diff --git a/django_tenants/tests/test_tenants.py b/django_tenants/tests/test_tenants.py
index 3867ff93..cfc47ace 100644
--- a/django_tenants/tests/test_tenants.py
+++ b/django_tenants/tests/test_tenants.py
@@ -164,7 +164,11 @@ def test_sync_tenant(self):
         self.created = [domain, tenant]
 
     def test_switching_search_path(self):
-        tenant1 = get_tenant_model()(schema_name='tenant1')
+        """
+        IMPORTANT: using schema_name with underscore here. See
+        https://github.com/django-tenants/django-tenants/pull/829
+        """
+        tenant1 = get_tenant_model()(schema_name='tenant_1')
         tenant1.save()
 
         domain1 = get_tenant_domain_model()(tenant=tenant1, domain='something.test.com')
@@ -172,7 +176,7 @@ def test_switching_search_path(self):
 
         connection.set_schema_to_public()
 
-        tenant2 = get_tenant_model()(schema_name='tenant2')
+        tenant2 = get_tenant_model()(schema_name='tenant_2')
         tenant2.save()
 
         domain2 = get_tenant_domain_model()(tenant=tenant2, domain='example.com')