diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index 27bbad075251af5ca1010201bf0710d97d5c6a6a..d6f995336283b98b082beafebaa0571f5271184e 100644
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -430,20 +430,24 @@ def test_environment_status(tmp_path):
     assert toolchain_map is None
     # create a fake environment
     mpsd_release = "dev-23a"
-    mpsd_microarch = "sandybridge"
-    expected_toochain_map = {"sandybridge": ["foss2021a", "intel2021a"]}
-    for mpsd_release in expected_toochain_map.keys():
-        toolchain_files_path = (
-            tmp_path / mpsd_release / mpsd_microarch / "lmod" / "Core" / "toolchains"
+    test_microarch = mod.get_native_microarchitecture()
+    expected_toochain_map = {test_microarch: ["foss2021a", "intel2021a"]}
+    for microarch in expected_toochain_map.keys():
+        toolchain_lmod_folder = (
+            tmp_path / mpsd_release / microarch / "lmod" / "Core" / "toolchains"
         )
-        toolchain_files_path.mkdir(parents=True)
-        for toolchain in expected_toochain_map[mpsd_release]:
-            toolchain_file = toolchain_files_path / f"{toolchain}.lua"
+        toolchain_lmod_folder.mkdir(parents=True)
+        spack_folder = tmp_path / mpsd_release / microarch / "spack"
+        spack_folder.mkdir(parents=True)
+        for toolchain in expected_toochain_map[microarch]:
+            toolchain_file = toolchain_lmod_folder / f"{toolchain}.lua"
             toolchain_file.touch()
 
     # check that the environment status is correct
     toolchain_map = mod.environment_status(mpsd_release, tmp_path)
-    assert toolchain_map == expected_toochain_map
+    # convert each list to a set to ensure that the order doesn't matter
+    for microarch in toolchain_map.keys():
+        assert set(toolchain_map[microarch]) == set(expected_toochain_map[microarch])
 
 
 def test_interface(tmp_path):