diff --git a/modules/services/imapnotify.nix b/modules/services/imapnotify.nix
index 048e80974045..bc595ca9549b 100644
--- a/modules/services/imapnotify.nix
+++ b/modules/services/imapnotify.nix
@@ -21,10 +21,9 @@ let
         Unit = { Description = "imapnotify for ${name}"; };
 
         Service = {
+          # Use the nix store path for config to ensure service restarts when it changes
           ExecStart =
-            "${getExe cfg.package} -conf '${config.xdg.configHome}/imapnotify/${
-              configName account
-            }'";
+            "${getExe cfg.package} -conf '${genAccountConfig account}'";
           Restart = "always";
           RestartSec = 30;
           Type = "simple";
@@ -44,11 +43,9 @@ let
       value = {
         enable = true;
         config = {
-          ProgramArguments = [
-            "${getExe cfg.package}"
-            "-conf"
-            "${config.xdg.configHome}/imapnotify/${configName account}"
-          ];
+          # Use the nix store path for config to ensure service restarts when it changes
+          ProgramArguments =
+            [ "${getExe cfg.package}" "-conf" "${genAccountConfig account}" ];
           KeepAlive = true;
           ThrottleInterval = 30;
           ExitTimeOut = 0;
diff --git a/tests/default.nix b/tests/default.nix
index 2fe309895d0f..890264030354 100644
--- a/tests/default.nix
+++ b/tests/default.nix
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ import nmt {
     ./modules/xresources
   ] ++ lib.optionals isDarwin [
     ./modules/launchd
+    ./modules/services/imapnotify-darwin
     ./modules/targets-darwin
-    ./modules/programs/goimapnotify
   ] ++ lib.optionals isLinux [
     ./modules/config/i18n
     ./modules/i18n/input-method
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ import nmt {
     ./modules/services/gpg-agent
     ./modules/services/gromit-mpx
     ./modules/services/home-manager-auto-upgrade
+    ./modules/services/imapnotify
     ./modules/services/kanshi
     ./modules/services/lieer
     ./modules/services/mopidy
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/goimapnotify/default.nix b/tests/modules/programs/goimapnotify/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index a2adc553d44e..000000000000
--- a/tests/modules/programs/goimapnotify/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{ goimapnotify-launchd = ./launchd.nix; }
diff --git a/tests/modules/services/imapnotify-darwin/default.nix b/tests/modules/services/imapnotify-darwin/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a722604d7b37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/modules/services/imapnotify-darwin/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ imapnotify-launchd = ./launchd.nix; }
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/goimapnotify/launchd.nix b/tests/modules/services/imapnotify-darwin/launchd.nix
similarity index 80%
rename from tests/modules/programs/goimapnotify/launchd.nix
rename to tests/modules/services/imapnotify-darwin/launchd.nix
index 3d4eca244138..5502ebbfc09f 100644
--- a/tests/modules/programs/goimapnotify/launchd.nix
+++ b/tests/modules/services/imapnotify-darwin/launchd.nix
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ with lib;
   nmt.script = let
     serviceFileName = "org.nix-community.home.imapnotify-hm-example.com.plist";
   in ''
-    serviceFile=LaunchAgents/${serviceFileName}
+    serviceFile="LaunchAgents/${serviceFileName}"
+    serviceFileNormalized="$(normalizeStorePaths "$serviceFile")"
     assertFileExists $serviceFile
-    assertFileContent $serviceFile ${./launchd.plist}
+    assertFileContent $serviceFileNormalized ${./launchd.plist}
   '';
 }
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/goimapnotify/launchd.plist b/tests/modules/services/imapnotify-darwin/launchd.plist
similarity index 88%
rename from tests/modules/programs/goimapnotify/launchd.plist
rename to tests/modules/services/imapnotify-darwin/launchd.plist
index f8e45e8a32a1..75009bb6777d 100644
--- a/tests/modules/programs/goimapnotify/launchd.plist
+++ b/tests/modules/services/imapnotify-darwin/launchd.plist
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 	<array>
 		<string>@goimapnotify@/bin/goimapnotify</string>
 		<string>-conf</string>
-		<string>/home/hm-user/.config/imapnotify/imapnotify-hm-example.com-config.json</string>
+		<string>/nix/store/00000000000000000000000000000000-imapnotify-hm-example.com-config.json</string>
 	</array>
 	<key>RunAtLoad</key>
 	<true/>
diff --git a/tests/modules/services/imapnotify/default.nix b/tests/modules/services/imapnotify/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f3a725dd09f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/modules/services/imapnotify/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ imapnotify = ./imapnotify.nix; }
diff --git a/tests/modules/services/imapnotify/imapnotify.nix b/tests/modules/services/imapnotify/imapnotify.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c607c042c2d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/modules/services/imapnotify/imapnotify.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+{
+  imports = [ ../../accounts/email-test-accounts.nix ];
+
+  accounts.email.accounts = {
+    "hm@example.com" = {
+      notmuch.enable = true;
+      imap.port = 993;
+
+      imapnotify = {
+        enable = true;
+        boxes = [ "Inbox" ];
+        onNotify = ''
+          ${pkgs.notmuch}/bin/notmuch new
+        '';
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  services.imapnotify = {
+    enable = true;
+    package = (config.lib.test.mkStubPackage {
+      name = "goimapnotify";
+      outPath = "@goimapnotify@";
+    });
+  };
+
+  test.stubs.notmuch = { };
+
+  nmt.script = ''
+    serviceFile="home-files/.config/systemd/user/imapnotify-hm-example.com.service"
+    serviceFileNormalized="$(normalizeStorePaths "$serviceFile")"
+    assertFileExists $serviceFile
+    assertFileContent $serviceFileNormalized ${./imapnotify.service}
+  '';
+}
diff --git a/tests/modules/services/imapnotify/imapnotify.service b/tests/modules/services/imapnotify/imapnotify.service
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3e3bd9ff60f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/modules/services/imapnotify/imapnotify.service
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target
+
+[Service]
+Environment=NOTMUCH_CONFIG=/home/hm-user/.config/notmuch/default/config
+ExecStart=@goimapnotify@/bin/goimapnotify -conf '/nix/store/00000000000000000000000000000000-imapnotify-hm-example.com-config.json'
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=30
+Type=simple
+
+[Unit]
+Description=imapnotify for hm-example.com