diff --git a/test/test-find-dot-collection.js b/test/test-find-dot-collection.js
index 44b130b..d68e7f6 100644
--- a/test/test-find-dot-collection.js
+++ b/test/test-find-dot-collection.js
@@ -1,16 +1,27 @@
 var test = require('./tape')
 var mongojs = require('../index')
 var db = mongojs('test', ['test.dot'])
+var dbNoCollections = mongojs('test')
 
 test('find in dot collection', function (t) {
-  db['test.dot'].drop(function () {
-    db['test.dot'].insert({ name: 'dot' }, function (err) {
+  var collection = db['test.dot']
+  testDropInsertAndFind(t, collection)
+})
+
+test('find in dot collection', function (t) {
+  var collection = dbNoCollections.collection('test.dot')
+  testDropInsertAndFind(t, collection)
+})
+
+function testDropInsertAndFind (t, collection) {
+  collection.drop(function () {
+    collection.insert({ name: 'dot' }, function (err) {
       t.error(err)
-      db['test.dot'].findOne(function (err, doc) {
+      collection.findOne(function (err, doc) {
         t.error(err)
         t.equal(doc.name, 'dot')
         t.end()
       })
     })
   })
-})
+}