diff --git a/grid/test/test-alu3dgrid.cc b/grid/test/test-alu3dgrid.cc
index 922e477189385420da72b6581657c282f549dd7c..4b21390c9ec6f98ec218fce3e773b4d1d885912d 100644
--- a/grid/test/test-alu3dgrid.cc
+++ b/grid/test/test-alu3dgrid.cc
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ int main () {
         checkGeometryInFather(grid_tetra);
 
         // check the intersection iterator and the geometries it returns
-        checkIntersectionIterator(grid_hexa);
+        checkIntersectionIterator(grid_tetra);
       }
     };