diff --git a/tests/integration/test_install_basic.py b/tests/integration/test_install_basic.py
index 2e5cad67..047c9d78 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_install_basic.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_install_basic.py
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ def test_system_and_deploy_work(PipenvInstance, pypi):
         assert c.return_code == 0
         c = p.pipenv('--rm')
         assert c.return_code == 0
-        Path(p.pipfile_path).write_text("""
+        Path(p.pipfile_path).write_text(u"""
 [packages]
 requests
         """.strip())