diff --git a/django/website/data_layer/tests/handler_tests.py b/django/website/data_layer/tests/handler_tests.py
index 99345a651a6110ae2bd6978a7a7e2b707e789882..a82bde08eb6b58458ad8ad31e08a71d8488cc43c 100644
--- a/django/website/data_layer/tests/handler_tests.py
+++ b/django/website/data_layer/tests/handler_tests.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class HandlerTests(TestCase):
         now = timezone.now().replace(
             microsecond=0  # MySQL discards microseconds
         )
-        inmessage = dict(body="Text", timestamp=now)
+        inmessage = {'body': "Text", 'timestamp': now}
 
         handlers.Message.create(inmessage)