diff --git a/rclcpp/test/rclcpp/test_service.cpp b/rclcpp/test/rclcpp/test_service.cpp
index 1a00ceb527..c6b3d3ace1 100644
--- a/rclcpp/test/rclcpp/test_service.cpp
+++ b/rclcpp/test/rclcpp/test_service.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ TEST_F(TestServiceSub, construction_and_destruction) {
   {
     ASSERT_THROW(
     {
-      auto service = node->create_service<rcl_interfaces::srv::ListParameters>(
+      auto service = subnode->create_service<rcl_interfaces::srv::ListParameters>(
         "invalid_service?", callback);
     }, rclcpp::exceptions::InvalidServiceNameError);
   }