diff --git a/types/generic-pool/generic-pool-tests.ts b/types/generic-pool/generic-pool-tests.ts
index 4b8a69aa93..28590def30 100644
--- a/types/generic-pool/generic-pool-tests.ts
+++ b/types/generic-pool/generic-pool-tests.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const opts = {
     priorityRange: 5,
     autostart: false,
     evictionRunIntervalMillis: 200,
-    numTestsPerRun: 3,
+    numTestsPerEvictionRun: 3,
     softIdleTimeoutMillis: 100,
     idleTimeoutMillis: 5000
 };
diff --git a/types/generic-pool/index.d.ts b/types/generic-pool/index.d.ts
index 80a3c0e9df..6bb537e9ba 100644
--- a/types/generic-pool/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/generic-pool/index.d.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export interface Options {
     priorityRange?: number;
     autostart?: boolean;
     evictionRunIntervalMillis?: number;
-    numTestsPerRun?: number;
+    numTestsPerEvictionRun?: number;
     softIdleTimeoutMillis?: number;
     idleTimeoutMillis?: number;
 }