diff --git a/t/21-app-callbacks.t b/t/21-app-callbacks.t
index ac54fa976..d6d4b95d5 100644
--- a/t/21-app-callbacks.t
+++ b/t/21-app-callbacks.t
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ $q->param(status => 1);
 # $q->param(password => 'bass');
 $q->param(text => "Buddha blessed and boo-ya blasted; 
 these are the words that she manifested.");
-$cms->{query} = $q;
+#$cms->{query} = $q;
+$cms->query($q);
 $cms->{perms} = MT::Permission->new();
 $cms->{perms}->can_post(1);
 $cms->{author} = MT::Author->new();