diff --git a/datashuttle/datashuttle_class.py b/datashuttle/datashuttle_class.py
index d85a77c81..2596cb2d1 100644
--- a/datashuttle/datashuttle_class.py
+++ b/datashuttle/datashuttle_class.py
@@ -1228,17 +1228,14 @@ def update_config_file(self, **kwargs) -> None:
                 # For backward compatibility
                 kwargs["connection_method"] = "local_only"
 
-        if (
-            self.cfg["connection_method"] == "local_only"
-            and kwargs["connection_method"] != "local_only"
-        ):
-            # We need to ensure this rclone config is created if it was not created during
-            # initial set up because the project is local only. The rclone config for local filesystem
-            # is just a placeholder rclone config file anyway. This is not ideal but the alternative is to search
-            # for an existing config and create only if it does not exist, which requires calls to
-            # rclone because its config-saving path is not predictable, and this will be very
-            # slow and essentially pointless as recreating the config should simply overwrite it.
-            self._setup_rclone_central_local_filesystem_config()
+            if (
+                self.cfg["connection_method"] == "local_only"
+                and kwargs["connection_method"] != "local_only"
+            ):
+                # We need to ensure this rclone config is created if it was not created during
+                # initial set up because the project is local only. It does not matter if the
+                # RClone config is ever overwritten, it's just a placeholder.
+                self._setup_rclone_central_local_filesystem_config()
 
         new_cfg = copy.deepcopy(self.cfg)
         new_cfg.update(**kwargs)
diff --git a/tests/tests_transfers/aws/test_tui_setup_aws.py b/tests/tests_transfers/aws/test_tui_setup_aws.py
index 2d20cc638..baf285968 100644
--- a/tests/tests_transfers/aws/test_tui_setup_aws.py
+++ b/tests/tests_transfers/aws/test_tui_setup_aws.py
@@ -108,13 +108,6 @@ async def test_aws_connection_setup(
 
             await self.scroll_to_click_pause(pilot, "#setup_aws_ok_button")
 
-            assert (
-                pilot.app.screen.query_one(
-                    "#configs_go_to_project_screen_button"
-                ).visible
-                is True
-            )
-
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_aws_connection_setup_failed(self, central_path_and_project):
         """Test AWS connection setup using an incorrect client secret and check
diff --git a/tests/tests_transfers/gdrive/test_tui_setup_gdrive.py b/tests/tests_transfers/gdrive/test_tui_setup_gdrive.py
index 8f2657114..2e092fa0d 100644
--- a/tests/tests_transfers/gdrive/test_tui_setup_gdrive.py
+++ b/tests/tests_transfers/gdrive/test_tui_setup_gdrive.py
@@ -152,13 +152,6 @@ async def test_gdrive_connection_setup_without_browser(
                     pilot, "#setup_gdrive_finish_button"
                 )
 
-                assert (
-                    pilot.app.screen.query_one(
-                        "#configs_go_to_project_screen_button"
-                    ).visible
-                    is True
-                )
-
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_gdrive_connection_setup_incorrect_config_token(
         self, setup_project_paths