diff --git a/alfa-client/libs/design-system/src/lib/list/list-item/list-item.component.spec.ts b/alfa-client/libs/design-system/src/lib/list/list-item/list-item.component.spec.ts
index 0aef13978f11b606c0be0d6e0dbb6c297e8149e0..04eeffba56f4a341b60d448202972da84925cf35 100644
--- a/alfa-client/libs/design-system/src/lib/list/list-item/list-item.component.spec.ts
+++ b/alfa-client/libs/design-system/src/lib/list/list-item/list-item.component.spec.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ describe('ListItemComponent', () => {
   describe('input', () => {
     describe('routerLink', () => {
       it('should set href attribute', () => {
-        component.path = faker.system.filePath();
+        component.path = encodeURI(faker.system.filePath());
         const resultingLink: string = 'http://localhost' + component.path;
         const linkElement: HTMLLinkElement = getElementFromFixture(fixture, getDataTestClassOf('list-item-link'));