diff --git a/nibabies/tests/test_config.py b/nibabies/tests/test_config.py
index d0003e51..13e0f1a2 100644
--- a/nibabies/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/nibabies/tests/test_config.py
@@ -94,13 +94,14 @@ def test_config_spaces():
     assert [str(s) for s in spaces.get_standard(full_spec=True)] == [
         'MNIInfant:cohort-1:res-native',  # Default output space
         'MNI152NLin6Asym:res-2',
+        'MNIInfant:cohort-1:res-2',  # CIFTI: MNIInfant (2x2x2) -> MNI152NLin6Asym (2x2x2)
     ]
 
     assert [
         format_reference((s.fullname, s.spec))
         for s in spaces.references
         if s.standard and s.dim == 3
-    ] == ['MNIInfant_cohort-1_res-native', 'MNI152NLin6Asym_res-2', 'MNIInfant_cohort-1']
+    ] == ['MNIInfant_cohort-1_res-native', 'MNI152NLin6Asym_res-2', 'MNIInfant_cohort-1_res-2']
     _reset_config()
 
 
diff --git a/nibabies/workflows/base.py b/nibabies/workflows/base.py
index 14c83e1f..a195fb78 100644
--- a/nibabies/workflows/base.py
+++ b/nibabies/workflows/base.py
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ def init_workflow_spaces(execution_spaces: SpatialReferences, age_months: int):
         spaces.add(Reference('MNI152NLin6Asym', {'res': vol_res}))
         # Ensure a non-native version of MNIInfant is added as a target
         cohort = cohort_by_months('MNIInfant', age_months)
-        spaces.add(Reference('MNIInfant', {'cohort': cohort}))
+        spaces.add(Reference('MNIInfant', {'cohort': cohort, 'res': 2}))
 
     return spaces
 
@@ -955,10 +955,10 @@ def get_MNIInfant_key(spaces: SpatialReferences) -> str:
     key = None
     for space in spaces.references:
         # str formats as <reference.name>:<reference.spec>
-        if 'MNIInfant' in str(space) and 'res-native' not in str(space):
+        if 'MNIInfant' in str(space) and 'res-2' in str(space):
             key = str(space)
             break
 
     if key is None:
-        raise KeyError(f'MNIInfant not found in SpatialReferences: {spaces}')
+        raise KeyError(f'MNIInfant (resolution 2x2x2) not found in SpatialReferences: {spaces}')
     return key