diff --git a/tests/settings.py b/tests/settings.py
index 949aad8..b378fea 100644
--- a/tests/settings.py
+++ b/tests/settings.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ MIDDLEWARE = [
 ]
 
 AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = [
-    "axes.backends.AxesBackend",
+    "axes.backends.AxesStandaloneBackend",
     "django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend",
 ]