diff --git a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/decomposedfs.go b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/decomposedfs.go
index df17fdd5c2..fc6bef5f09 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/decomposedfs.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/decomposedfs.go
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ func New(o *options.Options, aspects aspects.Aspects) (storage.FS, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if aspects.Trashbin == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("need trashbin")
+	}
 	// set a null usermapper if we don't have one
 	if aspects.UserMapper == nil {
 		aspects.UserMapper = &usermapper.NullMapper{}
diff --git a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/testhelpers/helpers.go b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/testhelpers/helpers.go
index 1aa49e7a7c..01a0445758 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/testhelpers/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/testhelpers/helpers.go
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ func NewTestEnv(config map[string]interface{}) (*TestEnv, error) {
 		Lookup:      lu,
 		Tree:        tree,
 		Permissions: permissions.NewPermissions(pmock, permissionsSelector),
+		Trashbin:    &decomposedfs.DecomposedfsTrashbin{},
 	}
 	fs, err := decomposedfs.New(o, aspects)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/upload_async_test.go b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/upload_async_test.go
index 47ead74e84..708ac2a0f4 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/upload_async_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/upload_async_test.go
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Async file uploads", Ordered, func() {
 			Tree:        tree,
 			Permissions: permissions.NewPermissions(pmock, permissionsSelector),
 			EventStream: stream.Chan{pub, con},
+			Trashbin:    &DecomposedfsTrashbin{},
 		}
 		fs, err = New(o, aspects)
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
diff --git a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/upload_test.go b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/upload_test.go
index 3ae7033d26..b480331260 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/upload_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/upload_test.go
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ var _ = Describe("File uploads", func() {
 			Lookup:      lu,
 			Tree:        tree,
 			Permissions: permissions.NewPermissions(pmock, permissionsSelector),
+			Trashbin:    &decomposedfs.DecomposedfsTrashbin{},
 		}
 		fs, err = decomposedfs.New(o, aspects)
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())