diff --git a/tests/amr/data/particles/refine/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/amr/data/particles/refine/CMakeLists.txt
index 70fddf6bb..162e4057d 100644
--- a/tests/amr/data/particles/refine/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/amr/data/particles/refine/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,4 @@ target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
   ${GTEST_LIBS})
 
 
-add_phare_test(${PROJECT_NAME} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
-
-
+add_no_mpi_phare_test(${PROJECT_NAME} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
diff --git a/tests/amr/data/particles/refine/test_particle_data_refine_tag_strategy.hpp b/tests/amr/data/particles/refine/test_particle_data_refine_tag_strategy.hpp
index 0e556b3af..3ab2f60da 100644
--- a/tests/amr/data/particles/refine/test_particle_data_refine_tag_strategy.hpp
+++ b/tests/amr/data/particles/refine/test_particle_data_refine_tag_strategy.hpp
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ void loadCell(ParticleArray<dimension>& particles, int iCellX, int iCellY, int i
 {
     std::array<int, 3> const _3diCell = {iCellX, iCellY, iCellZ};
 
-    float const middle = 0.5;
-    float const delta  = 0.30f;
+    double const middle = 0.5;
+    double const delta  = 0.30;
 
     Particle<dimension> particle;