diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/test/config.py b/lib/spack/spack/test/config.py
index 6df16a64654..091efcea012 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/test/config.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/test/config.py
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ def test_good_env_yaml(tmpdir):
     config:
         verify_ssl: False
         dirty: False
-        environtments_dir: ~/my/env/location
+        environments_root: ~/my/env/location
     repos:
         - ~/my/repo/location
     mirrors: