diff --git a/Inst_eddies/Tests/long_tests.json b/Inst_eddies/Tests/long_tests.json
index c3706467076727d2f5cada212d81164e566b350b..1aa8984392c52714eeb405aab3233922305c3c66 100644
--- a/Inst_eddies/Tests/long_tests.json
+++ b/Inst_eddies/Tests/long_tests.json
@@ -68,8 +68,20 @@
 	    "$build_dir/Inst_eddies/inst_eddies.py", "-b", "1.625", "15.625",
 	    "-38.375", "-30.375",
 	    "$large_input_dir/dt_global_allsat_phy_l4_20060101_20190101.nc",
-	    "--template=dt_global_allsat_phy_l4_%Y%m%d_20190101.nc", "-l",
-	    "20060115"
+	    "$large_input_dir/dt_global_allsat_phy_l4_20060102_20190101.nc",
+	    "$large_input_dir/dt_global_allsat_phy_l4_20060103_20190101.nc",
+	    "$large_input_dir/dt_global_allsat_phy_l4_20060104_20190101.nc",
+	    "$large_input_dir/dt_global_allsat_phy_l4_20060105_20190101.nc",
+	    "$large_input_dir/dt_global_allsat_phy_l4_20060106_20190101.nc",
+	    "$large_input_dir/dt_global_allsat_phy_l4_20060107_20190101.nc",
+	    "$large_input_dir/dt_global_allsat_phy_l4_20060108_20190101.nc",
+	    "$large_input_dir/dt_global_allsat_phy_l4_20060109_20190101.nc",
+	    "$large_input_dir/dt_global_allsat_phy_l4_20060110_20190101.nc",
+	    "$large_input_dir/dt_global_allsat_phy_l4_20060111_20190101.nc",
+	    "$large_input_dir/dt_global_allsat_phy_l4_20060112_20190101.nc",
+	    "$large_input_dir/dt_global_allsat_phy_l4_20060113_20190101.nc",
+	    "$large_input_dir/dt_global_allsat_phy_l4_20060114_20190101.nc",
+	    "$large_input_dir/dt_global_allsat_phy_l4_20060115_20190101.nc"
 	],
 	"input": "20454\n"
     },
@@ -80,8 +92,8 @@
 	[
             "$build_dir/Inst_eddies/inst_eddies.py",
 	    "$large_input_dir/dt_global_allsat_phy_l4_20060101_20190101.nc",
-	    "--template=dt_global_allsat_phy_l4_%Y%m%d_20190101.nc", "-l",
-	    "2006-01-02", "-b", "5.875", "12.125", "-32.125", "-26.875"
+	    "$large_input_dir/dt_global_allsat_phy_l4_20060102_20190101.nc",
+	    "-b", "5.875", "12.125", "-32.125", "-26.875"
         ],
 	"input": "20454\n"
     },
@@ -92,8 +104,8 @@
 	[
             "$build_dir/Inst_eddies/inst_eddies.py",
 	    "/proju/lmd-oce/EUREC4A_OA/DATA_SAT_New/SSH_CLS/EUREC4A_CMEMS_NRT/dataset-duacs-global-allsat-phy-2020-01-31.nc",
-	    "--template=dataset-duacs-global-allsat-phy-%Y-%m-%d.nc", "-l",
-	    "20200202"
+	    "/proju/lmd-oce/EUREC4A_OA/DATA_SAT_New/SSH_CLS/EUREC4A_CMEMS_NRT/dataset-duacs-global-allsat-phy-2020-02-01.nc",
+	    "/proju/lmd-oce/EUREC4A_OA/DATA_SAT_New/SSH_CLS/EUREC4A_CMEMS_NRT/dataset-duacs-global-allsat-phy-2020-02-02.nc"
         ],
 	"input": "25597\n",
 	"description":
diff --git a/Inst_eddies/Tests/short_tests.json b/Inst_eddies/Tests/short_tests.json
index 69679a0555107772e956f0f834793c59c63c0662..bd8b63942251177097713ea8c4ff3de399eb98d8 100644
--- a/Inst_eddies/Tests/short_tests.json
+++ b/Inst_eddies/Tests/short_tests.json
@@ -302,8 +302,7 @@
 	    "$build_dir/Inst_eddies/inst_eddies.py", "-b", "16.125", "20.875",
 	    "-38.875", "-34.125",
 	    "$large_input_dir/dt_global_allsat_phy_l4_20060101_20190101.nc",
-	    "--template=dt_global_allsat_phy_l4_%Y%m%d_20190101.nc", "-l",
-	    "20060102"
+	    "$large_input_dir/dt_global_allsat_phy_l4_20060102_20190101.nc"
 	],
 	"input": "20454\n"
     },
@@ -327,7 +326,9 @@
 	[
             "$build_dir/Inst_eddies/inst_eddies.py",
 	    "$src_dir/Inst_eddies/Tests/Input/Region_1/huv_region_1_2006_01_01.nc",
-	    "--template=huv_region_1_%Y_%m_%d.nc", "-l", "2006-01-04"
+	    "$src_dir/Inst_eddies/Tests/Input/Region_1/huv_region_1_2006_01_02.nc",
+	    "$src_dir/Inst_eddies/Tests/Input/Region_1/huv_region_1_2006_01_03.nc",
+	    "$src_dir/Inst_eddies/Tests/Input/Region_1/huv_region_1_2006_01_04.nc"
         ],
 	"input": "20454\n"
     },