diff --git a/tests/test_plugin/test_gui.py b/tests/test_plugin/test_gui.py
index c48f407..c54c792 100644
--- a/tests/test_plugin/test_gui.py
+++ b/tests/test_plugin/test_gui.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def test_redis_fail_1(tmpdir):
     with pytest.raises(redis.exceptions.ConnectionError) as error_info:
         gui_backend.Controller(fake_app_gui).redraw()
 
-    assert error_info.value.message == "Cant connect to this socket. Is redis running?\n" \
+    assert str(error_info.value) == "Cant connect to this socket. Is redis running?\n" \
         + "Stopping pytest_status_gui"
 
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def test_redis_fail_2(tmpdir, redis_master):
     with pytest.raises(redis.exceptions.ConnectionError) as error_info:
         gui_backend.Controller(fake_app_gui).redraw()
 
-    assert error_info.value.message == "Redis is running on this port, but it is not related to pytest status\n"\
+    assert str(error_info.value) == "Redis is running on this port, but it is not related to pytest status\n"\
         + "Stopping pytest_status_gui"
 
     fake_app_gui.stop.assert_called_with()
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def test_redis_fail_3(tmpdir, redis_master):
     with pytest.raises(redis.exceptions.ConnectionError) as error_info:
         gui_backend.Controller(fake_app_gui).redraw()
 
-    assert error_info.value.message == "Redis is running on this port, but it is not related to pytest status\n"\
+    assert str(error_info.value) == "Redis is running on this port, but it is not related to pytest status\n"\
         + "Stopping pytest_status_gui"
 
     fake_app_gui.stop.assert_called_with()
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def test_redis_fail_4(tmpdir, redis_master):
     with pytest.raises(redis.exceptions.ConnectionError) as error_info:
         gui_backend.Controller(fake_app_gui).redraw()
 
-    assert error_info.value.message == "dir_name = {dir_name} not found in redis db".format(
+    assert str(error_info.value) == "dir_name = {dir_name} not found in redis db".format(
         dir_name=fake_app_gui.dir_name)
 
     fake_app_gui.stop.assert_called_with()