diff --git a/tests/sqllab_tests.py b/tests/sqllab_tests.py
index b828469f599c..9e5dba757e84 100644
--- a/tests/sqllab_tests.py
+++ b/tests/sqllab_tests.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def test_sql_json_escaping(self):
         self.login('admin')
 
         data = self.run_sql(
-            "SELECT count(1) FROM ab_user WHERE username like '%:test%'", "3")
+            "SELECT username FROM ab_user WHERE username like '%:test%'", "3")
         self.assertEquals(0, len(data['data']))
 
     def test_sql_json_has_access(self):