diff --git a/tests/system-test/2-query/irate.py b/tests/system-test/2-query/irate.py
index 47998abbe7..80e32a9885 100644
--- a/tests/system-test/2-query/irate.py
+++ b/tests/system-test/2-query/irate.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class TDTestCase:
         tdSql.execute(f"use {dbname} ")
         time.sleep(2)
         tdSql.execute(
-            f'''create stable {dbname}.stb1
+            f'''create table {dbname}.stb1
             (ts timestamp, c1 int, c2 bigint, c3 smallint, c4 tinyint, c5 float, c6 double, c7 bool, c8 binary(16),c9 nchar(32), c10 timestamp)
             tags (t0 timestamp, tag1 int, t2 bigint, t3 smallint, t4 tinyint, t5 float, t6 double, t7 bool, t8 binary(16),t9 nchar(32))
             '''