diff --git a/tests/test_windows/test_ui_file_dialog.py b/tests/test_windows/test_ui_file_dialog.py
index 15d97c39..68200681 100644
--- a/tests/test_windows/test_ui_file_dialog.py
+++ b/tests/test_windows/test_ui_file_dialog.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def test_press_delete_button_and_ok(self, _init_pygame, default_ui_manager,
         file_dialog = UIFileDialog(rect=pygame.Rect(100, 100, 440, 500),
                                    manager=default_ui_manager)
 
-        with open(Path('tests/data/for_delete.txt').absolute(), 'w') as file_to_delete:
+        with open(str(Path('tests/data/for_delete.txt')), 'w') as file_to_delete:
             file_to_delete.write('Some text')
 
         file_dialog.current_file_path = Path('tests/data/for_delete.txt').absolute()