diff --git a/.vib/grafana-alloy/goss/vars.yaml b/.vib/grafana-alloy/goss/vars.yaml
index f4da0b240c65..9d7e48de5d5a 100644
--- a/.vib/grafana-alloy/goss/vars.yaml
+++ b/.vib/grafana-alloy/goss/vars.yaml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ directories:
       - /opt/bitnami/grafana-alloy
 version:
   bin_name: alloy
-  flag: version
+  flag: --version