diff --git a/src/test/java/gov/usgs/earthquake/nshmp/model/LoaderTests.java b/src/test/java/gov/usgs/earthquake/nshmp/model/LoaderTests.java
index dffe8ea827dcd131be9dabba435eeb9d4135fe39..0b79509351ee2bb23c1705a18ec4e8230811faa3 100644
--- a/src/test/java/gov/usgs/earthquake/nshmp/model/LoaderTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/gov/usgs/earthquake/nshmp/model/LoaderTests.java
@@ -219,9 +219,8 @@ class LoaderTests {
       Hazard hazard = HazardCalcs.hazard(model, config, site, exec);
       handler.write(hazard);
     }
-    handler.expire();
     exec.shutdown();
-    return handler.outputDir();
+    return config.output.directory;
   }
 
   private static ExecutorService initExecutor(ThreadCount threadCount) {