diff --git a/test/pummel/test-exec.js b/test/pummel/test-exec.js
index 3bcf49e9027..70771ab4e19 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-exec.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-exec.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ process.nextTick(function() {
   console.log('kill pid %d', killMeTwice.pid);
   // make sure there is no race condition in starting the process
   // the PID SHOULD exist directly following the exec() call.
-  assert.equal('number', typeof killMeTwice._internal.pid);
+  assert.equal('number', typeof killMeTwice._handle.pid);
   // Kill the process
   killMeTwice.kill();
 });