings.keys.ProjectKeys
 import org.odk.collect.shared.locks.ThreadSafeBooleanChangeLock
 import org.odk.collect.shared.settings.InMemSettings
+import java.io.File
 
 @RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
 class InstancesDataServiceTest {
@@ -129,5 +130,7 @@ class InstancesDataServiceTest {
         assertThat(remainingInstances.size, equalTo(2))
         assertThat(remainingInstances.any { it.status == STATUS_COMPLETE }, equalTo(true))
         assertThat(remainingInstances.any { it.status == STATUS_SUBMISSION_FAILED }, equalTo(true))
+        assertThat(File(remainingInstances[0].instanceFilePath).parentFile?.exists(), equalTo(true))
+        assertThat(File(remainingInstances[1].instanceFilePath).parentFile?.exists(), equalTo(true))
     }
 }
diff --git a/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/projects/ProjectResetterTest.kt b/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/projects/ProjectResetterTest.kt
index aab73cb5390..32e6b10c76d 100644
--- a/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/projects/ProjectResetterTest.kt
+++ b/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/projects/ProjectResetterTest.kt
@@ -214,11 +214,13 @@ class ProjectResetterTest {
     fun `Reset instances clears instances for current project`() {
         saveTestInstanceFiles(currentProjectId)
         setupTestInstancesDatabase(currentProjectId)
+        val instancesRepository = instancesRepositoryProvider.create(currentProjectId)
+        val instance = instancesRepository.all[0]
 
         resetAppState(listOf(ProjectResetter.ResetAction.RESET_INSTANCES))
 
-        assertEquals(0, instancesRepositoryProvider.create(currentProjectId).all.size)
-        assertFolderEmpty(storagePathProvider.getOdkDirPath(StorageSubdirectory.INSTANCES, currentProjectId))
+        assertEquals(0, instancesRepository.all.size)
+        assertEquals(false, File(instance.instanceFilePath).parentFile.exists())
     }
 
     @Test