diff --git a/tests/manual/big-georss.html b/tests/manual/big-georss.html
index 6be290c46b..7e2f2b50f0 100644
--- a/tests/manual/big-georss.html
+++ b/tests/manual/big-georss.html
@@ -16,7 +16,13 @@
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-            map.addLayer(new OpenLayers.Layer.GML("GML", "arkansas.rss", {format: OpenLayers.Format.GeoRSS}));
+            map.addLayer(new OpenLayers.Layer.Vector("arkansas", {
+                protocol: new OpenLayers.Protocol.HTTP({
+                    url: "arkansas.rss",
+                    format: new OpenLayers.Format.GeoRSS()
+                }),
+                strategies: [new OpenLayers.Strategy.Fixed()]
+            }));
         }
     </script>
   </head>