diff --git a/flint/data/tests/test_config.yaml b/flint/data/tests/test_config.yaml
index 1c38926b..2b711719 100644
--- a/flint/data/tests/test_config.yaml
+++ b/flint/data/tests/test_config.yaml
@@ -62,14 +62,14 @@ defaults:
     grow_low_snr_island_clip: 1.75
     grow_low_snr_island_size: 768
   archive:
-    tar_file_re_patterns: !!python/tuple
+    tar_file_re_patterns:
     - .*MFS.*image\.fits
     - .*linmos.*
     - .*weight\.fits
     - .*yaml
     - .*\.csv
     - testing_for_jack.txt
-    copy_file_re_patterns: !!python/tuple
+    copy_file_re_patterns:
     - .*linmos.*fits
     - .*weight\.fits
     - .*png