diff --git a/src/unitxt/test_utils/card.py b/src/unitxt/test_utils/card.py
index dcf28bb96..692603c4f 100644
--- a/src/unitxt/test_utils/card.py
+++ b/src/unitxt/test_utils/card.py
@@ -67,16 +67,16 @@ def load_examples_from_dataset_recipe(card, template_card_index, debug, **kwargs
         and loader.splits is not None
         and isinstance(loader.splits, list)
     ):
-        endms = recipe()
-        keys_endms = str(sorted(endms.keys()))
+        loaded_splits = loader()
+        keys_loaded_splits = str(sorted(loaded_splits.keys()))
         saved_splits = loader.splits
         loader.splits = None
-        non_splits_endms = recipe()
-        keys_non_splits_endms = str(sorted(non_splits_endms.keys()))
+        non_splits_loaded_splits = loader()
+        keys_non_splits_loaded_splits = str(sorted(non_splits_loaded_splits.keys()))
         loader.splits = saved_splits
         assert (
-            keys_endms == keys_non_splits_endms
-        ), f"splits names {non_splits_endms}, at end of recipe() when starting with self.splits=None, are different from {keys_endms} -- obtained at the end of recipe() when starting with the hard coded splits: {saved_splits} for card of path {loader.path}"
+            keys_loaded_splits == keys_non_splits_loaded_splits
+        ), f"splits names {keys_non_splits_loaded_splits}, at end of loader() when starting with self.splits=None, are different from {keys_loaded_splits} -- obtained at the end of loader() when starting with the hard coded splits: {saved_splits}, for card of path {loader.path}"
 
     logger.info(f"Using these card recipe parameters: {kwargs}")