diff --git a/src/python_testing/TC_CGEN_2_6.py b/src/python_testing/TC_CGEN_2_6.py
index 7d89611cde74f9..f66e77474b7dcb 100644
--- a/src/python_testing/TC_CGEN_2_6.py
+++ b/src/python_testing/TC_CGEN_2_6.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ async def test_TC_CGEN_2_6(self):
         # Don't set TCs for the next commissioning and skip CommissioningComplete so we can manually call CommissioningComplete in order to check the response error code
         self.th1.SetTCRequired(False)
         self.th1.SetSkipCommissioningComplete(True)
-        self.matter_test_config.commissioning_method = self.matter_test_config.pairing_method
+        self.matter_test_config.commissioning_method = self.matter_test_config.in_test_commissioning_method
         await self.commission_devices()
 
         cmd = Clusters.GeneralCommissioning.Commands.CommissioningComplete()
diff --git a/src/python_testing/matter_testing_support.py b/src/python_testing/matter_testing_support.py
index ea3aa62a326535..fdab70dca41b77 100644
--- a/src/python_testing/matter_testing_support.py
+++ b/src/python_testing/matter_testing_support.py
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ class MatterTestConfig:
     app_pid: int = 0
 
     commissioning_method: Optional[str] = None
-    pairing_method: Optional[str] = None
+    in_test_commissioning_method: Optional[str] = None
     discriminators: List[int] = field(default_factory=list)
     setup_passcodes: List[int] = field(default_factory=list)
     commissionee_ip_address_just_for_testing: Optional[str] = None
@@ -1743,7 +1743,7 @@ def populate_commissioning_args(args: argparse.Namespace, config: MatterTestConf
         return False
     config.dut_node_ids = args.dut_node_ids
 
-    config.pairing_method = args.pairing_method
+    config.in_test_commissioning_method = args.in_test_commissioning_method
     config.commissioning_method = args.commissioning_method
     config.commission_only = args.commission_only