diff --git a/plugins/flytekit-papermill/tests/test_task.py b/plugins/flytekit-papermill/tests/test_task.py
index a9613b5d0a..47db35793d 100644
--- a/plugins/flytekit-papermill/tests/test_task.py
+++ b/plugins/flytekit-papermill/tests/test_task.py
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ def _get_nb_path(name: str, suffix: str = "", abs: bool = True, ext: str = ".ipy
     outputs=kwtypes(square=float),
 )
 
+nb_sub_task = NotebookTask(
+    name="test",
+    notebook_path=_get_nb_path(nb_name, abs=False),
+    inputs=kwtypes(a=float),
+    outputs=kwtypes(square=float),
+    output_notebooks=False,
+)
+
 
 def test_notebook_task_simple():
     serialization_settings = flytekit.configuration.SerializationSettings(
@@ -176,16 +184,8 @@ def create_sd() -> StructuredDataset:
 
 
 def test_map_over_notebook_task():
-    nb_task = NotebookTask(
-        name="test",
-        notebook_path=_get_nb_path(nb_name, abs=False),
-        inputs=kwtypes(a=float),
-        outputs=kwtypes(square=float),
-        output_notebooks=False,
-    )
-
     @workflow
     def wf(a: float) -> typing.List[float]:
-        return map_task(nb_task)(a=[a, a, a])
+        return map_task(nb_sub_task)(a=[a, a])
 
-    assert wf(a=3.14) == [9.8596, 9.8596, 9.8596]
+    assert wf(a=3.14) == [9.8596, 9.8596]