diff --git a/backend/tests/config/fixtures/config/config.yml b/backend/tests/config/fixtures/config/config.yml
index 97ee0b2df..d8e949556 100644
--- a/backend/tests/config/fixtures/config/config.yml
+++ b/backend/tests/config/fixtures/config/config.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ system:
 filesystem:
   roms_folder: "ROMS"
   firmware_folder: "BIOS"
+  skip_hash_calculation: true
 
 scan:
   priority:
diff --git a/backend/tests/config/test_config_loader.py b/backend/tests/config/test_config_loader.py
index 4ec7a09b4..5767c3b1e 100644
--- a/backend/tests/config/test_config_loader.py
+++ b/backend/tests/config/test_config_loader.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ def test_config_loader():
     assert loader.config.PLATFORMS_VERSIONS == {"naomi": "arcade"}
     assert loader.config.ROMS_FOLDER_NAME == "ROMS"
     assert loader.config.FIRMWARE_FOLDER_NAME == "BIOS"
+    assert loader.config.SKIP_HASH_CALCULATION
     assert loader.config.EJS_DEBUG
     assert loader.config.EJS_CACHE_LIMIT == 1000
     assert loader.config.EJS_SETTINGS == {
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ def test_empty_config_loader():
     assert loader.config.PLATFORMS_VERSIONS == {}
     assert loader.config.ROMS_FOLDER_NAME == "roms"
     assert loader.config.FIRMWARE_FOLDER_NAME == "bios"
+    assert not loader.config.SKIP_HASH_CALCULATION
     assert not loader.config.EJS_DEBUG
     assert loader.config.EJS_CACHE_LIMIT is None
     assert loader.config.EJS_SETTINGS == {}
diff --git a/backend/tests/endpoints/test_config.py b/backend/tests/endpoints/test_config.py
index 8fa5f5537..4a892f34e 100644
--- a/backend/tests/endpoints/test_config.py
+++ b/backend/tests/endpoints/test_config.py
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ def test_config(client):
     assert config.get("EXCLUDED_MULTI_PARTS_EXT") == []
     assert config.get("EXCLUDED_MULTI_PARTS_FILES") == []
     assert config.get("PLATFORMS_BINDING") == {}
+    assert not config.get("SKIP_HASH_CALCULATION")