diff --git a/tests/components/espnow/common.yaml b/tests/components/espnow/common.yaml
index 3ced4f5bf5..eb9753ca1f 100644
--- a/tests/components/espnow/common.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/espnow/common.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-external_components:
-  - source: github://pr#7564
-    components: []
-    refresh: 1 sec
+globals:
+  - id: hub_address
+    type: uint64_t
+    initial_value: "0xE86BEA23CD98"
+    restore_value: yes
 
 espnow:
   auto_add_peer: true