diff --git a/tests/panels/test_request.py b/tests/panels/test_request.py
index 2c86bdd76..54410b81d 100644
--- a/tests/panels/test_request.py
+++ b/tests/panels/test_request.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def test_query_dict_for_request_in_method_post(self):
         Test verifies the correctness of the statistics generation method
         in the case when the POST request is class QueryDict
         """
-        self.request.GET = QueryDict("foo=bar")
+        self.request.POST = QueryDict("foo=bar")
         response = self.panel.process_request(self.request)
         self.panel.generate_stats(self.request, response)
         # ensure the panel POST request data is processed correctly.
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def test_dict_for_request_in_method_post(self):
         Test verifies the correctness of the statistics generation method
         in the case when the POST request is class Dict
         """
-        self.request.GET = {"foo": "bar"}
+        self.request.POST = {"foo": "bar"}
         response = self.panel.process_request(self.request)
         self.panel.generate_stats(self.request, response)
         # ensure the panel POST request data is processed correctly.