diff --git a/cleaner_test.go b/cleaner_test.go
index c953fc0f8f..29db44115f 100644
--- a/cleaner_test.go
+++ b/cleaner_test.go
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ func TestArchiveCleaner(t *testing.T) {
 
 	var buf syncedBuffer
 	mem := vfs.NewMem()
-	opts := &Options{
+	opts := (&Options{
 		Cleaner: ArchiveCleaner{},
 		FS:      loggingFS{mem, &buf},
 		WALDir:  "wal",
-	}
+	}).WithFSDefaults()
 
 	datadriven.RunTest(t, "testdata/cleaner", func(td *datadriven.TestData) string {
 		switch td.Cmd {
diff --git a/internal/metamorphic/meta_test.go b/internal/metamorphic/meta_test.go
index 3da3d65724..b15a899aa5 100644
--- a/internal/metamorphic/meta_test.go
+++ b/internal/metamorphic/meta_test.go
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ func testMetaRun(t *testing.T, runDir string, seed uint64, historyPath string) {
 			opts.FS = vfs.NewMem()
 		}
 	}
+	opts.WithFSDefaults()
 
 	dir := opts.FS.PathJoin(runDir, "data")
 	// Set up the initial database state if configured to start from a non-empty
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ func readHistory(t *testing.T, historyPath string) []string {
 // subsequent invocation will overwrite that output. A test can be re-run by
 // using the `--run-dir` flag. For example:
 //
-//   go test -v -run TestMeta --run-dir _meta/standard-017
+//	go test -v -run TestMeta --run-dir _meta/standard-017
 //
 // This will reuse the existing operations present in _meta/ops, rather than
 // generating a new set.
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@ func readHistory(t *testing.T, historyPath string) []string {
 // pseudorandom number generator seed. If a failure occurs, the seed is
 // printed, and the full suite of tests may be re-run using the `--seed` flag:
 //
-//   go test -v -run TestMeta --seed 1594395154492165000
+//	go test -v -run TestMeta --seed 1594395154492165000
 //
 // This will generate a new `_meta/<test>` directory, with the same operations
 // and options. This must be run on the same commit SHA as the original
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index cb6b39a05b..cf277805ac 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func (o *IterOptions) getLogger() Logger {
 // Specifically, when configured with a RangeKeyMasking.Suffix _s_, and there
 // exists a range key with suffix _r_ covering a point key with suffix _p_, and
 //
-//     _s_ ≤ _r_ < _p_
+//	_s_ ≤ _r_ < _p_
 //
 // then the point key is elided.
 //
@@ -848,13 +848,7 @@ func (o *Options) EnsureDefaults() *Options {
 	}
 
 	if o.FS == nil {
-		o.FS, o.private.fsCloser = vfs.WithDiskHealthChecks(vfs.Default, 5*time.Second,
-			func(name string, duration time.Duration) {
-				o.EventListener.DiskSlow(DiskSlowInfo{
-					Path:     name,
-					Duration: duration,
-				})
-			})
+		o.WithFSDefaults()
 	}
 	if o.FlushSplitBytes <= 0 {
 		o.FlushSplitBytes = 2 * o.Levels[0].TargetFileSize
@@ -879,6 +873,22 @@ func (o *Options) EnsureDefaults() *Options {
 	return o
 }
 
+// WithFSDefaults configures the Options to wrap the configured filesystem with
+// the default virtual file system middleware, like disk-health checking.
+func (o *Options) WithFSDefaults() *Options {
+	if o.FS == nil {
+		o.FS = vfs.Default
+	}
+	o.FS, o.private.fsCloser = vfs.WithDiskHealthChecks(o.FS, 5*time.Second,
+		func(name string, duration time.Duration) {
+			o.EventListener.DiskSlow(DiskSlowInfo{
+				Path:     name,
+				Duration: duration,
+			})
+		})
+	return o
+}
+
 func (o *Options) equal() Equal {
 	if o.Comparer.Equal == nil {
 		return bytes.Equal