diff --git a/tests/core/models/test_escn_compiles.py b/tests/core/models/test_escn_compiles.py
index cd339b887..2caa7acc8 100644
--- a/tests/core/models/test_escn_compiles.py
+++ b/tests/core/models/test_escn_compiles.py
@@ -83,7 +83,12 @@ def expected_energy_forces():
     forces = torch.tensor([-1.2720219900e-07, 8.2126695133e-07, -3.8776403244e-07])
     return energy, forces
 
-def init(backend="nccl"):
+def expected_energy_forces_cuda():
+    energy = torch.tensor([0.0001747000])
+    forces = torch.tensor([-4.5273015559e-08,  9.0246174977e-07, -3.8560736471e-07])
+    return energy, forces
+
+def init(backend: str):
     if not torch.distributed.is_initialized():
         init_local_distributed_process_group(backend=backend)
 
@@ -108,7 +113,7 @@ def test_escn_baseline_cuda(self):
         model = load_model().cuda()
         ddp_model = DistributedDataParallel(model)
         output = ddp_model(data)
-        expected_energy, expected_forces = expected_energy_forces()
+        expected_energy, expected_forces = expected_energy_forces_cuda()
         torch.set_printoptions(precision=8)
         assert torch.allclose(output["energy"].cpu(), expected_energy)
         assert torch.allclose(output["forces"].mean(0).cpu(), expected_forces)