diff --git a/tests/meta/test_xarray_open_mfdataset.py b/tests/meta/test_xarray_open_mfdataset.py
index 9f45f63a..6def9250 100644
--- a/tests/meta/test_xarray_open_mfdataset.py
+++ b/tests/meta/test_xarray_open_mfdataset.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "engine",
     [
-        "h5netcdf",
+        "netcdf4",
     ],
 )
 def test_open_awicm_1p0_recom(awicm_1p0_recom_data, engine):