diff --git a/news/parsertest-fix.rst b/news/parsertest-fix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5026256a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/parsertest-fix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+**Added:**
+
+* No news needed: fix test.
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>
diff --git a/tests/test_profileparser.py b/tests/test_profileparser.py
index 429175e5..cd821387 100644
--- a/tests/test_profileparser.py
+++ b/tests/test_profileparser.py
@@ -105,14 +105,12 @@ def test_parse_file(
     actual_dx = as_list(parser._dx)
     actual_dy = as_list(parser._dy)
     actual_metadata = parser._meta
-    actual_metadata["filename"] = actual_metadata["filename"].split("/")[-1]
-
-    EXPECTED_META["filename"] = str(input_file).split("/")[-1]
+    actual_metadata["filename"] = Path(actual_metadata["filename"]).name
+    expected_metadata = {**EXPECTED_META, "filename": input_file.name}
     assert actual_x == expected_x
     assert actual_y == expected_y
     assert actual_dx == expected_dx
     assert actual_dy == expected_dy
-    expected_metadata = EXPECTED_META
     assert actual_metadata == expected_metadata