diff --git a/tests/test_cal_tools.py b/tests/test_cal_tools.py
index ad493e46c1bf1cd15336508c9dbc98f296ae80af..7343c6f5b673514c01de002964668e0f140a0f72 100644
--- a/tests/test_cal_tools.py
+++ b/tests/test_cal_tools.py
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ def test_raise_get_from_db(_agipd_const_cond):
     assert str(excinfo.value) == "Resource temporarily unavailable"
 
     # Wrong type for creation_time.
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
         _call_get_from_db(
             constant=constant, condition=condition,
             karabo_id=AGIPD_KARABO_ID, karabo_da="AGIPD00",