diff --git a/tests/check/ges/filesource.c b/tests/check/ges/filesource.c
index e4dbfbc77a..5126703566 100644
--- a/tests/check/ges/filesource.c
+++ b/tests/check/ges/filesource.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <gst/check/gstcheck.h>
 
 /* This test uri will eventually have to be fixed */
-#define TEST_URI "blahblahblah"
+#define TEST_URI "http://nowhere/blahblahblah"
 
 GST_START_TEST (test_filesource_basic)
 {