diff --git a/bin/weedb/tests/check_mysql.py b/bin/weedb/tests/check_mysql.py
index 2bca84bc..ddfd9ac6 100644
--- a/bin/weedb/tests/check_mysql.py
+++ b/bin/weedb/tests/check_mysql.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class TestMySQL(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_select_nonexistent_database(self):
         with Cursor(user='weewx1', passwd='weewx1') as cursor:
             with self.assertRaises(OperationalError) as e:
-                cursor.execute("SELECT foo from test_foo.bar")
+                cursor.execute("SELECT foo from test_weewx1.bar")
             self.assertEqual(get_error(e), 1049)
 
     def test_select_nonexistent_table(self):