diff --git a/workflow/tests/test_parseMetadata.py b/workflow/tests/test_parseMetadata.py
index a87d244ef752e39484572a51258f6474af786c69..1bb92443a4e197d8b8f562191bb295cb95b99785 100644
--- a/workflow/tests/test_parseMetadata.py
+++ b/workflow/tests/test_parseMetadata.py
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ def test_parseMetadata():
 def readLine(fileName):
     data = False
     file = open(fileName, "r")
-    for line in file:
-        if file.readlines() == "uk,se,no,no,Homo sapiens,Experiment_RID,Study_RID,Replicate_RID":
-            data = True
-            break
+    if file.readlines() == "uk,se,no,no,Homo sapiens,Experiment_RID,Study_RID,Replicate_RID":
+        data = True
 
     return data