diff --git a/crates/core/tests/integration.rs b/crates/core/tests/integration.rs
index 5c12536a..6c768d7a 100644
--- a/crates/core/tests/integration.rs
+++ b/crates/core/tests/integration.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use std::{
     sync::Arc,
 };
 // uncomment for logging output
-// use simplelog::{Config, SimpleLogger};
+use simplelog::{Config, SimpleLogger};
 use tar::Archive;
 use tempfile::tempdir;
 
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ fn tar_gz_testdata() -> Result<TestSource> {
 }
 
 #[fixture]
-fn dir_testdata() -> Result<TestSource> {
+fn dir_testdata() -> TestSource {
     let path = Path::new("tests/fixtures/backup-data/");
-    Ok(TestSource::new(path))
+    TestSource::new(path)
 }
 
 // Parts of the snapshot summary we want to test against references
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ impl<'a> std::fmt::Debug for TestSummary<'a> {
 }
 
 #[rstest]
-fn test_backup_with_dir_passes(dir_testdata: Result<TestSource>) -> Result<()> {
+fn test_backup_with_dir_passes(dir_testdata: TestSource) -> Result<()> {
     // uncomment for logging output
-    // SimpleLogger::init(log::LevelFilter::Debug, Config::default())?;
-    let source = dir_testdata?;
+    SimpleLogger::init(log::LevelFilter::Debug, Config::default())?;
+    let source = dir_testdata;
     let paths = &source.path_list();
 
     let repo = set_up_repo()?.to_indexed_ids()?;
diff --git a/crates/core/tests/snapshots/integration__backup_dry_run_with_tar_gz_passes-2.snap.new b/crates/core/tests/snapshots/integration__backup_dry_run_with_tar_gz_passes-2.snap.new
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9930b527
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/core/tests/snapshots/integration__backup_dry_run_with_tar_gz_passes-2.snap.new
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+---
+source: crates/core/tests/integration.rs
+assertion_line: 208
+expression: TestSummary(&snap_dry_run)
+---
+TestSnap {
+    hostname: "",
+    paths: StringList(
+        [
+            "test",
+        ],
+    ),
+    label: "",
+    tags: StringList(
+        [],
+    ),
+    files_new: 0,
+    files_changed: 0,
+    files_unmodified: 0,
+    total_files_processed: 0,
+    total_bytes_processed: 0,
+    dirs_new: 0,
+    dirs_changed: 0,
+    dirs_unmodified: 1,
+    total_dirs_processed: 1,
+    data_blobs: 0,
+    tree_blobs: 0,
+    data_added_files: 0,
+    data_added_files_packed: 0,
+}
diff --git a/crates/core/tests/snapshots/integration__backup_dry_run_with_tar_gz_passes.snap.new b/crates/core/tests/snapshots/integration__backup_dry_run_with_tar_gz_passes.snap.new
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4332951
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/core/tests/snapshots/integration__backup_dry_run_with_tar_gz_passes.snap.new
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+---
+source: crates/core/tests/integration.rs
+assertion_line: 190
+expression: TestSummary(&snap_dry_run)
+---
+TestSnap {
+    hostname: "",
+    paths: StringList(
+        [
+            "test",
+        ],
+    ),
+    label: "",
+    tags: StringList(
+        [],
+    ),
+    files_new: 0,
+    files_changed: 0,
+    files_unmodified: 0,
+    total_files_processed: 0,
+    total_bytes_processed: 0,
+    dirs_new: 1,
+    dirs_changed: 0,
+    dirs_unmodified: 0,
+    total_dirs_processed: 1,
+    data_blobs: 0,
+    tree_blobs: 1,
+    data_added_files: 0,
+    data_added_files_packed: 0,
+}
diff --git a/crates/core/tests/snapshots/integration__backup_with_dir_passes-2.snap.new b/crates/core/tests/snapshots/integration__backup_with_dir_passes-2.snap.new
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f55d9277
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/core/tests/snapshots/integration__backup_with_dir_passes-2.snap.new
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+---
+source: crates/core/tests/integration.rs
+assertion_line: 122
+expression: TestSummary(&snap2)
+---
+TestSnap {
+    hostname: "",
+    paths: StringList(
+        [
+            "test",
+        ],
+    ),
+    label: "",
+    tags: StringList(
+        [],
+    ),
+    files_new: 0,
+    files_changed: 0,
+    files_unmodified: 73,
+    total_files_processed: 73,
+    total_bytes_processed: 1125674,
+    dirs_new: 0,
+    dirs_changed: 0,
+    dirs_unmodified: 5,
+    total_dirs_processed: 5,
+    data_blobs: 0,
+    tree_blobs: 0,
+    data_added_files: 0,
+    data_added_files_packed: 0,
+}
diff --git a/crates/core/tests/snapshots/integration__backup_with_dir_passes.snap b/crates/core/tests/snapshots/integration__backup_with_dir_passes.snap
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..baf201e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/core/tests/snapshots/integration__backup_with_dir_passes.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+---
+source: crates/core/tests/integration.rs
+expression: TestSummary(&first_backup)
+---
+TestSnap {
+    hostname: "",
+    paths: StringList(
+        [
+            "test",
+        ],
+    ),
+    label: "",
+    tags: StringList(
+        [],
+    ),
+    files_new: 73,
+    files_changed: 0,
+    files_unmodified: 0,
+    total_files_processed: 73,
+    total_bytes_processed: 1125674,
+    dirs_new: 5,
+    dirs_changed: 0,
+    dirs_unmodified: 0,
+    total_dirs_processed: 5,
+    data_blobs: 70,
+    tree_blobs: 5,
+    data_added_files: 1125653,
+    data_added_files_packed: 78740,
+}
diff --git a/crates/core/tests/snapshots/integration__backup_with_tar_gz_passes-2.snap.new b/crates/core/tests/snapshots/integration__backup_with_tar_gz_passes-2.snap.new
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ca8ebded
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/core/tests/snapshots/integration__backup_with_tar_gz_passes-2.snap.new
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+---
+source: crates/core/tests/integration.rs
+assertion_line: 163
+expression: TestSummary(&snap2)
+---
+TestSnap {
+    hostname: "",
+    paths: StringList(
+        [
+            "test",
+        ],
+    ),
+    label: "",
+    tags: StringList(
+        [],
+    ),
+    files_new: 0,
+    files_changed: 0,
+    files_unmodified: 0,
+    total_files_processed: 0,
+    total_bytes_processed: 0,
+    dirs_new: 0,
+    dirs_changed: 0,
+    dirs_unmodified: 1,
+    total_dirs_processed: 1,
+    data_blobs: 0,
+    tree_blobs: 0,
+    data_added_files: 0,
+    data_added_files_packed: 0,
+}
diff --git a/crates/core/tests/snapshots/integration__backup_with_tar_gz_passes.snap.new b/crates/core/tests/snapshots/integration__backup_with_tar_gz_passes.snap.new
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab836c27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/core/tests/snapshots/integration__backup_with_tar_gz_passes.snap.new
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+---
+source: crates/core/tests/integration.rs
+assertion_line: 150
+expression: TestSummary(&first_backup)
+---
+TestSnap {
+    hostname: "",
+    paths: StringList(
+        [
+            "test",
+        ],
+    ),
+    label: "",
+    tags: StringList(
+        [],
+    ),
+    files_new: 0,
+    files_changed: 0,
+    files_unmodified: 0,
+    total_files_processed: 0,
+    total_bytes_processed: 0,
+    dirs_new: 1,
+    dirs_changed: 0,
+    dirs_unmodified: 0,
+    total_dirs_processed: 1,
+    data_blobs: 0,
+    tree_blobs: 1,
+    data_added_files: 0,
+    data_added_files_packed: 0,
+}