diff --git a/test/test-ccnx-tunnel.cc b/test/test-ccnx-tunnel.cc
index fc1214a..03f4250 100644
--- a/test/test-ccnx-tunnel.cc
+++ b/test/test-ccnx-tunnel.cc
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 };
 
-DummyTunnel::DummyTunnel() : CcnxTunnel() {m_localPrefix = Name("/");}
+DummyTunnel::DummyTunnel() : CcnxTunnel() {m_localPrefix = Name("/local");}
 
 Name
 DummyTunnel::queryRoutableName (const Name &name)