diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_env_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_env_test.go
index 33c28127..d70cef32 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_env_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_env_test.go
@@ -6,88 +6,19 @@ import (
 
 var envOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 	{
-		document:   ``,
-		expression: `1`,
-		expected: []string{
-			"D0, P[], (!!int)::1\n",
-		},
-	},
-	{
-		document:   ``,
-		expression: `-1`,
-		expected: []string{
-			"D0, P[], (!!int)::-1\n",
-		},
-	}, {
-		document:   ``,
-		expression: `1.2`,
-		expected: []string{
-			"D0, P[], (!!float)::1.2\n",
-		},
-	}, {
-		document:   ``,
-		expression: `-5.2e11`,
-		expected: []string{
-			"D0, P[], (!!float)::-5.2e11\n",
-		},
-	}, {
-		document:   ``,
-		expression: `5e-10`,
-		expected: []string{
-			"D0, P[], (!!float)::5e-10\n",
-		},
-	},
-	{
-		document:   ``,
-		expression: `"cat"`,
-		expected: []string{
-			"D0, P[], (!!str)::cat\n",
-		},
-	},
-	{
-		document:   ``,
-		expression: `"frog jumps"`,
-		expected: []string{
-			"D0, P[], (!!str)::frog jumps\n",
-		},
-	},
-	{
-		document:   ``,
-		expression: `"1.3"`,
-		expected: []string{
-			"D0, P[], (!!str)::\"1.3\"\n",
-		},
-	}, {
-		document:   ``,
-		expression: `"true"`,
+		description:         "Read boolean environment variable as a string",
+		environmentVariable: "true",
+		expression:          `strenv(myenv)`,
 		expected: []string{
 			"D0, P[], (!!str)::\"true\"\n",
 		},
-	}, {
-		document:   ``,
-		expression: `true`,
-		expected: []string{
-			"D0, P[], (!!bool)::true\n",
-		},
-	}, {
-		document:   ``,
-		expression: `false`,
-		expected: []string{
-			"D0, P[], (!!bool)::false\n",
-		},
 	},
 	{
-		document:   ``,
-		expression: `Null`,
+		description:         "Read numeric environment variable as a string",
+		environmentVariable: "12",
+		expression:          `strenv(myenv)`,
 		expected: []string{
-			"D0, P[], (!!null)::Null\n",
-		},
-	},
-	{
-		document:   ``,
-		expression: `~`,
-		expected: []string{
-			"D0, P[], (!!null)::~\n",
+			"D0, P[], (!!str)::\"12\"\n",
 		},
 	},
 }