diff --git a/tacker/tests/base.py b/tacker/tests/base.py
index f64108336..182575787 100644
--- a/tacker/tests/base.py
+++ b/tacker/tests/base.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class BaseTestCase(testtools.TestCase):
             'oslo_messaging.Notifier', fake_notifier.FakeNotifier))
 
         self.messaging_conf = messaging_conffixture.ConfFixture(CONF)
-        self.messaging_conf.transport_driver = 'fake'
+        self.messaging_conf.transport_url = 'fake:/'
         self.messaging_conf.response_timeout = 15
         self.useFixture(self.messaging_conf)