diff --git a/test-data/everest/math_func/config_minimal.yml b/test-data/everest/math_func/config_minimal.yml
index 49e5309c815..4f8421c940d 100644
--- a/test-data/everest/math_func/config_minimal.yml
+++ b/test-data/everest/math_func/config_minimal.yml
@@ -1,20 +1,18 @@
 controls:
-  -
-    name: point
+  - name: point
     type: generic_control
     min: -1.0
     max: 1.0
     initial_guess: 0.1
-    perturbation_magnitude : 0.001
+    perturbation_magnitude: 0.001
     variables:
-        - name: x
-        - name: y
-        - name: z
+      - name: x
+      - name: y
+      - name: z
 
 
 objective_functions:
-  -
-    name: distance
+  - name: distance
 
 
 optimization:
@@ -25,17 +23,14 @@ optimization:
 
 
 install_jobs:
-  -
-    name: distance3
+  - name: distance3
     source: jobs/DISTANCE3
 
 model:
   realizations: [0]
 
 forward_model:
-  - distance3 --point-file point.json
-              --target 0.5 0.5 0.5
-              --out distance
+  - distance3 --point-file point.json --target 0.5 0.5 0.5 --out distance
 
 environment:
   simulation_folder: sim_output
diff --git a/tests/everest/entry_points/test_config_branch_entry.py b/tests/everest/entry_points/test_config_branch_entry.py
index f207774a482..d778a88afb7 100644
--- a/tests/everest/entry_points/test_config_branch_entry.py
+++ b/tests/everest/entry_points/test_config_branch_entry.py
@@ -44,12 +44,11 @@ def test_config_branch_entry(cached_example):
 
 
 def test_config_branch_preserves_config_section_order(cached_example):
-    path, _, _ = cached_example("math_func/config_advanced.yml")
+    path, _, _ = cached_example("math_func/config_minimal.yml")
 
-    config_branch_entry(["config_advanced.yml", "new_restart_config.yml", "-b", "1"])
+    config_branch_entry(["config_minimal.yml", "new_restart_config.yml", "-b", "1"])
 
     assert exists("new_restart_config.yml")
-
     opt_controls = {}
 
     snapshot = SebaSnapshot(Path(path) / "everest_output" / "optimization_output")
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ def test_config_branch_preserves_config_section_order(cached_example):
 
     diff_lines = []
     with (
-        open("config_advanced.yml", encoding="utf-8") as initial_config,
+        open("config_minimal.yml", encoding="utf-8") as initial_config,
         open("new_restart_config.yml", encoding="utf-8") as branch_config,
     ):
         diff = difflib.unified_diff(
@@ -79,6 +78,5 @@ def test_config_branch_preserves_config_section_order(cached_example):
             diff_lines.append(line.replace(" ", "").strip())
 
     assert len(diff_lines) == 4
-    assert "-initial_guess:0.25" in diff_lines
     for control_val in opt_control_val_for_batch_id:
         assert f"+initial_guess:{control_val}" in diff_lines