diff --git a/tests/regression_tests/dagmc/refl/inputs_true.dat b/tests/regression_tests/dagmc/refl/inputs_true.dat
index 2732730010..fdd68002d6 100644
--- a/tests/regression_tests/dagmc/refl/inputs_true.dat
+++ b/tests/regression_tests/dagmc/refl/inputs_true.dat
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
+<geometry>
+  <dagmc auto_ids="true" filename="dagmc.h5m" id="9" name="" />
+</geometry>
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
+<materials>
+</materials>
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
 <settings>
   <run_mode>eigenvalue</run_mode>
   <particles>100</particles>
@@ -9,7 +16,6 @@
       <parameters>-4 -4 -4 4 4 4</parameters>
     </space>
   </source>
-  <dagmc>true</dagmc>
 </settings>
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
 <tallies>
diff --git a/tests/regression_tests/dagmc/refl/test.py b/tests/regression_tests/dagmc/refl/test.py
index 1920a572d9..2b43caf89e 100644
--- a/tests/regression_tests/dagmc/refl/test.py
+++ b/tests/regression_tests/dagmc/refl/test.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class UWUWTest(PyAPITestHarness):
 
         # geometry
         dag_univ = openmc.DAGMCUniverse("dagmc.h5m")
+        dag_univ.auto_ids = True
         model.geometry = openmc.Geometry(root=dag_univ)
 
         # tally