diff --git a/ackermann_steering_controller/CMakeLists.txt b/ackermann_steering_controller/CMakeLists.txt
index a34be3c672..83edf7c157 100644
--- a/ackermann_steering_controller/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ackermann_steering_controller/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,10 +58,8 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
   find_package(ros2_control_test_assets REQUIRED)
 
 
-  add_rostest_with_parameters_gmock(test_load_ackermann_steering_controller
-    test/test_load_ackermann_steering_controller.cpp
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test/ackermann_steering_controller_params.yaml
-  )
+  add_definitions(-DTEST_FILES_DIRECTORY="${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test")
+  ament_add_gmock(test_load_ackermann_steering_controller test/test_load_ackermann_steering_controller.cpp)
   ament_target_dependencies(test_load_ackermann_steering_controller
     controller_manager
     hardware_interface
diff --git a/ackermann_steering_controller/test/test_load_ackermann_steering_controller.cpp b/ackermann_steering_controller/test/test_load_ackermann_steering_controller.cpp
index 8e81643835..e7b56e2788 100644
--- a/ackermann_steering_controller/test/test_load_ackermann_steering_controller.cpp
+++ b/ackermann_steering_controller/test/test_load_ackermann_steering_controller.cpp
@@ -29,12 +29,15 @@ TEST(TestLoadAckermannSteeringController, load_controller)
 
   controller_manager::ControllerManager cm(
     executor, ros2_control_test_assets::minimal_robot_urdf, true, "test_controller_manager");
+  const std::string test_file_path =
+    std::string(TEST_FILES_DIRECTORY) + "/ackermann_steering_controller_params.yaml";
 
-  ASSERT_NE(
-    cm.load_controller(
-      "test_ackermann_steering_controller",
-      "ackermann_steering_controller/AckermannSteeringController"),
-    nullptr);
+  cm.set_parameter({"test_ackermann_steering_controller.params_file", test_file_path});
+  cm.set_parameter(
+    {"test_ackermann_steering_controller.type",
+     "ackermann_steering_controller/AckermannSteeringController"});
+
+  ASSERT_NE(cm.load_controller("test_ackermann_steering_controller"), nullptr);
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char ** argv)