diff --git a/asb-ballerina/tests/asb_test.bal b/asb-ballerina/tests/asb_test.bal
index d61d05f6..d992a48d 100644
--- a/asb-ballerina/tests/asb_test.bal
+++ b/asb-ballerina/tests/asb_test.bal
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ string stringContent = "This is ASB connector test-Message Body";
 byte[] byteContent = stringContent.toBytes();
 json jsonContent = {name: "wso2", color: "orange", price: 5.36};
 byte[] byteContentFromJson = jsonContent.toJsonString().toBytes();
-map<any> properties = {a: "propertyValue1", b: "propertyValue2", c: 1, d: "true", f: 1.345, s: false, k:1020202, g: jsonContent};
+map<anydata> properties = {a: "propertyValue1", b: "propertyValue2", c: 1, d: "true", f: 1.345, s: false, k:1020202, g: jsonContent};
 int timeToLive = 60; // In seconds
 int serverWaitTime = 60; // In seconds
 int maxMessageCount = 2;
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ function testSendAndReceiveMessageFromQueueOperation() returns error? {
     if (messageReceived is Message) {
         var result = check messageReceiver->complete(messageReceived);
         test:assertEquals(result, (), msg = "Complete message not successful.");
-        float mapValue = <float> check getApplicationPropertyByName(messageReceived, "f");
+        float mapValue = check getApplicationPropertyByName(messageReceived, "f").ensureType();
         test:assertEquals(mapValue, <float>properties["f"], "Retrieving application properties failed");
     } else if (messageReceived is ()) {
         test:assertFail("No message in the queue.");