diff --git a/test/vpp_neighbor.py b/test/vpp_neighbor.py
index 6f54261..9ba8700 100644
--- a/test/vpp_neighbor.py
+++ b/test/vpp_neighbor.py
@@ -83,5 +83,5 @@
         return ("%d:%s" % (self.sw_if_index, self.nbr_addr))
 
     def get_stats(self):
-        c = self._test.statistics.get_counter("/net/adjacency")
+        c = self._test.statistics["/net/adjacency"]
         return c[0][self.stats_index]