diff --git a/lib/ramble/ramble/test/modifier_functionality/mock_modifier_phases.py b/lib/ramble/ramble/test/modifier_functionality/mock_modifier_phases.py
index b57450522..15fce12f1 100644
--- a/lib/ramble/ramble/test/modifier_functionality/mock_modifier_phases.py
+++ b/lib/ramble/ramble/test/modifier_functionality/mock_modifier_phases.py
@@ -54,37 +54,30 @@ def test_gromacs_dry_run_mock_mod_phase(
 
         out_file = os.path.join(ws1.log_dir, "setup.latest", "gromacs.water_bare.test_exp.out")
 
-        found_phase = False
         found_make_experiments = False
         found_after_phase = False
-        found_first_phase = False
-        phase_regex = re.compile("Executing phase.*")
-        first_phase_regex = re.compile("Executing phase first_phase")
+        found_mod_phase = False
+        mod_phase_regex = re.compile("Executing phase mod_phase")
         make_experiments_regex = re.compile("Executing phase make_experiments")
         after_make_experiments_regex = re.compile("Executing phase after_make_experiments")
 
         with open(out_file) as f:
             for line in f.readlines():
-                if first_phase_regex.search(line):
-                    assert not found_phase
-                    found_first_phase = True
-
-                if phase_regex.search(line):
-                    found_phase = True
+                if mod_phase_regex.search(line):
+                    found_mod_phase = True
 
                 if make_experiments_regex.search(line):
-                    assert found_phase
+                    assert found_mod_phase
                     found_make_experiments = True
 
                 if after_make_experiments_regex.search(line):
                     assert found_make_experiments
                     found_after_phase = True
 
-        assert found_phase
-        assert found_first_phase
+        assert found_mod_phase
         assert found_after_phase
 
-        expected_str = "Inside a phase: first_phase"
+        expected_str = "Inside a phase: mod_phase"
 
         assert search_files_for_string(out_files, expected_str)
 
diff --git a/var/ramble/repos/builtin.mock/modifiers/mod-phase/modifier.py b/var/ramble/repos/builtin.mock/modifiers/mod-phase/modifier.py
index f96cee301..3a9148902 100644
--- a/var/ramble/repos/builtin.mock/modifiers/mod-phase/modifier.py
+++ b/var/ramble/repos/builtin.mock/modifiers/mod-phase/modifier.py
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ class ModPhase(BasicModifier):
 
     mode("test", description="This is a test mode")
 
-    register_phase("first_phase", pipeline="setup", run_before=["get_inputs"])
+    register_phase(
+        "mod_phase", pipeline="setup", run_before=["make_experiments"]
+    )
 
-    def _first_phase(self, workspace, app_inst=None):
-        logger.all_msg("Inside a phase: first_phase")
+    def _mod_phase(self, workspace, app_inst=None):
+        logger.all_msg("Inside a phase: mod_phase")
 
     register_phase(
         "after_make_experiments",