diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/collab_client.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/collab_client.js
index fd4bca6df..9cc943e73 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/collab_client.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/collab_client.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ describe('Messages in the COLLABROOM', function () {
         startSend();
         sendP.then(() => {
           socketJsonObj.send = sendBackup;
-          socketJsonObj.send(...args);
+          socketJsonObj.send('message', ...args);
         });
       };
       return finishSend;