diff --git a/tests/next_tests/integration_tests/feature_tests/ffront_tests/test_execution.py b/tests/next_tests/integration_tests/feature_tests/ffront_tests/test_execution.py
index 29eb95faeb..58181fd7a8 100644
--- a/tests/next_tests/integration_tests/feature_tests/ffront_tests/test_execution.py
+++ b/tests/next_tests/integration_tests/feature_tests/ffront_tests/test_execution.py
@@ -363,12 +363,8 @@ def cast_nested_tuple(
 
     a = cases.allocate(cartesian_case, cast_tuple, "a")()
     b = cases.allocate(cartesian_case, cast_tuple, "b")()
-    a_casted_to_int_outside_of_gt4py = cases.allocate(
-        cartesian_case, cast_tuple, "a", dtype=int32
-    )()
-    b_casted_to_int_outside_of_gt4py = cases.allocate(
-        cartesian_case, cast_tuple, "b", dtype=int32
-    )()
+    a_casted_to_int_outside_of_gt4py = gtx.np_as_located_field(IDim)(np.asarray(a).astype(int32))
+    b_casted_to_int_outside_of_gt4py = gtx.np_as_located_field(IDim)(np.asarray(b).astype(int32))
     out_tuple = cases.allocate(cartesian_case, cast_tuple, cases.RETURN)()
     out_nested_tuple = cases.allocate(cartesian_case, cast_nested_tuple, cases.RETURN)()