diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_apk.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_apk.py
index b25d10f207..2f21f9bea4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_apk.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_apk.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class TestApkQueryLatest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @mock.patch('ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.modules.apk.AnsibleModule')
     def test_not_latest(self, mock_module):
-        apk.APK_PATH = ""
+        apk.APK_PATH = [""]
         for module_name in self.module_names:
             command_output = module_name + '-2.0.0-r1 < 3.0.0-r2 '
             mock_module.run_command.return_value = (0, command_output, None)
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class TestApkQueryLatest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @mock.patch('ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.modules.apk.AnsibleModule')
     def test_latest(self, mock_module):
-        apk.APK_PATH = ""
+        apk.APK_PATH = [""]
         for module_name in self.module_names:
             command_output = module_name + '-2.0.0-r1 = 2.0.0-r1 '
             mock_module.run_command.return_value = (0, command_output, None)