diff --git a/tests/test_directory_operations.py b/tests/test_directory_operations.py
index c354b40b0..db41e2da2 100644
--- a/tests/test_directory_operations.py
+++ b/tests/test_directory_operations.py
@@ -57,11 +57,16 @@ def test_copy_sample_files(mocker, default_conf, caplog) -> None:
 
     copy_sample_files(Path('/tmp/bar'))
     assert copymock.call_count == 5
-    assert copymock.call_args_list[0][0][1] == '/tmp/bar/strategies/sample_strategy.py'
-    assert copymock.call_args_list[1][0][1] == '/tmp/bar/hyperopts/sample_hyperopt_advanced.py'
-    assert copymock.call_args_list[2][0][1] == '/tmp/bar/hyperopts/sample_hyperopt_loss.py'
-    assert copymock.call_args_list[3][0][1] == '/tmp/bar/hyperopts/sample_hyperopt.py'
-    assert copymock.call_args_list[4][0][1] == '/tmp/bar/notebooks/strategy_analysis_example.ipynb'
+    assert copymock.call_args_list[0][0][1] == str(
+        Path('/tmp/bar') / 'strategies/sample_strategy.py')
+    assert copymock.call_args_list[1][0][1] == str(
+        Path('/tmp/bar') / 'hyperopts/sample_hyperopt_advanced.py')
+    assert copymock.call_args_list[2][0][1] == str(
+        Path('/tmp/bar') / 'hyperopts/sample_hyperopt_loss.py')
+    assert copymock.call_args_list[3][0][1] == str(
+        Path('/tmp/bar') / 'hyperopts/sample_hyperopt.py')
+    assert copymock.call_args_list[4][0][1] == str(
+        Path('/tmp/bar') / 'notebooks/strategy_analysis_example.ipynb')
 
 
 def test_copy_sample_files_errors(mocker, default_conf, caplog) -> None: