diff --git a/tests/config/config.conf b/tests/config/config.conf
index c0174ad..f519f27 100644
--- a/tests/config/config.conf
+++ b/tests/config/config.conf
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ $MY_VAR = 1337
 $MY_VAR_2 = $MY_VAR
 testVar = $MY_VAR$MY_VAR_2
 
-testEnv = $XDG_SESSION_TYPE
+testEnv = $SHELL
 
 testCategory {
     testValueInt = 123456
diff --git a/tests/main.cpp b/tests/main.cpp
index 59e0743..4fcafe5 100644
--- a/tests/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/main.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv, char** envp) {
         EXPECT(std::any_cast<int64_t>(config.getConfigValue("testVar")), 1337420);
 
         // test env variables
-        EXPECT(std::any_cast<const char*>(config.getConfigValue("testEnv")), std::string{"wayland"});
+        EXPECT(std::any_cast<const char*>(config.getConfigValue("testEnv")), std::string{getenv("SHELL")});
 
     } catch (const char* e) {
         std::cout << Colors::RED << "Error: " << Colors::RESET << e << "\n";