diff --git a/go/vt/mysqlctl/backup_blackbox_race_test.go b/go/vt/mysqlctl/backup_blackbox_race_test.go
index 5414ebc5fa6..f45e2b9ed8c 100644
--- a/go/vt/mysqlctl/backup_blackbox_race_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/mysqlctl/backup_blackbox_race_test.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func TestExecuteBackupWithFailureOnLastFile(t *testing.T) {
 	defer fakedb.Close()
 	mysqld := mysqlctl.NewFakeMysqlDaemon(fakedb)
 	defer mysqld.Close()
-	mysqld.ExpectedExecuteSuperQueryList = []string{"STOP REPLICA", "START REPLICA"}
+	mysqld.ExpectedExecuteSuperQueryList = []string{"STOP SLAVE", "START SLAVE"}
 
 	// With this setup, 4 backup files will be created (0, 1, 2, 3). For the last file (3), we create
 	// it in advance and remove all permission on the file so that the backup be.ExecuteBackup will not
@@ -138,15 +138,14 @@ func TestExecuteBackupWithFailureOnLastFile(t *testing.T) {
 			InnodbLogGroupHomeDir: path.Join(backupRoot, "log"),
 			DataDir:               path.Join(backupRoot, "datadir"),
 		},
-		Stats:                backupstats.NewFakeStats(),
-		Concurrency:          4,
-		HookExtraEnv:         map[string]string{},
-		TopoServer:           ts,
-		Keyspace:             keyspace,
-		Shard:                shard,
-		MysqlShutdownTimeout: mysqlShutdownTimeout,
+		Stats:        backupstats.NewFakeStats(),
+		Concurrency:  4,
+		HookExtraEnv: map[string]string{},
+		TopoServer:   ts,
+		Keyspace:     keyspace,
+		Shard:        shard,
 	}, bh)
 
 	require.ErrorContains(t, err, "cannot add file: 3")
-	require.Equal(t, mysqlctl.BackupUnusable, backupResult)
+	require.False(t, backupResult)
 }