diff --git a/tests/test_plat_other.py b/tests/test_plat_other.py
index b1a60d8..e4d10b0 100644
--- a/tests/test_plat_other.py
+++ b/tests/test_plat_other.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def testfile():
         dir=op.expanduser("~"), prefix="send2trash_test", delete=False
     )
     file.close()
-    assert op.exists(file) is True
+    assert op.exists(file.name) is True
     yield file
     # Cleanup trash files on supported platforms
     if sys.platform != "win32":
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def testfiles():
         )
     )
     [file.close() for file in files]
-    assert all([op.exists(file) for file in files]) is True
+    assert all([op.exists(file.name) for file in files]) is True
     yield files
     filenames = [op.basename(file.name) for file in files]
     [os.remove(op.join(HOMETRASH, "files", filename)) for filename in filenames]
diff --git a/tests/test_plat_win.py b/tests/test_plat_win.py
index bd5b716..60d974d 100644
--- a/tests/test_plat_win.py
+++ b/tests/test_plat_win.py
@@ -70,12 +70,14 @@ def _file_not_found(dir, fcn):
 
 
 def _multi_byte_unicode(dir, fcn):
-    file = op.join(dir, "😇.txt")
-    _create_tree(file)
-    fcn(file)
-    assert op.exists(file) is False
+    single_file = op.join(dir, "😇.txt")
+    _create_tree(single_file)
+    assert op.exists(single_file) is True
+    fcn(single_file)
+    assert op.exists(single_file) is False
     files = [op.join(dir, "😇{}.txt".format(index)) for index in range(10)]
     [_create_tree(file) for file in files]
+    assert all([op.exists(file) for file in files]) is True
     fcn(files)
     assert any([op.exists(file) for file in files]) is False