diff --git a/apis/keda/v1alpha1/scaledobject_webhook_test.go b/apis/keda/v1alpha1/scaledobject_webhook_test.go
index dbfef493cc7..4df23b7c271 100644
--- a/apis/keda/v1alpha1/scaledobject_webhook_test.go
+++ b/apis/keda/v1alpha1/scaledobject_webhook_test.go
@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@ var _ = It("should validate the so creation When the fallback are configured and
 		FailureThreshold: 3,
 		Replicas:         6,
 	}
-	for _, trigger := range so.Spec.Triggers {
-		trigger.MetricType = "AverageValue"
-	}
+	for i, _ := range so.Spec.Triggers {
+                so.Spec.Triggers[i].MetricType = "AverageValue"
+        }
 	err := k8sClient.Create(context.Background(), namespace)
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())