diff --git a/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/statistics/util/TestLocationUtils.java b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/statistics/util/TestLocationUtils.java
index ac35010ff4..7f6883b643 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/statistics/util/TestLocationUtils.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/statistics/util/TestLocationUtils.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class TestLocationUtils
     @Test
     public void testGetCountryNameString()
     {
-        assertEquals("United States", LocationUtils.getCountryName(
+        assertEquals(Locale.US.getDisplayCountry(), LocationUtils.getCountryName(
                 "US"));
         assertEquals(UNKNOWN_COUNTRY, LocationUtils.getCountryName(null));
         assertEquals("XX", LocationUtils.getCountryName("XX"));