diff --git a/test/pytest/test_cnn_mnist_qkeras.py b/test/pytest/test_cnn_mnist_qkeras.py
index 6e88756332..0edfd16f9f 100644
--- a/test/pytest/test_cnn_mnist_qkeras.py
+++ b/test/pytest/test_cnn_mnist_qkeras.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def mnist_model():
 def hls_model(mnist_model, backend, io_type, strategy):
   keras_model = mnist_model
   hls_config = hls4ml.utils.config_from_keras_model(keras_model, granularity='name')     
-  hls_config['Model']['Strategy'] = 'Resource'
+  hls_config['Model']['Strategy'] = strategy
   hls_config['LayerName']['softmax']['Strategy'] = 'Stable'
   output_dir = str(test_root_path / 'hls4mlprj_cnn_mnist_qkeras_{}_{}_{}'.format(backend, io_type, strategy))