diff --git a/tests/beem/test_vote.py b/tests/beem/test_vote.py
index 454cc15a65a88fda322bbf07e032ced2ab5e7e67..e013628f7b69528e87dfcd71e1a75917cd7660e8 100644
--- a/tests/beem/test_vote.py
+++ b/tests/beem/test_vote.py
@@ -117,6 +117,6 @@ class Testcases(unittest.TestCase):
         bts = self.bts
         utc = pytz.timezone('UTC')
         limit_time = utc.localize(datetime.utcnow()) - timedelta(days=7)
-        votes = AccountVotes(self.author, start=limit_time, steem_instance=bts)
+        votes = AccountVotes(self.voter, start=limit_time, steem_instance=bts)
         self.assertTrue(len(votes) > 0)
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(votes[0], Vote))