diff --git a/blobstore/src/test/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/integration/internal/BaseBlobStoreIntegrationTest.java b/blobstore/src/test/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/integration/internal/BaseBlobStoreIntegrationTest.java
index 98d4d2051d..f358358b50 100644
--- a/blobstore/src/test/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/integration/internal/BaseBlobStoreIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/blobstore/src/test/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/integration/internal/BaseBlobStoreIntegrationTest.java
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ public class BaseBlobStoreIntegrationTest extends BaseViewLiveTest<BlobStoreCont
             deleteContainerOrWarnIfUnable(view, container);
          }
       });
-      String newScratchContainer = container + new SecureRandom().nextLong();
+      String newScratchContainer = CONTAINER_PREFIX + new SecureRandom().nextLong();
       System.err.printf("*** allocated new container %s...%n", container);
       return newScratchContainer;
    }