diff --git a/tests/software/ivar/variants/main.nf b/tests/software/ivar/variants/main.nf
index 885965eb..56a61077 100644
--- a/tests/software/ivar/variants/main.nf
+++ b/tests/software/ivar/variants/main.nf
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ nextflow.enable.dsl = 2
 
 include { IVAR_VARIANTS } from '../../../../software/ivar/variants/main.nf' addParams([:])
 
+params.gff = false
+
 workflow test_ivar_variants_no_gff_no_mpileup {
     def ref   = file("${launchDir}/tests/data/fasta/sarscov2/MN908947.3.fa", checkIfExists: true)
     def dummy = file("${launchDir}/tests/data/dummy/dummy_file.txt", checkIfExists: true)