diff --git a/tests/reference/baseConfig_novelwriter.conf b/tests/reference/baseConfig_novelwriter.conf
index 3f7cf6df..715634ef 100644
--- a/tests/reference/baseConfig_novelwriter.conf
+++ b/tests/reference/baseConfig_novelwriter.conf
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ autoscroll = False
 autoscrollpos = 30
 fmtsinglequote = ‘, ’
 fmtdoublequote = “, ”
+fmtpadsingle = False
+fmtpaddouble = False
+fmtpadthin = False
+fmtpadpunct = False
 spelltool = internal
 spellcheck = en
 showtabsnspaces = False
diff --git a/tests/reference/guiPreferences_novelwriter.conf b/tests/reference/guiPreferences_novelwriter.conf
index 8b8f52b4..c8a2025b 100644
--- a/tests/reference/guiPreferences_novelwriter.conf
+++ b/tests/reference/guiPreferences_novelwriter.conf
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ autoscroll = True
 autoscrollpos = 30
 fmtsinglequote = ‘, ’
 fmtdoublequote = “, ”
+fmtpadsingle = False
+fmtpaddouble = False
+fmtpadthin = False
+fmtpadpunct = False
 spelltool = internal
 spellcheck = en
 showtabsnspaces = True