diff --git a/python/python-terminal/tests/com/intellij/python/junit5Tests/env/terminal/PyVirtualEnvTerminalCustomizerTest.kt b/python/python-terminal/tests/com/intellij/python/junit5Tests/env/terminal/PyVirtualEnvTerminalCustomizerTest.kt
index 328c1d91bc99..5c0152462a78 100644
--- a/python/python-terminal/tests/com/intellij/python/junit5Tests/env/terminal/PyVirtualEnvTerminalCustomizerTest.kt
+++ b/python/python-terminal/tests/com/intellij/python/junit5Tests/env/terminal/PyVirtualEnvTerminalCustomizerTest.kt
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class PyVirtualEnvTerminalCustomizerTest {
 
     val (pythonBinary, venvDirName) =
       if (useConda) {
-        val envDir = venvPath.resolve("some path with spaces")
+        val envDir = venvPath.resolve("some_path_with_underscores")
         val sdk = createCondaEnv(condaEnv, envDir).createSdkFromThisEnv(null, emptyList())
         sdkToDelete = sdk
         sdk.persist()