diff --git a/tests/unit/test_settings.py b/tests/unit/test_settings.py
index b51ec172..965be8e6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_settings.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_settings.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def test_database_pool_settings_reject_invalid_values(
     field: str, bad_value: int
 ) -> None:
     with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
-        Settings(**{field: bad_value})
+        Settings.parse_obj({field: bad_value})
 
 
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