diff --git a/force_bdss/core_plugins/dummy/dummy_dakota/dakota_communicator.py b/force_bdss/core_plugins/dummy/dummy_dakota/dakota_communicator.py
index b1ee626645d0027f44d1a2392e02ef332890010a..9f9d4419447c36cd0ab23e9236fd5fcd3985274e 100644
--- a/force_bdss/core_plugins/dummy/dummy_dakota/dakota_communicator.py
+++ b/force_bdss/core_plugins/dummy/dummy_dakota/dakota_communicator.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class DummyDakotaCommunicator(BaseMCOCommunicator):
     def receive_from_mco(self):
         data = sys.stdin.read()
         values = list(map(float, data.split()))
-        value_names = [p.name for p in self.model.parameters]
+        value_names = [p.value_name for p in self.model.parameters]
         value_types = [p.value_type for p in self.model.parameters]
 
         return DataSourceParameters(
diff --git a/force_bdss/core_plugins/dummy/dummy_dakota/tests/test_dakota_communicator.py b/force_bdss/core_plugins/dummy/dummy_dakota/tests/test_dakota_communicator.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7bb6ba43186151cee28f697d39e2ef8655e00ab5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/force_bdss/core_plugins/dummy/dummy_dakota/tests/test_dakota_communicator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import unittest
+
+from force_bdss.bdss_application import BDSSApplication
+
+from force_bdss.core_plugins.dummy.dummy_dakota.dakota_bundle import (
+    DummyDakotaBundle)
+from force_bdss.data_sources.data_source_parameters import DataSourceParameters
+
+from force_bdss.mco.parameters.base_mco_parameter_factory import \
+    BaseMCOParameterFactory
+from force_bdss.mco.parameters.core_mco_parameters import RangedMCOParameter
+
+try:
+    import mock
+except ImportError:
+    from unittest import mock
+
+
+class TestDakotaCommunicator(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_receive_from_mco(self):
+        bundle = DummyDakotaBundle()
+        mock_application = mock.Mock(spec=BDSSApplication)
+        mock_parameter_factory = mock.Mock(spec=BaseMCOParameterFactory)
+        model = bundle.create_model()
+        model.parameters = [
+            RangedMCOParameter(mock_parameter_factory)
+        ]
+        comm = bundle.create_communicator(mock_application, model)
+
+        with mock.patch("sys.stdin") as stdin:
+            stdin.read.return_value = "1"
+
+            data = comm.receive_from_mco()
+            self.assertIsInstance(data, DataSourceParameters)
+            self.assertEqual(len(data.value_names), 1)
+            self.assertEqual(len(data.value_types), 1)
+            self.assertEqual(len(data.values), 1)
+