diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/email/provider/AccountBackupRestoreTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/email/provider/AccountBackupRestoreTests.java
index c9b902d5d..797e9885f 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/email/provider/AccountBackupRestoreTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/email/provider/AccountBackupRestoreTests.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class AccountBackupRestoreTests extends ProviderTestCase2<EmailProvider>
         assertEquals(" mEmailAddress", expect.mEmailAddress, actual.mEmailAddress);
 
         assertEquals(" mSyncLookback", expect.mSyncLookback, actual.mSyncLookback);
-        assertEquals(" mSyncInterval", expect.mSyncInterval, actual.mSyncInterval);
+        assertEquals(" mSyncInterval", expect.getSyncInterval(), actual.getSyncInterval());
         assertEquals(" mFlags", expect.mFlags, actual.mFlags);
         assertEquals(" mSenderName", expect.mSenderName, actual.mSenderName);
         assertEquals(" mProtocolVersion", expect.mProtocolVersion,
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/email/provider/ProviderTestUtils.java b/tests/src/com/android/email/provider/ProviderTestUtils.java
index 0b8a05fa3..9ba4b2758 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/email/provider/ProviderTestUtils.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/email/provider/ProviderTestUtils.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class ProviderTestUtils extends Assert {
         account.mEmailAddress = name + "@android.com";
         account.mSyncKey = "sync-key-" + name;
         account.mSyncLookback = 1;
-        account.mSyncInterval = Account.CHECK_INTERVAL_NEVER;
+        account.setSyncInterval(Account.CHECK_INTERVAL_NEVER);
         account.mHostAuthKeyRecv = 0;
         account.mHostAuthKeySend = 0;
         account.mFlags = 4;
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ public class ProviderTestUtils extends Assert {
         assertEquals(caller + " mSyncKey", expect.mSyncKey, actual.mSyncKey);
 
         assertEquals(caller + " mSyncLookback", expect.mSyncLookback, actual.mSyncLookback);
-        assertEquals(caller + " mSyncInterval", expect.mSyncInterval, actual.mSyncInterval);
+        assertEquals(caller + " mSyncInterval", expect.getSyncInterval(), actual.getSyncInterval());
         assertEquals(caller + " mHostAuthKeyRecv", expect.mHostAuthKeyRecv,
                 actual.mHostAuthKeyRecv);
         assertEquals(caller + " mHostAuthKeySend", expect.mHostAuthKeySend,