diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/test_download.py b/tests/unit/utils/test_download.py
index a52e3f3e..7e886703 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/test_download.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/test_download.py
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ def test_get_download_path__auto_dir():
     path = get_download_path(file_name="file_name.zip")
 
     # Assert
-    assert path == Path(tempfile.gettempdir()).absolute() / "file_name.zip"
+    assert path == Path(tempfile.gettempdir()).resolve() / "file_name.zip"
 
 
 def test_get_download_path__auto_file_name(temp_dir: Path):
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/test_zip_files.py b/tests/unit/utils/test_zip_files.py
index 5f745e3a..7c9d7e35 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/test_zip_files.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/test_zip_files.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 @pytest.fixture()
 def temp_dir():
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
-        yield Path(tmp)
+        yield Path(tmp).resolve()
 
 
 @patch("power_grid_model_io.utils.download.tqdm")