diff --git a/indra/llcorehttp/tests/test_llcorehttp_peer.py b/indra/llcorehttp/tests/test_llcorehttp_peer.py
index b91cd6bcb4bd4aeb67c8510f78184499fa081eb3..4dfb60bddbda7fc040670fb7a528ef772f25e0e0 100755
--- a/indra/llcorehttp/tests/test_llcorehttp_peer.py
+++ b/indra/llcorehttp/tests/test_llcorehttp_peer.py
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ def handle_error(self, request, client_address):
     def shutdown_request(self, *args, **kwds):
         try:
             # just forward to base-class method, but wrap in try/except
-            HTTPServer.shutdown_request(*args, **kwds)
+            HTTPServer.shutdown_request(self, *args, **kwds)
         except Exception as err:
             print >>sys.stderr, "Once more ignoring: %s" % err