diff --git a/pkg/parser/tests/base-grok-external-data/base-grok.yaml b/pkg/parser/tests/base-grok-external-data/base-grok.yaml
index 4b7974b72..42ebf14a9 100644
--- a/pkg/parser/tests/base-grok-external-data/base-grok.yaml
+++ b/pkg/parser/tests/base-grok-external-data/base-grok.yaml
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ data:
     dest_file: ./sample_strings.txt
 
 pattern_syntax:
-  MYCAP1: ".*"
+  MYCAP_EXT: ".*"
 nodes:
   - grok:
-      pattern: ^xxheader %{MYCAP1:extracted_value} trailing stuff$
+      pattern: ^xxheader %{MYCAP_EXT:extracted_value} trailing stuff$
       apply_on: Line.Raw
 statics:
   - meta: log_type