diff --git a/modules/t/predictionTranscript.t b/modules/t/predictionTranscript.t
index 810ea17698ddde76d8e6d670dae8a399ee38dfe6..94cb73fb608553864def585d0da6896c923cf548 100644
--- a/modules/t/predictionTranscript.t
+++ b/modules/t/predictionTranscript.t
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ ok($defined_exons_count == $pt->cdna2genomic( 1, $pt->length()));
 #
 # 30 test type
 #
-ok(&Bio::EnsEMBL::Test::TestUtils::test_getter_setter($pt, 'type', 'test'));
+ok(&Bio::EnsEMBL::Test::TestUtils::test_getter_setter($pt, 'biotype', 'test'));
 
 #
 # 31 test fetch_by_stable_id