diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/ScopedTest.java b/src/test/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/ScopedTest.java
index 83729c8..8537adc 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/ScopedTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/ScopedTest.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class ScopedTest {
 		GCUBE_DEVSEC = properties.getProperty(GCUBE_DEVSEC_VARNAME);
 		GCUBE_DEVSEC_DEVVRE = properties.getProperty(GCUBE_DEVSEC_DEVVRE_VARNAME);
 		
-		DEFAULT_TEST_SCOPE = GCUBE_DEVSEC;
+		DEFAULT_TEST_SCOPE = GCUBE_DEVNEXT;
 		ALTERNATIVE_TEST_SCOPE = GCUBE_DEVNEXT_NEXTNEXT;
 	}