diff --git a/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/HarvestingClientsIT.java b/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/HarvestingClientsIT.java
index 4699e741094..a470bd8fb27 100644
--- a/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/HarvestingClientsIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/HarvestingClientsIT.java
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ private static void setupCollection() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testCreateEditDeleteClient() {
+    public void testCreateEditDeleteClient() throws InterruptedException {
         // This method focuses on testing the native Dataverse harvesting client
         // API. 
         
-        String nickName = UtilIT.getRandomString(6);
+        String nickName = "h" + UtilIT.getRandomString(6);
         
 
         String clientApiPath = String.format(HARVEST_CLIENTS_API+"%s", nickName);
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public void testHarvestingClientRun()  throws InterruptedException {
         // method, we don't need to pay too much attention to this method, aside 
         // from confirming the expected HTTP status code.
         
-        String nickName = UtilIT.getRandomString(6);
+        String nickName = "h" + UtilIT.getRandomString(6);
 
         String clientApiPath = String.format(HARVEST_CLIENTS_API+"%s", nickName);
         String clientJson = String.format("{\"dataverseAlias\":\"%s\","
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public void testHarvestingClientRun()  throws InterruptedException {
                 + "\"set\":\"%s\","
                 + "\"metadataFormat\":\"%s\"}", 
                 harvestCollectionAlias, HARVEST_URL, ARCHIVE_URL, CONTROL_OAI_SET, HARVEST_METADATA_FORMAT);
-                
+        
         Response createResponse = given()
                 .header(UtilIT.API_TOKEN_HTTP_HEADER, adminUserAPIKey)
                 .body(clientJson)