diff --git a/selftests/all/functional/avocado/basic_tests.py b/selftests/all/functional/avocado/basic_tests.py
index d91ea26c1bd3de6cecf0a989b03e0336d58e0f6b..55775e86bd61608ddb3c5398cc2d30551a838e28 100644
--- a/selftests/all/functional/avocado/basic_tests.py
+++ b/selftests/all/functional/avocado/basic_tests.py
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ class RunnerOperationTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_datadir_alias(self):
         os.chdir(basedir)
-        cmd_line = './scripts/avocado run synctest'
+        cmd_line = './scripts/avocado run datadir'
         process.run(cmd_line)
 
     def test_datadir_noalias(self):
         os.chdir(basedir)
-        cmd_line = './scripts/avocado run "tests/synctest.py tests/synctest.py"'
+        cmd_line = './scripts/avocado run "tests/datadir.py tests/datadir.py"'
         process.run(cmd_line)
 
     def test_runner_noalias(self):