diff --git a/tests/test_commands.py b/tests/test_commands.py
index c7284b6c3..b61f314ec 100644
--- a/tests/test_commands.py
+++ b/tests/test_commands.py
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ class GenspiderCommandTest(CommandTest):
             self.assertNotEqual(file_contents_after, file_contents_before)
         else:
             p, out, err = self.proc('genspider', file_name, 'example.com')
-            self.assertIn(f"{file_path} already exists", out)
+            self.assertIn(f"{file_path.resolve()} already exists", out)
             modify_time_after = file_path.stat().st_mtime
             self.assertEqual(modify_time_after, modify_time_before)
             file_contents_after = file_path.read_text()