diff --git a/tests/functions/update_rows_avoiding_duplicates_test.php b/tests/functions/update_rows_avoiding_duplicates_test.php
index e4e156209d..0c9ae068a4 100644
--- a/tests/functions/update_rows_avoiding_duplicates_test.php
+++ b/tests/functions/update_rows_avoiding_duplicates_test.php
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ class phpbb_update_rows_avoiding_duplicates_test extends phpbb_database_test_cas
 
 		phpbb_update_rows_avoiding_duplicates($db, TOPICS_WATCH_TABLE, 'topic_id', $from, $to);
 
-		$sql = 'SELECT count(*) AS count
+		$sql = 'SELECT count(*) AS remaining_rows
 			FROM ' . TOPICS_WATCH_TABLE . '
 			WHERE topic_id = ' . (int) $to;
 		$result = $db->sql_query($sql);
-		$result_count = $db->sql_fetchfield('count');
+		$result_count = $db->sql_fetchfield('remaining_rows');
 		$db->sql_freeresult($result);
 
 		$this->assertEquals($expected_result_count, $result_count);