diff --git a/tests/test_utils_elog.py b/tests/test_utils_elog.py
index 1baf9de13..07fc25f60 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils_elog.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils_elog.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def test_get_default_elog_instance_asks_password(mock_home, mock_getpass):
     elog = Elog("http://localhost:8080/demo", user=user)
 
     try:
-        msd_id = elog.post(text)
+        msg_id = elog.post(text)
     except Exception as e:
         pytest.fail(f"elog.post() raised an unexpected exception: {e}")