diff --git a/modules/database/test/ioc/db/arrRecord.c b/modules/database/test/ioc/db/arrRecord.c
index 16b1b32e2..3ea4e1400 100644
--- a/modules/database/test/ioc/db/arrRecord.c
+++ b/modules/database/test/ioc/db/arrRecord.c
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ static long cvt_dbaddr(DBADDR *paddr)
 {
     arrRecord *prec = (arrRecord *) paddr->precord;
 
-    paddr->pfield = prec->bptr;
     paddr->no_elements = prec->nelm;
     paddr->field_type = prec->ftvl;
     paddr->field_size = dbValueSize(prec->ftvl);
@@ -126,6 +125,7 @@ static long get_array_info(DBADDR *paddr, long *no_elements, long *offset)
 {
     arrRecord *prec = (arrRecord *) paddr->precord;
 
+    paddr->pfield = prec->bptr;
     *no_elements = prec->nord;
     *offset = prec->off;
 
diff --git a/modules/database/test/ioc/db/dbCaLinkTest.c b/modules/database/test/ioc/db/dbCaLinkTest.c
index ed11d8816..4ecd846c1 100644
--- a/modules/database/test/ioc/db/dbCaLinkTest.c
+++ b/modules/database/test/ioc/db/dbCaLinkTest.c
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ static void testArrayLink(unsigned nsrc, unsigned ntarg)
     dbScanLock((dbCommon*)ptarg);
     fillArray(buftarg, ptarg->nelm, 1);
     ptarg->nord = ptarg->nelm;
-    db_post_events(ptarg, ptarg->bptr, DBE_VALUE|DBE_ALARM|DBE_ARCHIVE);
+    db_post_events(ptarg, &ptarg->val, DBE_VALUE|DBE_ALARM|DBE_ARCHIVE);
     dbScanUnlock((dbCommon*)ptarg);
 
     waitForUpdateN(psrclnk, 2);
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ static void testreTargetTypeChange(void)
     dbScanLock((dbCommon*)ptarg1);
     fillArrayDouble(buftarg1, ptarg1->nelm, 1);
     ptarg1->nord = ptarg1->nelm;
-    db_post_events(ptarg1, ptarg1->bptr, DBE_VALUE|DBE_ALARM|DBE_ARCHIVE);
+    db_post_events(ptarg1, &ptarg1->val, DBE_VALUE|DBE_ALARM|DBE_ARCHIVE);
     dbScanUnlock((dbCommon*)ptarg1);
 
     epicsEventMustWait(waitEvent); /* wait for update */