diff --git a/pmm_qa/pmm-framework.py b/pmm_qa/pmm-framework.py
index 5673211..5315337 100755
--- a/pmm_qa/pmm-framework.py
+++ b/pmm_qa/pmm-framework.py
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ def setup_ssl_psmdb(db_type, db_version=None, db_config=None, args=None):
         'PMM_CLIENT_VERSION': get_value('CLIENT_VERSION', db_type, args, db_config),
         'COMPOSE_PROFILES': get_value('COMPOSE_PROFILES', db_type, args, db_config),
         'MONGO_SETUP_TYPE': get_value('SETUP_TYPE', db_type, args, db_config),
-        '`TESTS`': 'no',
+        'TESTS': 'no',
         'CLEANUP': 'no'
     }