diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/beam/test_delays.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/beam/test_delays.py
index 4a55ee6c014f88dd9bf18a520205f82c41d046e2..424b2d71f4144b83c3ce76f15188bcce0398f0b0 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/beam/test_delays.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/beam/test_delays.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class TestDelays(base.TestCase):
             # compute the delays for an antennas w.r.t. the reference position
 
             # # obtain the direction vector for a specific pointing
-            direction = "SUN", "0deg", "0deg"
+            direction = "J2000", "0deg", "0deg"
 
             # calculate the delays based on the set reference position, the set time and now the set direction and antenna positions.
             pointing = d.measure.direction(*direction)