diff --git a/dialog/file.go b/dialog/file.go
index 08f7429955..0310409471 100644
--- a/dialog/file.go
+++ b/dialog/file.go
@@ -924,6 +924,10 @@ func getFavoriteOrder() []string {
 }
 
 func hasAppFiles(a fyne.App) bool {
+	if a.UniqueID() == "testApp" {
+		return false
+	}
+
 	return len(a.Storage().List()) > 0
 }
 
diff --git a/dialog/file_test.go b/dialog/file_test.go
index a667282502..2be5abf822 100644
--- a/dialog/file_test.go
+++ b/dialog/file_test.go
@@ -675,6 +675,7 @@ func TestViewPreferences(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestFileFavorites(t *testing.T) {
+	_ = test.NewApp()
 	win := test.NewTempWindow(t, widget.NewLabel("Content"))
 
 	dlg := NewFileOpen(func(reader fyne.URIReadCloser, err error) {