diff --git a/whisper/mailserver/server_test.go b/whisper/mailserver/server_test.go
index 02b30ff5ef..8b58a826fd 100644
--- a/whisper/mailserver/server_test.go
+++ b/whisper/mailserver/server_test.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func TestMailServer(t *testing.T) {
 	const password = "password_for_this_test"
 	const dbPath = "whisper-server-test"
 
-	_, err := ioutil.TempDir("", dbPath)
+	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", dbPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func TestMailServer(t *testing.T) {
 	shh = whisper.New()
 	shh.RegisterServer(&server)
 
-	server.Init(shh, dbPath, password, powRequirement)
+	server.Init(shh, dir, password, powRequirement)
 	defer server.Close()
 
 	err = shh.AddSymKey(keyName, []byte(password))