diff --git a/tests/test_scripts/test_deferred_calculation.py b/tests/test_scripts/test_deferred_calculation.py
index a71f49e..d6d8e29 100644
--- a/tests/test_scripts/test_deferred_calculation.py
+++ b/tests/test_scripts/test_deferred_calculation.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def test_perform_calculation_on_the_background(
         "years": years,
         "logger": None,
         "background": True,
-        "scale": 1000,
+        "scale": None,
     }
 
     result = perform_calculation(**calculation_parms)