diff --git a/services/storage-users/pkg/revaconfig/drivers.go b/services/storage-users/pkg/revaconfig/drivers.go
index 09459b8933..17cd3f6a19 100644
--- a/services/storage-users/pkg/revaconfig/drivers.go
+++ b/services/storage-users/pkg/revaconfig/drivers.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func Local(cfg *config.Config) map[string]interface{} {
 }
 
 // Posix is the config mapping for the Posix storage driver
-func Posix(cfg *config.Config, enableFSScan bool) map[string]interface{} {
+func Posix(cfg *config.Config, enableFSScan, enableFSWatch bool) map[string]interface{} {
 	return map[string]interface{}{
 		"root":                        cfg.Drivers.Posix.Root,
 		"personalspacepath_template":  cfg.Drivers.Posix.PersonalSpacePathTemplate,
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func Posix(cfg *config.Config, enableFSScan bool) map[string]interface{} {
 		"use_space_groups":           cfg.Drivers.Posix.UseSpaceGroups,
 		"enable_fs_revisions":        cfg.Drivers.Posix.EnableFSRevisions,
 		"scan_fs":                    enableFSScan,
-		"watch_fs":                   cfg.Drivers.Posix.WatchFS,
+		"watch_fs":                   enableFSWatch,
 		"watch_type":                 cfg.Drivers.Posix.WatchType,
 		"watch_path":                 cfg.Drivers.Posix.WatchPath,
 		"watch_folder_kafka_brokers": cfg.Drivers.Posix.WatchFolderKafkaBrokers,
diff --git a/services/storage-users/pkg/revaconfig/user.go b/services/storage-users/pkg/revaconfig/user.go
index 550244799f..d7cab74c80 100644
--- a/services/storage-users/pkg/revaconfig/user.go
+++ b/services/storage-users/pkg/revaconfig/user.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func StorageProviderDrivers(cfg *config.Config) map[string]interface{} {
 		"decomposed":   DecomposedNoEvents(cfg),
 		"s3":           S3(cfg),
 		"decomposeds3": DecomposedS3NoEvents(cfg),
-		"posix":        Posix(cfg, true),
+		"posix":        Posix(cfg, true, cfg.Drivers.Posix.WatchFS),
 
 		"ocis": Decomposed(cfg),           // deprecated: use decomposed
 		"s3ng": DecomposedS3NoEvents(cfg), // deprecated: use decomposeds3
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func DataProviderDrivers(cfg *config.Config) map[string]interface{} {
 		"decomposed":   Decomposed(cfg),
 		"s3":           S3(cfg),
 		"decomposeds3": DecomposedS3(cfg),
-		"posix":        Posix(cfg, false),
+		"posix":        Posix(cfg, false, false),
 
 		"ocis": Decomposed(cfg),           // deprecated: use decomposed
 		"s3ng": DecomposedS3NoEvents(cfg), // deprecated: use decomposeds3