diff --git a/api/api_test.go b/api/api_test.go
index bb86f4d9c3..90ccc59344 100644
--- a/api/api_test.go
+++ b/api/api_test.go
@@ -821,10 +821,11 @@ func TestProcPublishUnpublishService(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	si, errRsp := procPublishService(c, vars, b)
+	sv, errRsp := procPublishService(c, vars, b)
 	if errRsp != &createdResponse {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected failure: %v", errRsp)
 	}
+	si := sv.ID
 	sid := i2s(si)
 
 	vars[urlEpID] = ""