diff --git a/tests/portchannel_test.py b/tests/portchannel_test.py
index dcdc000584..f1aecd88ac 100644
--- a/tests/portchannel_test.py
+++ b/tests/portchannel_test.py
@@ -162,21 +162,33 @@ def test_delete_portchannel_which_is_member_of_a_vlan(self):
         db = Db()
         obj = {'db':db.cfgdb}
 
+        # add a portchannel
+        result = runner.invoke(config.config.commands["portchannel"].commands["add"], ["PortChannel0005"], obj=obj)
+        print(result.exit_code)
+        print(result.output)
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+
         # add portchannel to a vlan
-        result = runner.invoke(config.config.commands["vlan"].commands["member"].commands["add"], ["2000", "PortChannel0001"])
+        result = runner.invoke(config.config.commands["vlan"].commands["member"].commands["add"], ["2000", "PortChannel0005"])
         print(result.exit_code)
         print(result.output)
         assert result.exit_code == 0
 
         # try to delete the portchannel
-        result = runner.invoke(config.config.commands["portchannel"].commands["del"], ["PortChannel0001"], obj=obj)
+        result = runner.invoke(config.config.commands["portchannel"].commands["del"], ["PortChannel0005"], obj=obj)
         print(result.exit_code)
         print(result.output)
         assert result.exit_code != 0
-        assert "PortChannel0001 has vlan Vlan2000 configured, remove vlan membership to proceed" in result.output
+        assert "PortChannel0005 has vlan Vlan2000 configured, remove vlan membership to proceed" in result.output
 
         # remove portchannel from vlan
-        result = runner.invoke(config.config.commands["vlan"].commands["member"].commands["del"], ["2000", "PortChannel0001"])
+        result = runner.invoke(config.config.commands["vlan"].commands["member"].commands["del"], ["2000", "PortChannel0005"])
+        print(result.exit_code)
+        print(result.output)
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+        # delete the portchannel
+        result = runner.invoke(config.config.commands["portchannel"].commands["del"], ["PortChannel0005"], obj=obj)
         print(result.exit_code)
         print(result.output)
         assert result.exit_code == 0