diff --git a/tests/test_api_write.py b/tests/test_api_write.py
index 9e1d73e0..b43ee5a6 100644
--- a/tests/test_api_write.py
+++ b/tests/test_api_write.py
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ async def test_update_row_check_permission(ds_write, scenario):
 
     pk = await _insert_row(ds_write)
 
-    path = "/data/{}/{}/-/delete".format(
+    path = "/data/{}/{}/-/update".format(
         "docs" if scenario != "bad_table" else "bad_table", pk
     )