diff --git a/components/eamxx/scripts/test_factory.py b/components/eamxx/scripts/test_factory.py
index a81e9dbdd481..3bd3db1eaca3 100644
--- a/components/eamxx/scripts/test_factory.py
+++ b/components/eamxx/scripts/test_factory.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ def __init__(self, _):
             "debug with compute sanitizer racecheck",
             [("CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE", "Debug"),
              ("EKAT_ENABLE_COMPUTE_SANITIZER", "True"),
-             ("EKAT_COMPUTE_SANITIZER_OPTIONS", "'--tool=racecheck --racecheck-detect-level=error'")],
+             ("EKAT_COMPUTE_SANITIZER_OPTIONS", "'--tool=racecheck'")],
             uses_baselines=False,
             on_by_default=False,
             default_test_len="short"