diff --git a/pywb/warcserver/test/test_inputreq.py b/pywb/warcserver/test/test_inputreq.py
index d8ab8855..cdfa8035 100644
--- a/pywb/warcserver/test/test_inputreq.py
+++ b/pywb/warcserver/test/test_inputreq.py
@@ -100,11 +100,11 @@ def test_post_extract_json(self):
 
         assert mq.append_query('http://example.com/') == 'http://example.com/?__wb_method=POST&a=b&a.2_=2&d=e&f=true&g=false&g.2_=null'
 
-        post_data = b'{"type": "event", "id": 44.0, "id2": 35.7, "values": [true, false, null], "source": {"type": "component", "id": "a+b&c= d", "values": [3, 4]}}'
+        post_data = b'{"type": "event", "id": 44.0, "float": 35.7, "values": [true, false, null], "source": {"type": "component", "id": "a+b&c= d", "values": [3, 4]}}'
         mq = MethodQueryCanonicalizer('POST', 'application/json',
                                 len(post_data), BytesIO(post_data))
 
-        assert mq.append_query('http://example.com/events') == 'http://example.com/events?__wb_method=POST&type=event&id=44&id2=35.7&values=true&values.2_=false&values.3_=null&type.2_=component&id.2_=a%2Bb%26c%3D+d&values.4_=3&values.5_=4'
+        assert mq.append_query('http://example.com/events') == 'http://example.com/events?__wb_method=POST&type=event&id=44&float=35.7&values=true&values.2_=false&values.3_=null&type.2_=component&id.2_=a%2Bb%26c%3D+d&values.4_=3&values.5_=4'
 
     def test_put_extract_method(self):
         mq = MethodQueryCanonicalizer('PUT', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',