diff --git a/backend/globaleaks/tests/handlers/recipient/test_rtip.py b/backend/globaleaks/tests/handlers/recipient/test_rtip.py
index 3f96acb2c8..592ec69ced 100644
--- a/backend/globaleaks/tests/handlers/recipient/test_rtip.py
+++ b/backend/globaleaks/tests/handlers/recipient/test_rtip.py
@@ -283,9 +283,10 @@ def test_silence_notify(self):
     def test_delete(self):
         rtip_descs = yield self.get_rtips()
         self.assertEqual(len(rtip_descs), self.population_of_submissions * self.population_of_recipients)
-
+        receiver_name = 'receiver1@receiver1.xxx'
+        receiver = next((r for r in rtip_descs[0]['receivers'] if r['name'] == receiver_name), None)
         # we delete the first and then we verify that the second does not exist anymore
-        handler = self.request(role='receiver', user_id=rtip_descs[0]['receiver_id'])
+        handler = self.request(role='receiver', user_id=receiver['id'])
         yield handler.delete(rtip_descs[0]['id'])
 
         rtip_descs = yield self.get_rtips()