diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/test_yaml.py b/tests/unit/utils/test_yaml.py
index 2e57aa5c..7d0fd284 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/test_yaml.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/test_yaml.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def test_load_yaml_file_not_found():
 def test_load_yaml_invalid_syntax(bad_yaml_file_path: str):
     with pytest.raises(
         InvalidYamlException,
-        match=f"'{bad_yaml_file_path}' has invalid YAML",
+        match=re.escape(f"'{bad_yaml_file_path}' has invalid YAML"),
     ):
         load_yaml(file_path=bad_yaml_file_path)