diff --git a/tests/unit/legate/driver/test_command.py b/tests/unit/legate/driver/test_command.py
index be74c755d..94b779ea8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/legate/driver/test_command.py
+++ b/tests/unit/legate/driver/test_command.py
@@ -1098,9 +1098,9 @@ def test_default_multi_rank(
         result = m.cmd_bgwork(config, system, launcher)
 
         if "ucx" in install_info.networks:
-            assert result == ("-ll:bgwork", value, "-ll:bgworkpin", "1")
+            assert result == ("-ll:bgwork", "2", "-ll:bgworkpin", "1")
         else:
-            assert result == ("-ll:bgwork", value)
+            assert result == ("-ll:bgwork", "2")
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("rank_var", RANK_ENV_VARS)
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("rank", ("0", "1", "2"))
@@ -1130,9 +1130,9 @@ def test_utility_1_multi_rank_no_launcher(
         result = m.cmd_bgwork(config, system, launcher)
 
         if "ucx" in install_info.networks:
-            assert result == ("-ll:bgwork", value, "-ll:bgworkpin", "1")
+            assert result == ("-ll:bgwork", "2"", "-ll:bgworkpin", "1")
         else:
-            assert result == ("-ll:bgwork", value)
+            assert result == ("-ll:bgwork", "2"")
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("rank_var", RANK_ENV_VARS)
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("rank", ("0", "1", "2"))
@@ -1161,9 +1161,9 @@ def test_utility_1_multi_rank_with_launcher(
         result = m.cmd_bgwork(config, system, launcher)
 
         if "ucx" in install_info.networks:
-            assert result == ("-ll:bgwork", value, "-ll:bgworkpin", "1")
+            assert result == ("-ll:bgwork", "2"", "-ll:bgworkpin", "1")
         else:
-            assert result == ("-ll:bgwork", value)
+            assert result == ("-ll:bgwork", "2"")
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("launch", ("mpirun", "jsrun", "srun"))
     def test_utility_1_multi_rank_with_launcher_and_ucx(