diff --git a/nf_core/module-template/tests/test.yml b/nf_core/module-template/tests/test.yml
index 4f38dec29..a2cedb73d 100644
--- a/nf_core/module-template/tests/test.yml
+++ b/nf_core/module-template/tests/test.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #                nf-core modules create-test-yml {{ tool }}{%- if subtool %}/{{ subtool }}{%- endif %}
 {% endif -%}
 - name: "{{ component }}{{ ' '+subtool if subtool else '' }}"
-  command: nextflow run ./tests/modules/{{ org }}/{{ component_dir }} -entry test_{{ component_name_underscore }} -c ./tests/config/nextflow.config -c ./tests/modules/{{ org }}/{{ component_dir }}/nextflow.config
+  command: nextflow run ./tests/modules/{{ org }}/{{ component_dir }} -entry test_{{ component_name_underscore }} -c ./tests/config/nextflow.config
   tags:
     - "{{ component }}{% if subtool -%}"
     - "{{ component }}/{{ subtool }}{%- endif %}"
diff --git a/nf_core/modules/test_yml_builder.py b/nf_core/modules/test_yml_builder.py
index 7ab9e464d..3c23416fd 100644
--- a/nf_core/modules/test_yml_builder.py
+++ b/nf_core/modules/test_yml_builder.py
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def build_single_test(self, entry_point):
             # See https://github.com/nf-core/tools/issues/1562
             default_val = (
                 f"nextflow run ./tests/modules/{self.org}/{self.module_name} -entry {entry_point} "
-                f"-c ./tests/config/nextflow.config -c ./tests/modules/{self.org}/{self.module_name}/nextflow.config"
+                f"-c ./tests/config/nextflow.config"
             )
             if self.no_prompts:
                 ep_test["command"] = default_val