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 013123719055..913cc5cc4ba1 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
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import com.intellij.platform.eel.provider.utils.readWholeText
 import com.intellij.platform.eel.provider.utils.sendWholeText
 import com.intellij.platform.eel.spawnProcess
 import com.intellij.python.community.junit5Tests.framework.conda.CondaEnv
-import com.jetbrains.python.getOrThrow
 import com.intellij.python.community.junit5Tests.framework.conda.PyEnvTestCaseWithConda
 import com.intellij.python.community.junit5Tests.framework.conda.createCondaEnv
 import com.intellij.python.junit5Tests.framework.env.pySdkFixture
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ import com.intellij.testFramework.common.timeoutRunBlocking
 import com.intellij.testFramework.junit5.fixture.moduleFixture
 import com.intellij.testFramework.junit5.fixture.projectFixture
 import com.intellij.testFramework.junit5.fixture.tempPathFixture
+import com.jetbrains.python.getOrThrow
 import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.flavors.conda.PyCondaEnv
 import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.persist
 import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.pythonSdk
@@ -130,8 +130,9 @@ class PyVirtualEnvTerminalCustomizerTest {
         Pair(Path(sdk.homePath!!), envDir.toRealPath().pathString)
       }
       else {
-        val venv = VirtualEnvReader().findPythonInPythonRoot(tempDirFixture.get())!!
-        Pair(venv, tempDirFixture.get().name)
+        val venvDir = tempDirFixture.get().resolve(".venv")
+        val venv = VirtualEnvReader().findPythonInPythonRoot(venvDir)!!
+        Pair(venv, venvDir.name)
       }
 
     // binary might be like ~8.3, we need to expand it as venv might report both