diff --git a/tests/system/test_dbapi.py b/tests/system/test_dbapi.py
index c47aeebd82..f6af3c3763 100644
--- a/tests/system/test_dbapi.py
+++ b/tests/system/test_dbapi.py
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ def test_execute_many(shared_instance, dbapi_database):
     conn.commit()
 
     cursor.executemany(
-        """SELECT * FROM contacts WHERE contact_id = @a1""", ({"a1": 1}, {"a1": 2}),
+        """SELECT * FROM contacts WHERE contact_id = %s""", ((1,), (2,)),
     )
     res = cursor.fetchall()
     conn.commit()