diff --git a/src/vt/vrt/collection/manager.impl.h b/src/vt/vrt/collection/manager.impl.h
index c05f3f55a0..74cb18f406 100644
--- a/src/vt/vrt/collection/manager.impl.h
+++ b/src/vt/vrt/collection/manager.impl.h
@@ -2836,7 +2836,7 @@ MigrateStatus CollectionManager::migrateOut(
    if (elm_holder->numElements() == 1 and theConfig()->vt_lb_keep_last_elm) {
      vt_debug_print(
        vrt_coll, node,
-       "migrateOut: do not migrate last element\n",
+       "migrateOut: do not migrate last element\n"
      );
      return MigrateStatus::ElementNotLocal;
    }
diff --git a/tests/unit/collection/test_lb.extended.cc b/tests/unit/collection/test_lb.extended.cc
index 4c2d41efd8..e7c7c88ed3 100644
--- a/tests/unit/collection/test_lb.extended.cc
+++ b/tests/unit/collection/test_lb.extended.cc
@@ -80,14 +80,15 @@ void colHandler(MyMsg*, MyCol* col) {
   }
 }
 
-struct TestLoadBalancer : TestParallelHarnessParam<std::string> { };
+struct TestLoadBalancer : TestParallelHarnessParam<std::string> {
+  void runTest();
+};
 
-TEST_P(TestLoadBalancer, test_load_balancer_1) {
+void TestLoadBalancer::runTest() {
   auto lb_name = GetParam();
 
   vt::theConfig()->vt_lb = true;
   vt::theConfig()->vt_lb_name = lb_name;
-  vt::theConfig()->vt_lb_keep_last_elm = true;
   if (vt::theContext()->getNode() == 0) {
     fmt::print("Testing lb {}\n", lb_name);
   }
@@ -112,6 +113,16 @@ TEST_P(TestLoadBalancer, test_load_balancer_1) {
     // Go to the next phase.
     vt::thePhase()->nextPhaseCollective();
   }
+  return;
+}
+
+TEST_P(TestLoadBalancer, test_load_balancer_1) {
+  runTest();
+}
+
+TEST_P(TestLoadBalancer, test_load_balancer_keep_last_elm) {
+  vt::theConfig()->vt_lb_keep_last_elm = true;
+  runTest();
 }
 
 auto balancers = ::testing::Values(