diff --git a/tests/layers/+distribution/spacemacs-base/dotspacemacs.el b/tests/layers/+distribution/spacemacs-base/dotspacemacs.el
index 8cc9a7ff6..c31fd6471 100644
--- a/tests/layers/+distribution/spacemacs-base/dotspacemacs.el
+++ b/tests/layers/+distribution/spacemacs-base/dotspacemacs.el
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 (defun dotspacemacs/layers ()
   (setq-default
-   dotspacemacs-distribution 'spacemacs))
+   dotspacemacs-distribution 'spacemacs-base))
 (defun dotspacemacs/init ())
 (defun dotspacemacs/user-init ())
 (defun dotspacemacs/config ())