--- a/tests/config/recoll.conf
+++ b/tests/config/recoll.conf
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 daemlogfilename = /tmp/rclmontrace
 
 indexStripChars = 1
+detectxattronly = 1
 
 topdirs = /home/dockes/projets/fulltext/testrecoll/