diff --git a/test_launch_ros/test/test_launch_ros/actions/test_node.py b/test_launch_ros/test/test_launch_ros/actions/test_node.py
index 9351d731..a370b84a 100644
--- a/test_launch_ros/test/test_launch_ros/actions/test_node.py
+++ b/test_launch_ros/test/test_launch_ros/actions/test_node.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ def test_launch_node_with_parameter_descriptions(self):
         for item, is_file in expanded_parameter_arguments:
             assert not is_file
             name, value = item.split(':=')
-            parameters.append((name, yaml.load(value)))
+            parameters.append((name, yaml.safe_load(value)))
         assert parameters == [
             ('param1', 'param1_value'),
             ('param2', ['param2', '_value']),