diff --git a/oqs-template/oqs_test/tests/test_openssl.py/sig_algs_master.fragment b/oqs-template/oqs_test/tests/test_openssl.py/sig_algs_master.fragment
index a51f8ebfad849..2541638a6ad53 100644
--- a/oqs-template/oqs_test/tests/test_openssl.py/sig_algs_master.fragment
+++ b/oqs-template/oqs_test/tests/test_openssl.py/sig_algs_master.fragment
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     {% for sig in config['sigs'] -%}
         {%- for variant in sig['variants'] -%}
             {%- for classical_alg in variant['mix_with'] -%}
-            '{{ classical_alg['name'] }}-{{ variant['name'] }}',
+            '{{ classical_alg['name'] }}_{{ variant['name'] }}',
             {%- endfor -%}
     {%- endfor %} {%- endfor %}
 
diff --git a/oqs_test/tests/test_openssl.py b/oqs_test/tests/test_openssl.py
index c6a9292288c17..e21f30c45ae81 100644
--- a/oqs_test/tests/test_openssl.py
+++ b/oqs_test/tests/test_openssl.py
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@
 ##### OQS_TEMPLATE_FRAGMENT_KEX_ALGS_MASTER_END
     ]
 sig_algs_master_111 = [
-    'rsa',
+    'rsa:3072',
     'ecdsa',
 ##### OQS_TEMPLATE_FRAGMENT_SIG_ALGS_MASTER_START
     # post-quantum signatures
     'oqsdefault','dilithium2','dilithium3','dilithium4','picnicl1fs','qteslapi','qteslapiii',
     # post-quantum + classical signatures
-    'p256-oqsdefault','rsa3072-oqsdefault','p256-dilithium2','rsa3072-dilithium2','p384-dilithium4','p256-picnicl1fs','rsa3072-picnicl1fs','p256-qteslapi','rsa3072-qteslapi','p384-qteslapiii',
+    'p256_oqsdefault','rsa3072_oqsdefault','p256_dilithium2','rsa3072_dilithium2','p384_dilithium4','p256_picnicl1fs','rsa3072_picnicl1fs','p256_qteslapi','rsa3072_qteslapi','p384_qteslapiii',
 ##### OQS_TEMPLATE_FRAGMENT_SIG_ALGS_MASTER_END
     ]
 
@@ -72,12 +72,10 @@ def gen_keys(sig_alg):
         )
     else:
         # generate CA key and cert
-        if sig_alg == 'rsa': sig_alg_sized = "rsa:3072"
-        else: sig_alg_sized = "rsa"
         helpers.run_subprocess(
             [
                 'apps/openssl', 'req', '-x509', '-new',
-                '-newkey', sig_alg_sized,
+                '-newkey', sig_alg,
                 '-keyout', '{}_CA.key'.format(sig_alg),
                 '-out', '{}_CA.crt'.format(sig_alg),
                 '-nodes',
@@ -91,7 +89,7 @@ def gen_keys(sig_alg):
         helpers.run_subprocess(
             [
                 'apps/openssl', 'req', '-new',
-                '-newkey', sig_alg_sized,
+                '-newkey', sig_alg,
                 '-keyout', '{}_srv.key'.format(sig_alg),
                 '-out', '{}_srv.csr'.format(sig_alg),
                 '-nodes',