diff --git a/tests/system/suite_general/tst_create_proj_wizard/test.py b/tests/system/suite_general/tst_create_proj_wizard/test.py
index 0f3f9d4c4c437f1c5eca6f1862ba154a25fbb88f..3703b1dd1b8ccf1077c8eaab6ac9c23b7005eda3 100644
--- a/tests/system/suite_general/tst_create_proj_wizard/test.py
+++ b/tests/system/suite_general/tst_create_proj_wizard/test.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def main():
     categoriesView = waitForObject("{type='QTreeView' name='templateCategoryView' visible='1'}", 20000)
     catModel = categoriesView.model()
     projects = catModel.index(0, 0)
-    test.compare("Projects", projects.data())
+    test.compare("Projects", str(projects.data()))
     comboBox = waitForObject("{name='comboBox' type='QComboBox' visible='1' "
                              "window=':New_Core::Internal::NewDialog'}")
     test.compare(comboBox.currentText, "All templates")