diff --git a/tests/lib/config_mock.py b/tests/lib/config_mock.py
index 82d1d18a..a0c083df 100644
--- a/tests/lib/config_mock.py
+++ b/tests/lib/config_mock.py
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ class Watcher(object):
 				return True
 		return False
 
-	@log_call
 	def _reset(self, files):
 		with self.lock:
 			self.events.clear()
@@ -112,13 +111,16 @@ renderer = SimpleRenderer
 
 
 def get_powerline(**kwargs):
-	return TestPowerline(
+	watcher = Watcher()
+	pl = TestPowerline(
 		ext='test',
 		renderer_module='tests.lib.config_mock',
 		logger=Logger(),
-		config_loader=ConfigLoader(load=load_json_config, watcher=Watcher(), run_once=kwargs.get('run_once')),
+		config_loader=ConfigLoader(load=load_json_config, watcher=watcher, run_once=kwargs.get('run_once')),
 		**kwargs
 	)
+	pl._watcher = watcher
+	return pl
 
 
 config_container = None
diff --git a/tests/test_config_reload.py b/tests/test_config_reload.py
index 7b0bb55b..f74aa411 100644
--- a/tests/test_config_reload.py
+++ b/tests/test_config_reload.py
@@ -97,10 +97,7 @@ def sleep(interval):
 
 
 def add_watcher_events(p, *args, **kwargs):
-	try:
-		p.config_loader.watcher._reset(args)
-	except AttributeError:
-		return
+	p._watcher._reset(args)
 	while not p._will_create_renderer():
 		sleep(kwargs.get('interval', 0.000001))
 		if not kwargs.get('wait', True):
@@ -121,6 +118,7 @@ class TestConfigReload(TestCase):
 				# When running once thread should not start
 				self.assertEqual(p.render(), '<1 2 1> s<2 4 False>>><3 4 4>g<4 False False>>><None None None>')
 				self.assertAccessEvents()
+				self.assertEqual(p.logger._pop_msgs(), [])
 		# Without the following assertion test_reload_colors may fail for 
 		# unknown reason (with AssertionError telling about “config” accessed 
 		# one more time then needed)
@@ -255,7 +253,7 @@ class TestConfigReload(TestCase):
 				self.assertEqual(p.render(), '<1 2 1> col3<2 4 False>>><3 4 4>g<4 False False>>><None None None>')
 				self.assertAccessEvents('themes/test/default')
 				self.assertEqual(p.logger._pop_msgs(), [])
-				self.assertTrue(p.config_loader.watcher._calls)
+				self.assertTrue(p._watcher._calls)
 		pop_events()
 
 	def test_run_once_no_theme_reload(self):
@@ -269,6 +267,8 @@ class TestConfigReload(TestCase):
 				add_watcher_events(p, 'themes/test/default', wait=False)
 				self.assertEqual(p.render(), '<1 2 1> s<2 4 False>>><3 4 4>g<4 False False>>><None None None>')
 				self.assertAccessEvents()
+				self.assertEqual(p.logger._pop_msgs(), [])
+				self.assertEqual(p._watcher._calls, [])
 		pop_events()