diff --git a/tests/operations/tests/JWTVerify.mjs b/tests/operations/tests/JWTVerify.mjs
index f4cf75b4..860b9ad2 100644
--- a/tests/operations/tests/JWTVerify.mjs
+++ b/tests/operations/tests/JWTVerify.mjs
@@ -40,11 +40,17 @@ UWAY9iR3fy4arWNA1KoS8kVw33cJibXr8bvwUAUparCwlvdbH6dvEOfou0/gCFQs
 HUfQrSDv+MuSUMAe8jzKE4qW+jK+xQU9a03GUnKHkkle+Q0pX/g6jXZ7r1/xAK5D
 o2kQ+X5xK9cipRgEKwIDAQAB
 -----END PUBLIC KEY-----`;
+/* Retaining private key as a comment
 const esKey = `-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
 MIGHAgEAMBMGByqGSM49AgEGCCqGSM49AwEHBG0wawIBAQQgevZzL1gdAFr88hb2
 OF/2NxApJCzGCEDdfSp6VQO30hyhRANCAAQRWz+jn65BtOMvdyHKcvjBeBSDZH2r
 1RTwjmYSi9R/zpBnuQ4EiMnCqfMPWiZqB4QdbAd0E7oH50VpuZ1P087G
 -----END PRIVATE KEY-----`;
+*/
+const esPub = `-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
+MFkwEwYHKoZIzj0CAQYIKoZIzj0DAQcDQgAEEVs/o5+uQbTjL3chynL4wXgUg2R9
+q9UU8I5mEovUf86QZ7kOBIjJwqnzD1omageEHWwHdBO6B+dFabmdT9POxg==
+-----END PUBLIC KEY-----`;
 
 TestRegister.addTests([
     {
@@ -72,11 +78,11 @@ TestRegister.addTests([
     {
         name: "JWT Verify: ES",
         input: "eyJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJTdHJpbmciOiJTb21lU3RyaW5nIiwiTnVtYmVyIjo0MiwiaWF0IjoxfQ.WkECT51jSfpRkcpQ4x0h5Dwe7CFBI6u6Et2gWp91HC7mpN_qCFadRpsvJLtKubm6cJTLa68xtei0YrDD8fxIUA",
-        expectedOutput: invalidAlgorithm,
+        expectedOutput: outputObject,
         recipeConfig: [
             {
                 op: "JWT Verify",
-                args: [esKey],
+                args: [esPub],
             }
         ],
     }