diff --git a/tests/modules/module_test.py b/tests/modules/module_test.py
index 5eda96a84f..c29297392a 100644
--- a/tests/modules/module_test.py
+++ b/tests/modules/module_test.py
@@ -28,18 +28,15 @@ def test_modules_test_no_name_no_prompts(self):
     assert "Tool name not provided and prompts deactivated." in str(excinfo.value)
 
 
-def test_modules_test_no_proper_path(self):
+def test_modules_test_no_installed_modules(self):
     """Test the check_inputs() function - raise UserWarning because installed modules were not found"""
     cwd = os.getcwd()
-    with pytest.raises(SystemError):
-        assert nf_core.modules.ModulesTest(".", False, "")
-
-
-def test_modules_test_all_modules_listed(self):
-    """Test the check_inputs() function - raise UserWarning because installed modules were not found"""
-    cwd = os.getcwd()
-    meta_builder = nf_core.modules.ModulesTest(".", False, "")
+    os.chdir(self.nfcore_modules)
+    meta_builder = nf_core.modules.ModulesTest(None, False, "")
+    meta_builder.module_names["modules"] = None
+    meta_builder.repo_type = "modules"
     with pytest.raises(UserWarning) as excinfo:
         meta_builder._check_inputs()
     os.chdir(cwd)
-    assert "No installed modules were found." in str(excinfo.value)
+    print(excinfo.value)
+    assert "No installed modules were found" in str(excinfo.value)
diff --git a/tests/test_modules.py b/tests/test_modules.py
index 917f7989e2..d96b3b85f6 100644
--- a/tests/test_modules.py
+++ b/tests/test_modules.py
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ def test_modulesrepo_class(self):
     )
     from .modules.module_test import (
         test_modules_test_check_inputs,
+        test_modules_test_no_installed_modules,
         test_modules_test_no_name_no_prompts,
-        test_modules_test_no_proper_path,
     )
     from .modules.remove import (
         test_modules_remove_trimgalore,