diff --git a/src/test/java/org/cryptomator/cryptofs/CryptoPathMapperTest.java b/src/test/java/org/cryptomator/cryptofs/CryptoPathMapperTest.java
index ee9ed2e8..6a4f09a8 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/cryptomator/cryptofs/CryptoPathMapperTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/cryptomator/cryptofs/CryptoPathMapperTest.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public void testPathEncryptionDEEP() throws IOException {
 		Mockito.when(dataRoot.resolve("00")).thenReturn(d00);
 		Mockito.when(fileNameCryptor.hashDirectoryId("")).thenReturn("0000");
 
-		int maxNestingDepth = 9;
+		int maxNestingDepth = 97;
 
 		for (int depth=0; depth < maxNestingDepth; depth++) {
 			var dirId = "%02d".formatted(depth);