diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/collab_client.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/collab_client.js
index 77bfb0de5..8d72324c4 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/collab_client.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/collab_client.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe('Messages in the COLLABROOM', function () {
       sendStarted = new Promise((resolve) => { startSend = resolve; });
       let finishSend;
       const sendP = new Promise((resolve) => { finishSend = resolve; });
-      socketJsonObj.emit = (...args) => {
+      socketJsonObj.send = (...args) => {
         startSend();
         sendP.then(() => {
           socketJsonObj.emit = sendBackup;