diff --git a/src/wallet/test/wallet_tests.cpp b/src/wallet/test/wallet_tests.cpp
index 8176a0017c..4a2cc9a139 100644
--- a/src/wallet/test/wallet_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/test/wallet_tests.cpp
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(importwallet_rescan, TestChain100Setup)
 
         JSONRPCRequest request;
         request.params.setArray();
-        request.params.push_back("wallet.backup");
+        request.params.push_back((pathTemp / "wallet.backup").string());
         vpwallets.insert(vpwallets.begin(), &wallet);
         ::dumpwallet(request);
     }
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(importwallet_rescan, TestChain100Setup)
 
         JSONRPCRequest request;
         request.params.setArray();
-        request.params.push_back("wallet.backup");
+        request.params.push_back((pathTemp / "wallet.backup").string());
         vpwallets[0] = &wallet;
         ::importwallet(request);