diff --git a/tests/config/nextflow.config b/tests/config/nextflow.config
index 2c672d49287..98b9eed7363 100644
--- a/tests/config/nextflow.config
+++ b/tests/config/nextflow.config
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ if ("$PROFILE" == "singularity") {
     singularity.autoMounts = true
 } else if ("$PROFILE" == "conda") {
     params.enable_conda = true
+    conda.enabled=true
 } else {
     docker.enabled = true
     docker.userEmulation = true