diff --git a/pkg/crc/machine/bundle/metadata_test.go b/pkg/crc/machine/bundle/metadata_test.go
index cff984a982..a3212f40e8 100644
--- a/pkg/crc/machine/bundle/metadata_test.go
+++ b/pkg/crc/machine/bundle/metadata_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package bundle
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -209,5 +210,7 @@ func TestVerifiedHash(t *testing.T) {
 func testDataURI(t *testing.T, sha256sum string) string {
 	absPath, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join("testdata", sha256sum))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	return fmt.Sprintf("file:///%s", absPath)
+	fileURI, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("file:///%s", absPath))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return fileURI.String()
 }