diff --git a/test/test_execution.py b/test/test_execution.py
index f31e51558..620db080e 100644
--- a/test/test_execution.py
+++ b/test/test_execution.py
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import unittest
 import sys
 import os
 import subprocess
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
+
+from youtube_dl.utils import encodeArgument
 
 rootDir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ class TestExecution(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_cmdline_umlauts(self):
         p = subprocess.Popen(
-            [sys.executable, 'youtube_dl/__main__.py', 'ä', '--version'],
+            [sys.executable, 'youtube_dl/__main__.py', encodeArgument('ä'), '--version'],
             cwd=rootDir, stdout=_DEV_NULL, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
         _, stderr = p.communicate()
         self.assertFalse(stderr)