diff --git a/src/test/java/gov/usgs/earthquake/nshmp/model/NshmTests.java b/src/test/java/gov/usgs/earthquake/nshmp/model/NshmTests.java
index e49414cd1489db28faff792a4a12481c616c0fb6..9f375760f4d66d7e98e41889ebd4b669ddb26061 100644
--- a/src/test/java/gov/usgs/earthquake/nshmp/model/NshmTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/gov/usgs/earthquake/nshmp/model/NshmTests.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class NshmTests {
 
     // run single model
     NshmModel nshmModel =
-        NshmTestUtils.loadModel(NSHMS.get("nshm-conus-2023"));
+        NshmTestUtils.loadModel(NSHMS.get("nshm-alaska-2023"));
 
     NshmTestUtils.writeExpecteds(nshmModel);
     nshmModel.exec.shutdown();
@@ -133,10 +133,9 @@ class NshmTests {
    * Test CONUS 2018 NSHM
    *
    * To run test: ./gradlew testConus2018
-   * @throws InterruptedException
    */
   @Test
-  final void testConus2018() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+  final void testConus2018() throws IOException {
     NshmTestUtils.testNshm(NSHMS.get("nshm-conus-2018"), Optional.ofNullable(getSite()));
   }
 
@@ -162,6 +161,6 @@ class NshmTests {
 
   private NshmpSite getSite() {
     var testSite = System.getProperty("TEST_SITE");
-    return testSite == null ? null : NshmpSite.valueOf(testSite);
+    return testSite == null || testSite == "" ? null : NshmpSite.valueOf(testSite);
   }
 }