diff --git a/tests/scripts/thread-cert/border_router/test_external_route.py b/tests/scripts/thread-cert/border_router/test_external_route.py
index b744d6d45..e06129a62 100644
--- a/tests/scripts/thread-cert/border_router/test_external_route.py
+++ b/tests/scripts/thread-cert/border_router/test_external_route.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ HOST = 5
 ROUTE1 = '2402:1234:1234:1234::/64'
 
 
-class MultiBorderRouters(thread_cert.TestCase):
+class ExternalRoutes(thread_cert.TestCase):
     USE_MESSAGE_FACTORY = False
 
     TOPOLOGY = {