diff --git a/include/problem/MFEMProblem.h b/include/problem/MFEMProblem.h
index f5ca5cef..b4b922a7 100644
--- a/include/problem/MFEMProblem.h
+++ b/include/problem/MFEMProblem.h
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ class MFEMProblem : public ExternalProblem
 public:
   static InputParameters validParams();
 
-  mfem::Device _device;
-
   MFEMProblem(const InputParameters & params);
   virtual ~MFEMProblem();
 
@@ -174,6 +172,8 @@ class MFEMProblem : public ExternalProblem
   std::string _input_mesh;
   std::string _formulation_name;
   int _order;
+  mfem::Device _device;
+
 
   hephaestus::Coefficients _coefficients;
   hephaestus::InputParameters _solver_options;
diff --git a/test/tests/unit/kernels/diffusion_mfem.i b/test/tests/unit/kernels/diffusion_mfem.i
index d3e359bb..250c073a 100644
--- a/test/tests/unit/kernels/diffusion_mfem.i
+++ b/test/tests/unit/kernels/diffusion_mfem.i
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 [Problem]
   type = MFEMProblem
   use_glvis = true
-  device = "cuda"
+  device = "cpu"
 []
 
 [Formulation]