diff --git a/octavia/tests/unit/controller/worker/v2/tasks/test_database_tasks.py b/octavia/tests/unit/controller/worker/v2/tasks/test_database_tasks.py
index 13472e08f7..48000554e4 100644
--- a/octavia/tests/unit/controller/worker/v2/tasks/test_database_tasks.py
+++ b/octavia/tests/unit/controller/worker/v2/tasks/test_database_tasks.py
@@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@ class TestDatabaseTasks(base.TestCase):
                        provisioning_status=constants.ERROR)
              ])
         self.assertEqual(2, repo.HealthMonitorRepository.update.call_count)
-        repo.HealthMonitorRepository.update.has_calls(
+        repo.HealthMonitorRepository.update.assert_has_calls(
             [mock.call(mock_session, health_monitor.id,
                        provisioning_status=constants.ERROR)])
         self.assertEqual(1, repo.L7PolicyRepository.update.call_count)