diff --git a/tests/test_isolatedStarAssociation.py b/tests/test_isolatedStarAssociation.py
index 3f149416d..5be01991b 100644
--- a/tests/test_isolatedStarAssociation.py
+++ b/tests/test_isolatedStarAssociation.py
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ def _make_simdata(self,
                     table['normCompTophatFlux_instFlux'][0] = 1.0
 
                 tbl = astropy.table.Table(table)
-                handles.append(lsst.pipe.base.InMemoryDatasetHandle(tbl, storageClass="DataFrame"))
+                handles.append(lsst.pipe.base.InMemoryDatasetHandle(tbl, storageClass="ArrowAstropy"))
 
                 id_counter += nstar
                 visit_counter += 1