diff --git a/heat_integrationtests/functional/test_autoscaling.py b/heat_integrationtests/functional/test_autoscaling.py
index 87c4c32321..0beefcb7fb 100644
--- a/heat_integrationtests/functional/test_autoscaling.py
+++ b/heat_integrationtests/functional/test_autoscaling.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ resources:
   waiter:
     type: AWS::CloudFormation::WaitCondition
     properties:
-      Handle: {Ref: ready_poster}
+      Handle: {get_resource: ready_poster}
       Timeout: 1
 outputs:
   PublicIp: