diff --git a/modules/nf-core/mmseqs/databases/environment.yml b/modules/nf-core/mmseqs/databases/environment.yml
index 3bf8437d228..cad92fadd85 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/mmseqs/databases/environment.yml
+++ b/modules/nf-core/mmseqs/databases/environment.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,5 @@ name: mmseqs_databases
 channels:
   - conda-forge
   - bioconda
-  - defaults
 dependencies:
   - bioconda::mmseqs2=15.6f452
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/mmseqs/databases/main.nf b/modules/nf-core/mmseqs/databases/main.nf
index 3e228b29d51..d43681cea94 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/mmseqs/databases/main.nf
+++ b/modules/nf-core/mmseqs/databases/main.nf
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ process MMSEQS_DATABASES {
     val database
 
     output:
-    path "${prefix}/" , emit: database
-    path "versions.yml"     , emit: versions
+    path "${prefix}/"   , emit: database
+    path "versions.yml" , emit: versions
 
     when:
     task.ext.when == null || task.ext.when
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/mmseqs/databases/tests/main.nf.test b/modules/nf-core/mmseqs/databases/tests/main.nf.test
index fdb7ef9ff07..094868202d5 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/mmseqs/databases/tests/main.nf.test
+++ b/modules/nf-core/mmseqs/databases/tests/main.nf.test
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ nextflow_process {
     tag "mmseqs/databases"
 
     test("test-mmseqs-databases") {
-        
+
         when {
             process {
                 """
@@ -24,11 +24,15 @@ nextflow_process {
         then {
             assertAll(
                 { assert process.success },
-                { assert snapshot(process.out).match() }
+                { assert snapshot(
+                    file(process.out.database[0]).listFiles().collect { it.name }, // unstable
+                    process.out.versions
+                    ).match()
+                }
             )
         }
     }
-    
+
     test("test-mmseqs-databases-stub") {
         options '-stub'
         when {
@@ -47,5 +51,5 @@ nextflow_process {
             )
         }
     }
-    
+
 }
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/mmseqs/databases/tests/main.nf.test.snap b/modules/nf-core/mmseqs/databases/tests/main.nf.test.snap
index a28e6eecfdd..ba41217378b 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/mmseqs/databases/tests/main.nf.test.snap
+++ b/modules/nf-core/mmseqs/databases/tests/main.nf.test.snap
@@ -1,50 +1,28 @@
 {
     "test-mmseqs-databases": {
         "content": [
-            {
-                "0": [
-                    [
-                        "database:md5,1c0ce0899156843604869205a1fdebf7",
-                        "database.dbtype:md5,c8ed20c23ba91f4577f84c940c86c7db",
-                        "database.index:md5,19128cfcc6d0fa5dd7451938e8e7481f",
-                        "database.lookup:md5,03cb3ae6b0580a858ddf5fd5eb1e4cab",
-                        "database.source:md5,acf29bfb5e2a3febe53a3349d778cacd",
-                        "database.version:md5,03643ccd1930642c55e3cfca40a7309f",
-                        "database_h:md5,8931d1d093e2332a134ec5f2b6c12ca4",
-                        "database_h.dbtype:md5,8895d3d8e9322aedbf45249dfb3ddb0a",
-                        "database_h.index:md5,976c04c17837a4ba64ec119588339f14",
-                        "database_mapping:md5,712219037a5f289aa210c0681e4dc82f",
-                        "database_taxonomy:md5,b3d9d456534c691fdd3e158887892bab"
-                    ]
-                ],
-                "1": [
-                    "versions.yml:md5,b038db45e5934b8f0f743449bbac01b4"
-                ],
-                "database": [
-                    [
-                        "database:md5,1c0ce0899156843604869205a1fdebf7",
-                        "database.dbtype:md5,c8ed20c23ba91f4577f84c940c86c7db",
-                        "database.index:md5,19128cfcc6d0fa5dd7451938e8e7481f",
-                        "database.lookup:md5,03cb3ae6b0580a858ddf5fd5eb1e4cab",
-                        "database.source:md5,acf29bfb5e2a3febe53a3349d778cacd",
-                        "database.version:md5,03643ccd1930642c55e3cfca40a7309f",
-                        "database_h:md5,8931d1d093e2332a134ec5f2b6c12ca4",
-                        "database_h.dbtype:md5,8895d3d8e9322aedbf45249dfb3ddb0a",
-                        "database_h.index:md5,976c04c17837a4ba64ec119588339f14",
-                        "database_mapping:md5,712219037a5f289aa210c0681e4dc82f",
-                        "database_taxonomy:md5,b3d9d456534c691fdd3e158887892bab"
-                    ]
-                ],
-                "versions": [
-                    "versions.yml:md5,b038db45e5934b8f0f743449bbac01b4"
-                ]
-            }
+            [
+                "database",
+                "database.lookup",
+                "database.dbtype",
+                "database.source",
+                "database_taxonomy",
+                "database_h",
+                "database.version",
+                "database_h.index",
+                "database_h.dbtype",
+                "database.index",
+                "database_mapping"
+            ],
+            [
+                "versions.yml:md5,b038db45e5934b8f0f743449bbac01b4"
+            ]
         ],
         "meta": {
             "nf-test": "0.9.0",
             "nextflow": "24.04.4"
         },
-        "timestamp": "2024-09-05T17:00:12.286094"
+        "timestamp": "2024-09-06T15:16:09.610461"
     },
     "test-mmseqs-databases-stub": {
         "content": [