diff --git a/bin/tests/system/metadata/tests.sh b/bin/tests/system/metadata/tests.sh
index 7b387d8aa6..7a54f7e883 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/metadata/tests.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/metadata/tests.sh
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ status=`expr $status + $ret`
 
 echo "I:checking calculation of dates for a successor key ($n)"
 ret=0
-oldkey=`$KEYGEN -q -r $RANDFILE $czone`
-newkey=`$KEYGEN -q -r $RANDFILE $czone`
+oldkey=`$KEYGEN -a RSASHA1 -q -r $RANDFILE $czone`
+newkey=`$KEYGEN -a RSASHA1 -q -r $RANDFILE $czone`
 $SETTIME -A -2d -I +2d $oldkey > settime1.test$n 2>&1 || ret=1
 $SETTIME -i 1d -S $oldkey $newkey > settime2.test$n 2>&1 || ret=1
 $SETTIME -pA $newkey | grep "1970" > /dev/null && ret=1