diff --git a/designate/tests/__init__.py b/designate/tests/__init__.py
index 4e27a2eb6..85e7c0ad6 100644
--- a/designate/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/designate/tests/__init__.py
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ class TestCase(base.BaseTestCase):
         self.CONF = self.useFixture(cfg_fixture.Config(cfg.CONF)).conf
 
         self.messaging_conf = messaging_fixture.ConfFixture(cfg.CONF)
-        self.messaging_conf.transport_driver = 'fake'
+        self.messaging_conf.transport_url = 'fake:/'
         self.messaging_conf.response_timeout = 5
         self.useFixture(self.messaging_conf)