diff --git a/source4/torture/smb2/notify.c b/source4/torture/smb2/notify.c
index e045f259924a..de4ff58bbfdf 100644
--- a/source4/torture/smb2/notify.c
+++ b/source4/torture/smb2/notify.c
@@ -1883,7 +1883,9 @@ static bool torture_smb2_notify_tree(struct torture_context *torture,
 	do {
 		/* count events that have happened in each dir */
 		for (i=0;i<ARRAY_SIZE(dirs);i++) {
+			notify.smb2.in.completion_filter = dirs[i].filter;
 			notify.smb2.in.file.handle = dirs[i].h1;
+			notify.smb2.in.recursive = dirs[i].recursive;
 			req = smb2_notify_send(tree, &(notify.smb2));
 			smb2_cancel(req);
 			notify.smb2.out.num_changes = 0;