diff --git a/fuse/ipns/ipns_test.go b/fuse/ipns/ipns_test.go
index e2ff88da4..80ab4a52e 100644
--- a/fuse/ipns/ipns_test.go
+++ b/fuse/ipns/ipns_test.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func setupIpnsTest(t *testing.T, node *core.IpfsNode) (*core.IpfsNode, *mountWra
 
 	var err error
 	if node == nil {
-		node, err = core.NewNode(context.Background(), nil)
+		node, err = core.NewNode(context.Background(), &core.BuildCfg{})
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
diff --git a/fuse/node/mount_test.go b/fuse/node/mount_test.go
index ec57b9fc0..9c8783901 100644
--- a/fuse/node/mount_test.go
+++ b/fuse/node/mount_test.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func TestExternalUnmount(t *testing.T) {
 	// TODO: needed?
 	maybeSkipFuseTests(t)
 
-	node, err := core.NewNode(context.Background(), nil)
+	node, err := core.NewNode(context.Background(), &core.BuildCfg{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -64,9 +64,12 @@ func TestExternalUnmount(t *testing.T) {
 	mkdir(t, ipnsDir)
 
 	err = Mount(node, ipfsDir, ipnsDir)
-	if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "unable to check fuse version") || err == fuse.ErrOSXFUSENotFound {
-		t.Skip(err)
+	if err != nil {
+		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "unable to check fuse version") || err == fuse.ErrOSXFUSENotFound {
+			t.Skip(err)
+		}
 	}
+
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("error mounting: %v", err)
 	}