diff --git a/test/test_config.py b/test/test_config.py
index 35c0c5b..beb75ad 100644
--- a/test/test_config.py
+++ b/test/test_config.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def test_cfgimpl_get_home_by_path():
     descr = make_description()
     config = Config(descr)
     config.bool = False
-    assert config._cfgimpl_get_home_by_path('gc.dummy')[1] == 'dummy'
-    assert config._cfgimpl_get_home_by_path('dummy')[1] == 'dummy'
+    assert config.cfgimpl_get_home_by_path('gc.dummy')[1] == 'dummy'
+    assert config.cfgimpl_get_home_by_path('dummy')[1] == 'dummy'
     assert config.getpaths(include_groups=False) == ['gc.name', 'gc.dummy', 'gc.float', 'bool', 'objspace', 'wantref', 'str', 'wantframework', 'int', 'boolop']
     assert config.getpaths(include_groups=True) == ['gc', 'gc.name', 'gc.dummy', 'gc.float', 'bool', 'objspace', 'wantref', 'str', 'wantframework', 'int', 'boolop']
diff --git a/test/test_option_type.py b/test/test_option_type.py
index 05a16c2..aab0ac7 100644
--- a/test/test_option_type.py
+++ b/test/test_option_type.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def test_with_many_subgroups():
     assert config.gc.subgroup.booltwo == False
     config.gc.subgroup._cfgimpl_descr.booltwo.hide()
     path = 'gc.subgroup.booltwo'
-    homeconfig, name = config._cfgimpl_get_home_by_path(path)
+    homeconfig, name = config.cfgimpl_get_home_by_path(path)
     assert name == "booltwo"
     option = getattr(homeconfig._cfgimpl_descr, name)
     assert option._is_hidden()