diff --git a/packages/SwingSet/test/gc-kernel.test.js b/packages/SwingSet/test/gc-kernel.test.js
index 91b3a0bc26a..ea6fa54b929 100644
--- a/packages/SwingSet/test/gc-kernel.test.js
+++ b/packages/SwingSet/test/gc-kernel.test.js
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ test('terminated vat', async t => {
       bootstrap: {
         sourceSpec: new URL('gc-dead-vat/bootstrap.js', import.meta.url)
           .pathname,
-        creationOptions: { managerType: 'local' },
+        creationOptions: { managerType: 'xs-worker' },
       },
     },
     bootstrap: 'bootstrap',