diff --git a/testsuite/MDAnalysisTests/analysis/test_encore.py b/testsuite/MDAnalysisTests/analysis/test_encore.py
index 2d855fc7840..0e36272892f 100644
--- a/testsuite/MDAnalysisTests/analysis/test_encore.py
+++ b/testsuite/MDAnalysisTests/analysis/test_encore.py
@@ -396,8 +396,8 @@ def test_dres_error_estimation(self, ens1):
                                            " bootstrapped samples in Dim. reduction Ensemble imilarity"
 
     def test_covariance_matrix(self, ens1, ens2):
-        covariance_of_matrix = encore.covariance.covariance_matrix(ensemble=ens1,
-                                                                    reference=ens2)
+        covariance_of_matrix = encore.covariance_matrix(ensemble=ens1,
+                                                        reference=ens2)
 
         assert covariance_of_matrix is np.zeros(len(ens1), 3)