diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index f2abdfbd44b..257f38bc4c1 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -7343,7 +7343,7 @@ def factory(namespace=None):
             for future in concurrent.futures.as_completed(futures):
                 sc_compression = futures[future]
                 try:
-                    vm_obj = future.result()[0]
+                    vm_obj = future.result()
                     if sc_compression == "aggressive":
                         vm_list_agg_compr.append(vm_obj)
                     else: