diff --git a/application/tests/_ci_phpunit_test/CIPHPUnitTestDbTestCase.php b/application/tests/_ci_phpunit_test/CIPHPUnitTestDbTestCase.php
index f327e132..6f6f40db 100644
--- a/application/tests/_ci_phpunit_test/CIPHPUnitTestDbTestCase.php
+++ b/application/tests/_ci_phpunit_test/CIPHPUnitTestDbTestCase.php
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ private function checkDbConnId()
 
 		$CI =& get_instance();
 		$CI->load->database();
-		$this->db = $this->CI->db;
+		$this->db = $CI->db;
 	}
 
 	//--------------------------------------------------------------------