diff --git a/tests/test_messages.py b/tests/test_messages.py
index bdbf371f6961e1f46fe1577ea2134f918e4588de..dfa1402b44f59aca87e62d58efa848e855eba657 100644
--- a/tests/test_messages.py
+++ b/tests/test_messages.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def test_messages_dict_behavior():
 
     from caosdb.common.models import Message, Messages
 
-    msgs = _Messages()
+    msgs = Messages()
 
     # create Message
     msg = Message(
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ def test_messages_dict_behavior():
         description="Greeting the world",
         body="Hello, world!")
 
-    # append it to the _Messages
+    # append it to the Messages
     msgs.append(msg)
 
-    # use _Messages as list of Message objects
+    # use Messages as list of Message objects
     for m in msgs:
         assert isinstance(m, Message)