diff --git a/tests/apps/starlette_app/app.py b/tests/apps/starlette_app/app.py
index baaf7f66..1ecb8a9c 100644
--- a/tests/apps/starlette_app/app.py
+++ b/tests/apps/starlette_app/app.py
@@ -43,4 +43,5 @@ def startup():
     Mount("/static", StaticFiles(directory=dir_path + "/static")),
 ]
 
-starlette_server = Starlette(debug=True, routes=routes, on_startup=[startup])
+
+starlette_server = Starlette(debug=True, routes=routes, lifespan=startup)
diff --git a/tests/apps/starlette_app/app2.py b/tests/apps/starlette_app/app2.py
index c3be2242..fbe1a2d2 100644
--- a/tests/apps/starlette_app/app2.py
+++ b/tests/apps/starlette_app/app2.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def startup():
 starlette_server = Starlette(
     debug=True,
     routes=routes,
-    on_startup=[startup],
+    lifespan=startup,
     middleware=[
         Middleware(
             TrustedHostMiddleware,