diff --git a/apps/files/src/composables/useFileListHeaders.spec.ts b/apps/files/src/composables/useFileListHeaders.spec.ts
index 32f0422b66f..8e496713cbe 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/composables/useFileListHeaders.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/composables/useFileListHeaders.spec.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
 
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, jest } from '@jest/globals'
 import { useFileListHeaders } from './useFileListHeaders.ts'
-import { Header } from '@nextcloud/files'
-import * as ncFiles from '@nextcloud/files'
+import { Header, getFileListHeaders } from '@nextcloud/files'
 
 jest.mock('@nextcloud/files', () => ({
 	...jest.requireActual<typeof import('@nextcloud/files')>('@nextcloud/files'),
@@ -21,22 +20,22 @@ describe('useFileListHeaders', () => {
 	it('gets the headers', () => {
 		const header = new Header({ id: '1', order: 5, render: jest.fn(), updated: jest.fn() })
 		// @ts-expect-error its mocked
-		ncFiles.getFileListHeaders.mockImplementationOnce(() => [header])
+		getFileListHeaders.mockImplementationOnce(() => [header])
 
 		const headers = useFileListHeaders()
 		expect(headers.value).toEqual([header])
-		expect(ncFiles.getFileListHeaders).toBeCalled()
+		expect(getFileListHeaders).toBeCalled()
 	})
 
 	it('headers are sorted', () => {
 		const header = new Header({ id: '1', order: 10, render: jest.fn(), updated: jest.fn() })
 		const header2 = new Header({ id: '2', order: 5, render: jest.fn(), updated: jest.fn() })
 		// @ts-expect-error its mocked
-		ncFiles.getFileListHeaders.mockImplementationOnce(() => [header, header2])
+		getFileListHeaders.mockImplementationOnce(() => [header, header2])
 
 		const headers = useFileListHeaders()
 		// lower order first
 		expect(headers.value.map(({ id }) => id)).toStrictEqual(['2', '1'])
-		expect(ncFiles.getFileListHeaders).toBeCalled()
+		expect(getFileListHeaders).toBeCalled()
 	})
 })
diff --git a/apps/files/src/composables/useNavigation.spec.ts b/apps/files/src/composables/useNavigation.spec.ts
index 364c9ab653d..c3bec078c72 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/composables/useNavigation.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/composables/useNavigation.spec.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,16 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
  */
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, jest } from '@jest/globals'
-import nextcloudFiles, { Navigation, View } from '@nextcloud/files'
+import { Navigation, View, getNavigation } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
 import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
 import { useNavigation } from './useNavigation'
 
+jest.mock('@nextcloud/files', () => ({
+	...jest.requireActual<typeof import('@nextcloud/files')>('@nextcloud/files'),
+	getNavigation: jest.fn(),
+}))
+
 // Just a wrapper so we can test the composable
 const TestComponent = defineComponent({
 	template: '<div></div>',
@@ -21,13 +26,13 @@ const TestComponent = defineComponent({
 })
 
 describe('Composables: useNavigation', () => {
-	const spy = jest.spyOn(nextcloudFiles, 'getNavigation')
 	let navigation: Navigation
 
 	describe('currentView', () => {
 		beforeEach(() => {
 			navigation = new Navigation()
-			spy.mockImplementation(() => navigation)
+			// @ts-expect-error its mocked
+			getNavigation.mockImplementationOnce(() => navigation)
 		})
 
 		it('should return null without active navigation', () => {
@@ -61,7 +66,8 @@ describe('Composables: useNavigation', () => {
 	describe('views', () => {
 		beforeEach(() => {
 			navigation = new Navigation()
-			spy.mockImplementation(() => navigation)
+			// @ts-expect-error its mocked
+			getNavigation.mockImplementationOnce(() => navigation)
 		})
 
 		it('should return empty array without registered views', () => {
diff --git a/apps/files/src/views/favorites.spec.ts b/apps/files/src/views/favorites.spec.ts
index decf4f1d2c7..edb60ae3af9 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/views/favorites.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/views/favorites.spec.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import type { Folder as CFolder, Navigation } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import { expect } from '@jest/globals'
 
 import * as eventBus from '@nextcloud/event-bus'
-import * as filesUtils from '@nextcloud/files'
+import { Folder, getNavigation } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import * as filesDavUtils from '@nextcloud/files/dav'
 import { basename } from 'path'
 import { CancelablePromise } from 'cancelable-promise'
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ import { action } from '../actions/favoriteAction'
 import { registerFavoritesView } from './favorites'
 import * as favoritesService from '../services/Favorites'
 
-const { Folder, getNavigation } = filesUtils
-
 jest.mock('@nextcloud/axios', () => ({
 	post: jest.fn(),
 }))