diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/junit/RepositoryTestCase.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/junit/RepositoryTestCase.java
index 83148d000..f9eb7b4ea 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/junit/RepositoryTestCase.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/junit/RepositoryTestCase.java
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ public String indexState(Repository repo, int includedOptions)
 				sb.append(", sha1:" + ObjectId.toString(entry.getObjectId()));
 			if (0 != (includedOptions & CONTENT)) {
 				sb.append(", content:"
-						+ new String(db.open(entry.getObjectId(),
+						+ new String(repo.open(entry.getObjectId(),
 								Constants.OBJ_BLOB).getCachedBytes(), "UTF-8"));
 			}
 			if (0 != (includedOptions & ASSUME_UNCHANGED))