diff --git a/sdk-extensions/jaeger-remote-sampler/src/testGrpcNetty/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/extension/trace/jaeger/sampler/JaegerRemoteSamplerGrpcNettyTest.java b/sdk-extensions/jaeger-remote-sampler/src/testGrpcNetty/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/extension/trace/jaeger/sampler/JaegerRemoteSamplerGrpcNettyTest.java
index 5eb5db44be..257ddf3b13 100644
--- a/sdk-extensions/jaeger-remote-sampler/src/testGrpcNetty/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/extension/trace/jaeger/sampler/JaegerRemoteSamplerGrpcNettyTest.java
+++ b/sdk-extensions/jaeger-remote-sampler/src/testGrpcNetty/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/extension/trace/jaeger/sampler/JaegerRemoteSamplerGrpcNettyTest.java
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class JaegerRemoteSamplerGrpcNettyTest {
   void initialSampler() {
     try (JaegerRemoteSampler sampler =
         JaegerRemoteSampler.builder()
-            .setChannel(managedChannel())
+            .setChannel(ManagedChannelBuilder.forTarget("example.com").build())
             .setServiceName(SERVICE_NAME)
             .setInitialSampler(Sampler.alwaysOn())
             .build()) {