diff --git a/tests/test_issues_server.py b/tests/test_issues_server.py
index c700392175c8e461903e8f10f39cff5b3ec070cd..4c4df4dc83352b09e5300c1273d0a6658a3e878a 100644
--- a/tests/test_issues_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_issues_server.py
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ import tempfile
 import time
 
 import caosdb as db
-from caosdb import administration as admin
 import pytest
-from caosdb.exceptions import TransactionError, HTTPClientError
+
+from caosdb import administration as admin
+from caosdb.exceptions import (TransactionError, HTTPClientError)
 
 CURATOR_ROLE = "curator"
 
@@ -1437,13 +1438,13 @@ See https://gitlab.indiscale.com/caosdb/src/caosdb-server/-/issues/106
 @pytest.mark.xfail(reason="https://gitlab.com/caosdb/caosdb-server/-/issues/235")
 def test_235_long_name():
     """Should give an appropriate error, not just unknown server/-/issues."""
-    length = 256
+    length = 10256
     name = "N" * length
     rt1 = db.RecordType(name=name)
     try:
         rt1.insert()
     except Exception as exc:
-        assert type(Exception) is not db.HTTPServerError
+        assert type(exc) is not db.HTTPServerError
         # TODO more specific error should be asserted
 
     rt2 = db.RecordType(name="Short")
@@ -1452,5 +1453,5 @@ def test_235_long_name():
     try:
         rt2.update()
     except Exception as exc:
-        assert type(Exception) is not db.HTTPServerError
+        assert type(exc) is not db.HTTPServerError
         # TODO more specific error should be asserted