diff --git a/tests/spread/smoketests/different-dir-metadata/task.yaml b/tests/spread/smoketests/different-dir-metadata/task.yaml
index 515faafc0..1d347763e 100644
--- a/tests/spread/smoketests/different-dir-metadata/task.yaml
+++ b/tests/spread/smoketests/different-dir-metadata/task.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 summary: pack a charm with separate metadata files from a different directory
 
 execute: |
-  # If we pull successfully it means we got the correct files!
-  charmcraft pull --verbose --project-dir=charm
+  # If we pack successfully it means we got the correct files!
+  charmcraft pack --verbose --project-dir=charm