diff --git a/tests/pipeline/test_taxa_specific_assembly.nf.test b/tests/pipeline/test_taxa_specific_assembly.nf.test
index 389ddbcd..3265a49d 100644
--- a/tests/pipeline/test_taxa_specific_assembly.nf.test
+++ b/tests/pipeline/test_taxa_specific_assembly.nf.test
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ nextflow_pipeline {
         when {
             params {
                 outdir = "$outputDir"
-                ncbi_email = "\\\$NCBI_EMAIL"
-                ncbi_key = '\\\$NCBI_KEY'
+                ncbi_email = "\${NCBI_EMAIL}"
+                ncbi_key = '\${NCBI_KEY}'
             }
         }