diff --git a/tests/test_index.py b/tests/test_index.py
index 973d0ef..187dd00 100644
--- a/tests/test_index.py
+++ b/tests/test_index.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class TestIndexing(unittest.TestCase):
         # create fake args
         tmpdirname = 'tmpdir'
         args = {'<path>': dirpath, '<name>': tmpdirname,
-                '--hash': True, '--meta': 'some meta',
+                '--hash': True, '--meta': ['some meta'],
                 '--subsize': True, '--verbose': True}
 
         # index the directory
diff --git a/tests/test_update.py b/tests/test_update.py
index 5c5d55d..3638df8 100644
--- a/tests/test_update.py
+++ b/tests/test_update.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class TestIndexing(unittest.TestCase):
         # create fake args
         tmpdirname = 'tmpdir'
         args = {'<path>': dirpath, '<name>': tmpdirname,
-                '--hash': True, '--meta': 'some meta',
+                '--hash': True, '--meta': ['some meta'],
                 '--subsize': True, '--verbose': True}
 
         # index the directory