diff --git a/cmd/mr_test.go b/cmd/mr_test.go
index 1a4707e0..95f92d50 100644
--- a/cmd/mr_test.go
+++ b/cmd/mr_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,13 @@ func closeMR(t *testing.T, targetRepo string, cmdDir string, mrID string) {
 }
 
 func cleanupMR(t *testing.T, targetRepo string, cmdDir string, MRtitle string) {
-	openMRcmd := exec.Command(labBinaryPath, "mr", "list", targetRepo, MRtitle)
+	var openMRcmd *exec.Cmd
+
+	if MRtitle == "" {
+		openMRcmd = exec.Command(labBinaryPath, "mr", "list", targetRepo)
+	} else {
+		openMRcmd = exec.Command(labBinaryPath, "mr", "list", targetRepo, MRtitle)
+	}
 	openMRcmd.Dir = cmdDir
 	openMRout, err := openMRcmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -61,7 +67,7 @@ func Test_mrCmd(t *testing.T) {
 	repo := copyTestRepo(t)
 	var mrID string
 	t.Run("prepare", func(t *testing.T) {
-		cleanupMR(t, "lab-testing", repo, "mr title")
+		cleanupMR(t, "lab-testing", repo, "")
 	})
 	t.Run("create", func(t *testing.T) {
 		git := exec.Command("git", "checkout", "mrtest")
@@ -124,8 +130,7 @@ func Test_mrCmd_MR_description_and_options(t *testing.T) {
 		commentID string
 	)
 	t.Run("prepare", func(t *testing.T) {
-		cleanupMR(t, "lab-testing", repo, "Fancy Description")
-		cleanupMR(t, "lab-testing", repo, "Updated Description")
+		cleanupMR(t, "lab-testing", repo, "")
 	})
 	t.Run("create MR from file", func(t *testing.T) {
 		git := exec.Command("git", "checkout", "mrtest")
@@ -220,7 +225,7 @@ func Test_mrCmd_DifferingUpstreamBranchName(t *testing.T) {
 	repo := copyTestRepo(t)
 	var mrID string
 	t.Run("prepare", func(t *testing.T) {
-		cleanupMR(t, "lab-testing", repo, "mr title")
+		cleanupMR(t, "lab-testing", repo, "")
 	})
 	t.Run("create", func(t *testing.T) {
 		git := exec.Command("git", "checkout", "-b", "local/mrtest", "origin/mrtest")
@@ -256,7 +261,7 @@ func Test_mrCmd_Draft(t *testing.T) {
 	repo := copyTestRepo(t)
 	var mrID string
 	t.Run("prepare", func(t *testing.T) {
-		cleanupMR(t, "lab-testing", repo, "Test draft")
+		cleanupMR(t, "lab-testing", repo, "")
 	})
 	t.Run("create", func(t *testing.T) {
 		git := exec.Command("git", "checkout", "mrtest")
@@ -384,7 +389,7 @@ func Test_mrCmd_ByBranch(t *testing.T) {
 	repo := copyTestRepo(t)
 	var mrID string
 	t.Run("prepare", func(t *testing.T) {
-		cleanupMR(t, "lab-testing", repo, "mr by branch")
+		cleanupMR(t, "lab-testing", repo, "")
 	})
 	t.Run("create", func(t *testing.T) {
 		git := exec.Command("git", "checkout", "mrtest")
@@ -434,7 +439,7 @@ func Test_mrCmd_source(t *testing.T) {
 	repo := copyTestRepo(t)
 	var mrID string
 	t.Run("prepare", func(t *testing.T) {
-		cleanupMR(t, "lab-testing", repo, "mr title")
+		cleanupMR(t, "lab-testing", repo, "")
 	})
 	t.Run("create_invalid", func(t *testing.T) {
 		git := exec.Command("git", "checkout", "mrtest")