diff --git a/plugins/Alias/test.py b/plugins/Alias/test.py
index f481e4493..adfacca23 100644
--- a/plugins/Alias/test.py
+++ b/plugins/Alias/test.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ from supybot.test import *
 import supybot.conf as conf
 import supybot.plugin as plugin
 import supybot.registry as registry
+from supybot.utils.minisix import u
 
 from . import plugin as Alias
 
@@ -128,11 +129,11 @@ class AliasTestCase(ChannelPluginTestCase):
         self.assertResponse('myre foo bar', 's/foo/bar/g')
 
     def testUnicode(self):
-        self.assertNotError(u'alias add \u200b echo foo')
-        self.assertResponse(u'\u200b', 'foo')
+        self.assertNotError(u('alias add \u200b echo foo'))
+        self.assertResponse(u('\u200b'), 'foo')
 
-        self.assertNotError(u'alias add café echo bar')
-        self.assertResponse(u'café', 'bar')
+        self.assertNotError('alias add café echo bar')
+        self.assertResponse('café', 'bar')
 
     def testSimpleAliasWithoutArgsImpliesDollarStar(self):
         self.assertNotError('alias add exo echo')