diff --git a/integration-tests/application_tests/application_test.go b/integration-tests/application_tests/application_test.go
index eb608325be2c2d4f79defa4ebea1804b98a1e650..dd42cc614d6428284949ce8523dd5b5a60fab5b7 100644
--- a/integration-tests/application_tests/application_test.go
+++ b/integration-tests/application_tests/application_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	integration_test_utils.ApplySDNConfig(conn, ctx, defaultSDNConfig)
 
 	topics := []event.Topic{event.ManagedNetworkElement, event.User}
-	application = NewApplication(ctx, localConn, ":55055", topics)
+	application = NewApplication(ctx, conn, ":55055", topics)
 
 	eventTypeCallbackTuples := []event.TypeToCallbackTuple{
 		{