diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/beam/test_geo.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/beam/test_geo.py
index d7c1f8ea974f0b579eca29c81785b87ac9070b5b..22def29f3a0ba17b627bd1e6308256f826bc1c9a 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/beam/test_geo.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/beam/test_geo.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class TestGEO_to_GEOHASH(base.TestCase):
         GEO_coords = numpy.array([1.0, 1.0])
         GEOHASH_coords = GEO_to_GEOHASH(GEO_coords)
 
-        self.assertEqual(str, type(GEOHASH_coords.shape))
+        self.assertEqual(str, type(GEOHASH_coords))
 
     def test_convert_array(self):
         """ Convert an array of coordinates. """