diff --git a/test/types/populate.test.ts b/test/types/populate.test.ts
index feb5e049a42..5ef8c57ef53 100644
--- a/test/types/populate.test.ts
+++ b/test/types/populate.test.ts
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ async function gh13070() {
   const child = model<IChild>('Child', childSchema);
 
   const doc = await parent.findOne();
-  await child.populate<{child: IChild}>(doc, 'child');
+  await child.populate<{ child: IChild }>(doc, 'child');
 
 
 }