diff --git a/chromadb/test/test_multithreaded.py b/chromadb/test/test_multithreaded.py
index a2d6f2e1ba5d..745f562f4b05 100644
--- a/chromadb/test/test_multithreaded.py
+++ b/chromadb/test/test_multithreaded.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ def perform_operation(
         if exception is not None:
             raise exception
     if (
-        isinstance(api, SegmentAPI) and api.get_settings().is_persistent is True
+        isinstance(client, SegmentAPI) and client.get_settings().is_persistent is True
     ):  # we can't check invariants for FastAPI
         invariants.fd_not_exceeding_threadpool_size(num_workers)
     # Check that invariants hold