diff --git a/tests/lua/lua-base64/rule.lua b/tests/lua/lua-base64/rule.lua
index 92e9c122b..d46a86085 100644
--- a/tests/lua/lua-base64/rule.lua
+++ b/tests/lua/lua-base64/rule.lua
@@ -8,12 +8,11 @@ local input_base64_with_spaces = "d3 d3 Ln N1 cm lj YX Rh LW lk cy 5v cm c="
 
 function init (args)
    local needs = {}
-   needs["dns.rrname"] = tostring(true)
    return needs
 end
 
 function match(args)
-   rrname = tostring(args["dns.rrname"])
+   rrname = DnsGetDnsRrname()
 
    encoded = base64.encode(rrname)
    if encoded ~= expected_base64 then
diff --git a/tests/lua/lua-base64/test.rules b/tests/lua/lua-base64/test.rules
index 23b702759..f50faee9b 100644
--- a/tests/lua/lua-base64/test.rules
+++ b/tests/lua/lua-base64/test.rules
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 alert dns any any -> any any (msg:"TEST DNS LUA dns.rrname"; \
+      flow:to_server; \
       dns.query.name; content: "www.suricata-ids.org"; \
       lua:rule.lua; sid:1; rev:1;)