diff --git a/tests/functional/partial_parsing/test_partial_parsing.py b/tests/functional/partial_parsing/test_partial_parsing.py
index 13bb3d5daae..74bd0e8e282 100644
--- a/tests/functional/partial_parsing/test_partial_parsing.py
+++ b/tests/functional/partial_parsing/test_partial_parsing.py
@@ -703,6 +703,7 @@ def external_model_node_merge(self):
             package_name="test",
             identifier="test_identifier",
             schema="test_schema",
+            database="dbt",
         )
 
     @pytest.fixture(scope="class")