diff --git a/test/unittests/api/test_api.py b/test/unittests/api/test_api.py
index 1427d83df1..799308275f 100644
--- a/test/unittests/api/test_api.py
+++ b/test/unittests/api/test_api.py
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ class TestApi(unittest.TestCase):
         mock_identity = mock.MagicMock()
         mock_identity.uuid = '1234'
         mock_identity_get.return_value = mock_identity
-        stt = mycroft.api.STTApi()
+        stt = mycroft.api.STTApi('stt')
         self.assertEquals(stt.path, 'stt')
 
     @mock.patch('mycroft.api.IdentityManager.get')
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class TestApi(unittest.TestCase):
         mock_identity = mock.MagicMock()
         mock_identity.uuid = '1234'
         mock_identity_get.return_value = mock_identity
-        stt = mycroft.api.STTApi()
+        stt = mycroft.api.STTApi('stt')
         stt.stt('La la la', 'en-US', 1)
         url = mock_request.call_args[0][1]
         self.assertEquals(url, 'https://api-test.mycroft.ai/v1/stt')