diff --git a/src/tests/externalPayment.spec.ts b/src/tests/externalPayment.spec.ts
index 1c82e601..32e309d9 100644
--- a/src/tests/externalPayment.spec.ts
+++ b/src/tests/externalPayment.spec.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const testSuccesfulReceivedExternalChainPayment = async (T: TestBase) => {
     /*     const balanceBefore = await T.main.storage.userStorage.GetUser(T.user1.userId)
         expect(balanceBefore.balance_sats).to.be.equal(0) */
     const user2Address = await T.main.paymentManager.NewAddress({ app_id: T.app.appId, app_user_id: T.user2.appUserIdentifier, user_id: T.user2.userId }, { addressType: Types.AddressType.WITNESS_PUBKEY_HASH })
-    expect(user2Address.address).to.startWith("bc1")
+    expect(user2Address.address).to.startWith("bcrt1")
     T.d("generated external chain address for user2")
     const payment = await T.externalAccessToOtherLnd.PayAddress(user2Address.address, 1000, 3, "test", { from: 'system', useProvider: false })
     expect(payment.txid).to.not.be.undefined