diff --git a/tests/unit/type/stream.tcl b/tests/unit/type/stream.tcl
index a4431c654..656bac5de 100644
--- a/tests/unit/type/stream.tcl
+++ b/tests/unit/type/stream.tcl
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ start_server {
     }
 
     test {XADD with ID 0-0} {
-        r DEL mystream
-        catch {r XADD mystream 0-0 k v} err
-        assert {[r EXISTS mystream] == 0}
+        r DEL otherstream
+        catch {r XADD otherstream 0-0 k v} err
+        assert {[r EXISTS otherstream] == 0}
     }
 
     test {XRANGE COUNT works as expected} {