diff --git a/evennia/commands/default/tests.py b/evennia/commands/default/tests.py
index 3c7dc258d8..61bcf46a8c 100644
--- a/evennia/commands/default/tests.py
+++ b/evennia/commands/default/tests.py
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ class TestGeneral(CommandTest):
         self.call(general.CmdNick(), "/account testalias = testaliasedstring2", "Accountnick 'testalias' mapped to 'testaliasedstring2'.")
         self.call(general.CmdNick(), "/object testalias = testaliasedstring3", "Objectnick 'testalias' mapped to 'testaliasedstring3'.")
         self.assertEqual(u"testaliasedstring1", self.char1.nicks.get("testalias"))
-        self.assertEqual(u"testaliasedstring2", self.char1.nicks.get("testalias", category="account"))
+        self.assertEqual(None, self.char1.nicks.get("testalias", category="account"))
+        self.assertEqual(u"testaliasedstring2", self.char1.account.nicks.get("testalias", category="account"))
         self.assertEqual(u"testaliasedstring3", self.char1.nicks.get("testalias", category="object"))
 
     def test_get_and_drop(self):