diff --git a/tests/func/test_api.py b/tests/func/test_api.py
index 41cd0f743..b3f0c0aba 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_api.py
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ def test_get_url_git_only_repo_throws_exception(tmp_dir, scm):
     with pytest.raises(UrlNotDvcRepoError) as exc_info:
         api.get_url("foo", fspath(tmp_dir))
 
-    assert fspath(tmp_dir) in str(exc_info)
+    # On windows, `exc_info` has path escaped, eg: `C:\\\\Users\\\\travis`
+    assert fspath(tmp_dir) in str(exc_info).replace("\\\\", "\\")
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("remote_url", all_remote_params, indirect=True)