diff --git a/tests/test_embedding.py b/tests/test_embedding.py
index 75a44460db..b21fdb13b7 100644
--- a/tests/test_embedding.py
+++ b/tests/test_embedding.py
@@ -110,6 +110,6 @@ def test_densmap():
     assert_raises(AssertionError, assert_array_equal, d1, d4)
 
     # Checking if specifying dens_lambda  works, arrays shouldn't be equal
-    sc.tl.densmap(pbmc, dens_lambda=2.3456)
+    sc.tl.densmap(pbmc, method_kwds=dict(dens_lambda=2.3456))
     d5 = pbmc.obsm["X_densmap"].copy()
     assert_raises(AssertionError, assert_array_equal, d1, d5)