diff --git a/tests/io/test_recording_io.py b/tests/io/test_recording_io.py
index 73b59a1..bff08e1 100644
--- a/tests/io/test_recording_io.py
+++ b/tests/io/test_recording_io.py
@@ -163,11 +163,11 @@ def test_sigmf_2(tmp_path):
 
     annotations = [annotation1, annotation2]
 
-    recording1 = Recording(data=complex_data_1, metadata=sample_metadata, annotations=annotations, overwrite=True)
+    recording1 = Recording(data=complex_data_1, metadata=sample_metadata, annotations=annotations)
 
     # Save to tmp_path using the base name
     filename = tmp_path / "test"
-    to_sigmf(recording=recording1, path=tmp_path, filename=filename.name)
+    to_sigmf(recording=recording1, path=tmp_path, filename=filename.name, overwrite=True)
 
     # Load from tmp_path; from_sigmf expects the base name
     recording2 = from_sigmf(filename)