diff --git a/pkg/svcat/service-catalog/class_test.go b/pkg/svcat/service-catalog/class_test.go
index f04a6ceddbd..41f505ca404 100644
--- a/pkg/svcat/service-catalog/class_test.go
+++ b/pkg/svcat/service-catalog/class_test.go
@@ -38,11 +38,13 @@ var _ = Describe("Class", func() {
 		svcCatClient *fake.Clientset
 		sc           *v1beta1.ClusterServiceClass
 		sc2          *v1beta1.ClusterServiceClass
+		sc3          *v1beta1.ClusterServiceClass
 	)
 
 	BeforeEach(func() {
 		sc = &v1beta1.ClusterServiceClass{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foobar"}}
 		sc2 = &v1beta1.ClusterServiceClass{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "barbaz"}}
+		sc3 = &v1beta1.ClusterServiceClass{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "fromclass"}}
 		svcCatClient = fake.NewSimpleClientset(sc, sc2)
 		sdk = &SDK{
 			ServiceCatalogClient: svcCatClient,
@@ -210,16 +212,15 @@ var _ = Describe("Class", func() {
 	Describe("CreateClass", func() {
 		It("Calls the generated v1beta1 create method with the passed in class", func() {
 			className := "newclass"
-			nc := &v1beta1.ClusterServiceClass{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: className}}
-
-			class, err := sdk.CreateClass(nc)
+			sc3.Spec.ExternalName = className
+			class, err := sdk.CreateClass(sc3)
 
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(class).To(Equal(nc))
+			Expect(class).To(Equal(sc3))
 			actions := svcCatClient.Actions()
 			Expect(actions[0].Matches("create", "clusterserviceclasses")).To(BeTrue())
 			objectFromRequest := actions[0].(testing.CreateActionImpl).Object.(*v1beta1.ClusterServiceClass)
-			Expect(objectFromRequest.ObjectMeta.Name).To(Equal(className))
+			Expect(objectFromRequest.Spec.ExternalName).To(Equal(className))
 		})
 		It("Bubbles up errors", func() {
 			class, err := sdk.CreateClass(sc)