diff --git a/tests/gordo/serializer/test_serializer_from_definition.py b/tests/gordo/serializer/test_serializer_from_definition.py
index 61cc80d16..b97ee3e9c 100644
--- a/tests/gordo/serializer/test_serializer_from_definition.py
+++ b/tests/gordo/serializer/test_serializer_from_definition.py
@@ -278,4 +278,4 @@ def _verify_pipe(self, pipe, model, model_kind):
         # STEP 4 TEST:  Finally, the last step should be a KerasModel
         step4 = pipe.steps[3][1]
         self.assertIsInstance(step4, model)
-        self.assertTrue(step4._kind, model_kind)
+        self.assertTrue(step4.kind, model_kind)