diff --git a/tests/plugins/test_plotly_extensions.py b/tests/plugins/test_plotly_extensions.py
index 3571155cf..bb249839d 100644
--- a/tests/plugins/test_plotly_extensions.py
+++ b/tests/plugins/test_plotly_extensions.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def figure():
 def test_plotly_static_writer(figure: go.Figure, tmp_path: pathlib.Path) -> None:
     file_path = tmp_path / "figure.png"
 
-    os.environ["BROWSER_PATH"] = ""  # required for PlotlyStaticWriter to work
+    os.environ["BROWSER_PATH"] = "/path/to/browser"  # required for PlotlyStaticWriter to work
     writer = PlotlyStaticWriter(path=file_path)
     metadata = writer.save_data(figure)