diff --git a/js/server/tests/shell/shell-compaction-noncluster-timecritical.js b/js/server/tests/shell/shell-compaction-noncluster-timecritical.js
index 78fcde3664..f94b8854ea 100644
--- a/js/server/tests/shell/shell-compaction-noncluster-timecritical.js
+++ b/js/server/tests/shell/shell-compaction-noncluster-timecritical.js
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ function CompactionSuite () {
       c1 = null;
 
       while (internal.db._collection(cn).status() !== ArangoCollection.STATUS_UNLOADED) {
-        db._collection(cn).unload();
+        internal.db._collection(cn).unload();
         internal.wait(1, false);
       }
 
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ function CompactionSuite () {
       c1 = null;
 
       while (internal.db._collection(cn).status() !== ArangoCollection.STATUS_UNLOADED) {
-        db._collection(cn).unload();
+        internal.db._collection(cn).unload();
         internal.wait(1, false);
       }