diff --git a/modules/module-lua-scripting.c b/modules/module-lua-scripting.c
index a7b9405b..4e55c5d2 100644
--- a/modules/module-lua-scripting.c
+++ b/modules/module-lua-scripting.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static gchar *
 find_script (const gchar * script, gboolean daemon)
 {
   if ((!daemon || g_path_is_absolute (script)) &&
-      g_file_test (script, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS | G_FILE_TEST_IS_REGULAR))
+      g_file_test (script, G_FILE_TEST_IS_REGULAR))
     return g_strdup (script);
 
   /* /etc/wireplumber/scripts */
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ find_script (const gchar * script, gboolean daemon)
 
     wp_trace ("trying %s", file);
 
-    if (g_file_test (file, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS | G_FILE_TEST_IS_REGULAR))
+    if (g_file_test (file, G_FILE_TEST_IS_REGULAR))
       return g_steal_pointer (&file);
   }
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ find_script (const gchar * script, gboolean daemon)
 
     wp_trace ("trying %s", file);
 
-    if (g_file_test (file, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS | G_FILE_TEST_IS_REGULAR))
+    if (g_file_test (file, G_FILE_TEST_IS_REGULAR))
       return g_steal_pointer (&file);
   }
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ find_script (const gchar * script, gboolean daemon)
 
     wp_trace ("trying %s", file);
 
-    if (g_file_test (file, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS | G_FILE_TEST_IS_REGULAR))
+    if (g_file_test (file, G_FILE_TEST_IS_REGULAR))
       return g_steal_pointer (&file);
   }
   return NULL;
diff --git a/modules/module-lua-scripting/config.c b/modules/module-lua-scripting/config.c
index a0c37a8c..0aef7108 100644
--- a/modules/module-lua-scripting/config.c
+++ b/modules/module-lua-scripting/config.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ wp_lua_scripting_load_configuration (const gchar * conf_file,
 
   /* load conf_file itself */
   path = g_build_filename (wp_get_config_dir (), conf_file, NULL);
-  if (g_file_test (path, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS | G_FILE_TEST_IS_REGULAR)) {
+  if (g_file_test (path, G_FILE_TEST_IS_REGULAR)) {
     wp_info ("loading config file: %s", path);
     if (!wplua_load_path (L, path, 0, 0, error))
       return FALSE;