diff --git a/gramps/gen/db/test/grampsdbtestbase.py b/gramps/gen/db/test/grampsdbtestbase.py
index 024cf90c3..68cbe0e15 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/db/test/grampsdbtestbase.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/db/test/grampsdbtestbase.py
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ from gramps.cli.clidbman import CLIDbManager
 from gramps.gen.lib import (Source, RepoRef, Citation, Repository, Person, 
                             Family, Event, Place, MediaObject)
 
+from gramps.gen.constfunc import cuni
+
 class GrampsDbBaseTest(unittest.TestCase):
     """Base class for unittest that need to be able to create
     test databases."""
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ class GrampsDbBaseTest(unittest.TestCase):
         
         self._db = DbBsddb()
         dbman = CLIDbManager(None)
-        self._filename, title = dbman.create_new_db_cli(title=u"Test")
+        self._filename, title = dbman.create_new_db_cli(title=cuni("Test"))
         self._db.load(self._filename, dummy_callback, "w")
 
     def tearDown(self):