diff --git a/tiledb/tests/test_schema_evolution.py b/tiledb/tests/test_schema_evolution.py
index 4b0ab7521f..5110e8ab1e 100644
--- a/tiledb/tests/test_schema_evolution.py
+++ b/tiledb/tests/test_schema_evolution.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def test_schema_evolution(tmp_path):
     with pytest.raises(tiledb.TileDBError) as excinfo:
         se.add_attribute(newattr)
     assert "Input attribute name is already there" in str(excinfo.value)
-    assert Path("tiledb") / "schema_evolution.cc" in str(excinfo.value)
+    assert str(Path("tiledb") / "schema_evolution.cc") in str(excinfo.value)
 
     se.array_evolve(uri)