diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/WorkspaceTest.py b/tests/unit/utils/WorkspaceTest.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/WorkspaceTest.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/WorkspaceTest.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class WorkspaceTest:
     def test_assign_project(self):
         proj = self.ws.new_project()
         with pytest.raises(Exception):
-            self.ws[proj.name] = proj
+            self.ws.new_project(name=proj.name)
         old_name = proj.name
         new_name = self.ws._gen_name()
         self.ws[new_name] = proj
BUG: updated a unit test -> allowing re-assigning a project to Workspace using the old name