diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
index ee2bfda3f..c49190590 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash -el {0}
         run: |
           pip install --verbose '.[opt, parallel, test, gui]'
-          - name: Run MPI application
-          shell: bash -el {0}
-          run: |
+      - name: Run MPI application
+        shell: bash -el {0}
+        run: |
             mpiexec -np 2 python ./hnn_core/mpi_test.py
       - name: Verify NEURON installation
         shell: bash -el {0}