diff --git a/test/broken-under-nyc-and-travis/whoami.js b/test/broken-under-nyc-and-travis/whoami.js
index 268e0f94feb..a5668b12105 100644
--- a/test/broken-under-nyc-and-travis/whoami.js
+++ b/test/broken-under-nyc-and-travis/whoami.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ test('npm whoami with bearer auth', { timeout: 2 * 1000 }, function (t) {
     t.equal(req.url, '/-/whoami')
 
     res.setHeader('content-type', 'application/json')
-    res.writeHeader(200)
+    res.writeHead(200)
     res.end(JSON.stringify({ username: 'wombat' }), 'utf8')
   }