diff --git a/tests/testutil.py b/tests/testutil.py
index f9049344533c4d8082904ebeb22d7b70dc0b2b9f..a18ef2065e8d1420e28e832a264bc8238259a242 100644
--- a/tests/testutil.py
+++ b/tests/testutil.py
@@ -116,12 +116,14 @@ def Cost(number, currency='USD', date=FY_MID_DATE, label=None):
 
 def Posting(account, number,
             currency='USD', cost=None, price=None, flag=None,
-            type_=bc_data.Posting, **meta):
+            _post_type=bc_data.Posting, _meta_type=None, **meta):
     if cost is not None:
         cost = Cost(*cost)
     if not meta:
         meta = None
-    return type_(
+    elif _meta_type:
+        meta = _meta_type(meta)
+    return _post_type(
         account,
         Amount(number, currency),
         cost,