diff --git a/packages/eventual-send/test/test-e.js b/packages/eventual-send/test/test-e.js
index 2ff22d1f1a2..e65b8a5cf6a 100644
--- a/packages/eventual-send/test/test-e.js
+++ b/packages/eventual-send/test/test-e.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ test('E sendOnly call missing method', async t => {
   });
 
   let count = 279;
-  count counter = {
+  const counter = {
     incr(n) {
       count += n;
       testDecrDoneResolve(); // only here for the test