diff --git a/develop.txt b/develop.txt
index d004c45..a43bfcc 100644
--- a/develop.txt
+++ b/develop.txt
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ testing purposes.
 - Test upgrades.
 - Run fuzzing tests for a while.
 - Deploy to test environment. Test the update instructions.
+- Test localserve.
 - Generate a config with quickstart, check if it results in a working setup.
 - Send and receive email through the major webmail providers, check headers.
 - Send and receive email with imap4/smtp clients.
diff --git a/localserve.go b/localserve.go
index 23892d1..4bffe5b 100644
--- a/localserve.go
+++ b/localserve.go
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ during those commands instead of during "data".
 
 	log := mlog.New("localserve")
 
+	mox.FilesImmediate = true
+
 	// Load config, creating a new one if needed.
 	if _, err := os.Stat(dir); err != nil && os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		err := writeLocalConfig(log, dir)
@@ -115,7 +117,6 @@ during those commands instead of during "data".
 	// Tell queue it shouldn't be queuing/delivering.
 	queue.Localserve = true
 
-	mox.FilesImmediate = true
 	const mtastsdbRefresher = false
 	const skipForkExec = true
 	if err := start(mtastsdbRefresher, skipForkExec); err != nil {