diff --git a/tests/examples/awful/tag/module_default_layouts.lua b/tests/examples/awful/tag/module_default_layouts.lua
index be9bea88..44ac1f39 100644
--- a/tests/examples/awful/tag/module_default_layouts.lua
+++ b/tests/examples/awful/tag/module_default_layouts.lua
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@ local custom_module = {
     end)
 
 --DOC_HIDE_START
+tag.emit_signal("request::default_layouts")
+
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diff --git a/tests/examples/awful/tag/request_default_layouts.lua b/tests/examples/awful/tag/request_default_layouts.lua
index f4a9e00b..87ba3060 100644
--- a/tests/examples/awful/tag/request_default_layouts.lua
+++ b/tests/examples/awful/tag/request_default_layouts.lua
@@ -22,4 +22,6 @@ local awful     = require("awful")
     end)
 
 --DOC_HIDE_START
+tag.emit_signal("request::default_layouts")
+
 -- vim: filetype=lua:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4:textwidth=80