diff --git a/datamover/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/datamover/filesystem/intf/AbstractFileStore.java b/datamover/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/datamover/filesystem/intf/AbstractFileStore.java
index 648f8ba23cdb247751e2a4bdf39e68324d315503..cff12010527c391dcc2214f10fe50b30b4a65a20 100644
--- a/datamover/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/datamover/filesystem/intf/AbstractFileStore.java
+++ b/datamover/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/datamover/filesystem/intf/AbstractFileStore.java
@@ -47,15 +47,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractFileStore implements IFileStore
 
     protected final IFileSysOperationsFactory factory;
 
+    protected final boolean skipAccessibilityTest;
+
     protected AbstractFileStore(
             final HostAwareFileWithHighwaterMark hostAwareFileWithHighwaterMark, final String kind,
-            final IFileSysOperationsFactory factory)
+            final IFileSysOperationsFactory factory, final boolean skipAccessibilityTest)
     {
         assert hostAwareFileWithHighwaterMark != null;
         assert kind != null;
         this.hostAwareFileWithHighwaterMark = hostAwareFileWithHighwaterMark;
         this.kind = kind;
         this.factory = factory;
+        this.skipAccessibilityTest = skipAccessibilityTest;
     }
 
     private final String getCanonicalPath(final File file)
@@ -134,18 +137,22 @@ public abstract class AbstractFileStore implements IFileStore
 
                 public void check() throws ConfigurationFailureException
                 {
+                    if (skipAccessibilityTest)
+                    {
+                        return;
+                    }
                     if (srcHostOrNull != null)
                     {
-                        String executable = factory.tryGetIncomingRsyncExecutable();
-                        FileUtilities.checkPathCopier(copier, srcHostOrNull, executable,
+                        final String executableOrNull = factory.tryGetIncomingRsyncExecutable();
+                        FileUtilities.checkPathCopier(copier, srcHostOrNull, executableOrNull,
                                 tryGetRsyncModuleName(),
                                 DatamoverConstants.RSYNC_PASSWORD_FILE_INCOMING,
                                 DatamoverConstants.TIMEOUT_REMOTE_CONNECTION_MILLIS);
                     }
                     if (destHostOrNull != null)
                     {
-                        String executable = factory.tryGetOutgoingRsyncExecutable();
-                        FileUtilities.checkPathCopier(copier, destHostOrNull, executable,
+                        final String executableOrNull = factory.tryGetOutgoingRsyncExecutable();
+                        FileUtilities.checkPathCopier(copier, destHostOrNull, executableOrNull,
                                 destinationStore.tryGetRsyncModuleName(),
                                 DatamoverConstants.RSYNC_PASSWORD_FILE_OUTGOING,
                                 DatamoverConstants.TIMEOUT_REMOTE_CONNECTION_MILLIS);
diff --git a/datamover/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/datamover/filesystem/store/FileStoreLocal.java b/datamover/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/datamover/filesystem/store/FileStoreLocal.java
index cf94813506535d575331911a236be79f0c8f63c4..fe97a6a3051c558156dd0450c92842115e71630e 100644
--- a/datamover/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/datamover/filesystem/store/FileStoreLocal.java
+++ b/datamover/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/datamover/filesystem/store/FileStoreLocal.java
@@ -60,16 +60,13 @@ public class FileStoreLocal extends AbstractFileStore implements IExtendedFileSt
 
     private final HighwaterMarkWatcher highwaterMarkWatcher;
 
-    private final boolean skipAccessibilityTest;
-
     private final LastModificationChecker lastModificationChecker;
 
     public FileStoreLocal(final HostAwareFileWithHighwaterMark hostAwareFileWithHighwaterMark,
             final String description, final IFileSysOperationsFactory factory,
             final boolean skipAccessibilityTest)
     {
-        super(hostAwareFileWithHighwaterMark, description, factory);
-        this.skipAccessibilityTest = skipAccessibilityTest;
+        super(hostAwareFileWithHighwaterMark, description, factory, skipAccessibilityTest);
         this.remover = factory.getRemover();
         this.mover = factory.getMover();
         this.highwaterMarkWatcher = createHighwaterMarkWatcher(hostAwareFileWithHighwaterMark);
diff --git a/datamover/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/datamover/filesystem/store/FileStoreRemote.java b/datamover/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/datamover/filesystem/store/FileStoreRemote.java
index 0612a721a71789289d06f6846f9ff26f3cb9afab..65ef2d8008651ae28644cb275b022835c11dfbb1 100644
--- a/datamover/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/datamover/filesystem/store/FileStoreRemote.java
+++ b/datamover/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/datamover/filesystem/store/FileStoreRemote.java
@@ -112,8 +112,6 @@ public class FileStoreRemote extends AbstractFileStore
 
     private final HighwaterMarkWatcher highwaterMarkWatcher;
 
-    private final boolean skipAccessibilityTest;
-
     private String remoteLastchangedExecutableOrNull;
 
     private String remoteFindExecutableOrNull;
@@ -140,9 +138,8 @@ public class FileStoreRemote extends AbstractFileStore
             final IFileSysOperationsFactory factory, final boolean skipAccessibilityTest,
             final String remoteFindExecutableOrNull, final String remoteLastchangedExecutableOrNull)
     {
-        super(hostAwareFileWithHighwaterMark, kind, factory);
+        super(hostAwareFileWithHighwaterMark, kind, factory, skipAccessibilityTest);
         assert hostAwareFileWithHighwaterMark.tryGetHost() != null : "Unspecified host";
-        this.skipAccessibilityTest = skipAccessibilityTest;
         this.sshCommandExecutor =
                 new SshCommandExecutor(sshCommandBuilder,
                         hostAwareFileWithHighwaterMark.tryGetHost());
diff --git a/datamover/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/datamover/filesystem/store/FileStoreRemoteMounted.java b/datamover/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/datamover/filesystem/store/FileStoreRemoteMounted.java
index 47ad94ac88f50257d516d1f5ca2d52abae7754d0..bb859d27e49c104f58f69eb518b05ed0fca5f5aa 100644
--- a/datamover/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/datamover/filesystem/store/FileStoreRemoteMounted.java
+++ b/datamover/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/datamover/filesystem/store/FileStoreRemoteMounted.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public final class FileStoreRemoteMounted extends AbstractFileStore
             final String description, final IFileSysOperationsFactory factory,
             final boolean skipAccessibilityTest, final long lastChangedTimeoutMillis)
     {
-        super(file, description, factory);
+        super(file, description, factory, skipAccessibilityTest);
         this.localImpl = new FileStoreLocal(file, description, factory, skipAccessibilityTest);
         this.localImplMonitored =
                 MonitoringProxy.create(IFileStore.class, localImpl).timing(