diff --git a/src/test/recovery/t/010_logical_decoding_timelines.pl b/src/test/recovery/t/010_logical_decoding_timelines.pl
index b72fe7c4f59..519bcc40286 100644
--- a/src/test/recovery/t/010_logical_decoding_timelines.pl
+++ b/src/test/recovery/t/010_logical_decoding_timelines.pl
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ is( $node_replica->safe_psql(
 		'postgres', q[SELECT 1 FROM pg_database WHERE datname = 'dropme']),
 	'',
 	'dropped DB dropme on standby');
-is($node_master->slot('dropme_slot')->{'plugin'},
+is($node_replica->slot('dropme_slot')->{'plugin'},
 	'', 'logical slot was actually dropped on standby');
 
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