diff --git a/tests/_tide_item_shlvl.test.fish b/tests/_tide_item_shlvl.test.fish
index ca49e47..7d4daf9 100644
--- a/tests/_tide_item_shlvl.test.fish
+++ b/tests/_tide_item_shlvl.test.fish
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 # RUN: %fish %s
 
 function _shlvl
-    _tide_decolor (_tide_item_shlvl)
+    _tide_decolor (fish -c _tide_item_shlvl)
 end
 
-set -lx SHLVL 2
-
 _shlvl # CHECK: ↕️ 2
 
 set -lx tide_shlvl_threshold 2