diff --git a/tests/envvars/00_6string/env b/tests/envvars/00_6string/env
deleted file mode 100644
index ea046c3..0000000
--- a/tests/envvars/00_6string/env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-ROUGAIL_VAR1="spam"
-ROUGAIL_VAR2="egg"
-ROUGAIL_VAR3="hugh"
-ROUGAIL_VAR4="some"
-ROUGAIL_VAR5="part"
-ROUGAIL_VAR6="ming"
-ROUGAIL_IDONTEXIST="blah"
-ROUGAIL_IDONTEXIST2="hum"
diff --git a/tests/envvars/00_6string/env/all.env b/tests/envvars/00_6string/env/all.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3cdd33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/envvars/00_6string/env/all.env
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+ROUGAIL_VAR1="string1"
+ROUGAIL_VAR2="string1"
+ROUGAIL_VAR3="string1"
+ROUGAIL_VAR4="string1"
+ROUGAIL_VAR5="string1"
+ROUGAIL_VAR6="string1"
diff --git a/tests/envvars/00_6string/env/mandatories.env b/tests/envvars/00_6string/env/mandatories.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..000c6a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/envvars/00_6string/env/mandatories.env
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ROUGAIL_VAR1="string1"
+ROUGAIL_VAR2="string1"
+ROUGAIL_VAR3="string1"
diff --git a/tests/makedict/00_6string/output.json b/tests/makedict/00_6string/output.json
index 4771a46..a97f88d 100644
--- a/tests/makedict/00_6string/output.json
+++ b/tests/makedict/00_6string/output.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
-    "rougail.var1": "spam",
-    "rougail.var2": "egg",
-    "rougail.var3": "hugh",
-    "rougail.var4": "some",
-    "rougail.var5": "part",
-    "rougail.var6": "ming"
+    "rougail.var1": "string1",
+    "rougail.var2": "string1",
+    "rougail.var3": "string1",
+    "rougail.var4": "string1",
+    "rougail.var5": "string1",
+    "rougail.var6": "string1"
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_load.py b/tests/test_load.py
index aad95b1..5add669 100644
--- a/tests/test_load.py
+++ b/tests/test_load.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from .custom import CustomOption
 from pathlib import Path
 import os
 import json
-    
+
 from pytest import fixture
 from ruamel.yaml import YAML
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def test_dictionaries_warning(test_dir):
                    'warnings': [],
                    }
     # loading the env file
-    envfile = dest_dir / 'env'
+    envfile = dest_dir / 'env'/ 'all.env'
     load_dotenv(envfile)
     # loads the environment variables in the tiramisu config
     environment = RougailUserDataEnvironment(config,
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def populate(dest_dir, rougailconfig):
     for level in ['all', 'mandatories']:
         environment_file = dest_dir / 'env' / f'{level}.env'
         makedict_file = dest_dir / 'makedict' / f'{level}.env'
-        if not environment_file.is_file() or not makedict.is_file():
+        if not environment_file.is_file() or not makedict_file.is_file():
             config = Rougail(rougailconfig).run()
             if level == 'all':
                 root_config = config.unrestraint
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def populate(dest_dir, rougailconfig):
         if not environment_file.is_file():
             with environment_file.open('w') as envfh:
                 envfh.write('\n'.join(values) + '\n')
-        if  not makedict.is_file():
+        if  not makedict_file.is_file():
             with environment_file.open('w') as envfh:
                 envfh.write('\n'.join(values) + '\n')