diff --git a/test/core/surface/sequential_connectivity_test.c b/test/core/surface/sequential_connectivity_test.c
index 2fba392..fe87f11 100644
--- a/test/core/surface/sequential_connectivity_test.c
+++ b/test/core/surface/sequential_connectivity_test.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 
 static grpc_channel *secure_test_create_channel(const char *addr) {
   grpc_channel_credentials *ssl_creds =
-      grpc_ssl_credentials_create(NULL, NULL, NULL);
+      grpc_ssl_credentials_create(test_root_cert, NULL, NULL);
   grpc_arg ssl_name_override = {GRPC_ARG_STRING,
                                 GRPC_SSL_TARGET_NAME_OVERRIDE_ARG,
                                 {"foo.test.google.fr"}};