diff --git a/qfieldsync/tests/test_export.py b/qfieldsync/tests/test_export.py
index 551f171a..41f09816 100644
--- a/qfieldsync/tests/test_export.py
+++ b/qfieldsync/tests/test_export.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def data_dir(self) -> Path:
 
     def load_project(self, path):
         project = QgsProject.instance()
-        self.assertTrue(project.read(path))
+        self.assertTrue(project.read(str(path)))
         return project
 
     def test_copy(self):