diff --git a/backend/download/tests/test_src/test_pending_list.py b/backend/download/tests/test_src/test_pending_list.py
index 30ace138..adb9b600 100644
--- a/backend/download/tests/test_src/test_pending_list.py
+++ b/backend/download/tests/test_src/test_pending_list.py
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ from download.src.queue import PendingList
 
 def test_returns_timestamp_if_present():
     video_data = {"timestamp": 1508457600}
-    result = PendingList._PendingList__extract_published(video_data)
+    result = PendingList._PendingList_extract_published(video_data)
     assert result == 1508457600
 
 
 def test_returns_iso_date_if_upload_date_present():
     video_data = {"upload_date": "20171020"}
-    result = PendingList._PendingList__extract_published(video_data)
+    result = PendingList._PendingList_extract_published(video_data)
 
     dt = datetime.fromtimestamp(result, tz=timezone.utc)
     assert dt.year == 2017
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ def test_returns_iso_date_if_upload_date_present():
 def test_returns_None_if_no_date_info():
     video_data = {}
 
-    result = PendingList._PendingList__extract_published(video_data)
+    result = PendingList._PendingList_extract_published(video_data)
 
     assert result is None