diff --git a/pkg/sqlite/setup_test.go b/pkg/sqlite/setup_test.go
index 68febd07e..82c743fdb 100644
--- a/pkg/sqlite/setup_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sqlite/setup_test.go
@@ -1520,9 +1520,10 @@ func createGroups(ctx context.Context, mqb models.GroupReaderWriter, n int, o in
 		// groups [ i ] and [ n + o - i - 1  ] should have similar names with only the Name!=NaMe part different
 
 		name = getGroupStringValue(index, name)
+		aliases := getGroupEmptyString(i, "Aliases")
 		group := models.Group{
 			Name:    name,
-			Aliases: getGroupStringValue(i, "Aliases"),
+			Aliases: aliases,
 			URLs: models.NewRelatedStrings([]string{
 				getGroupEmptyString(i, urlField),
 			}),