diff --git a/tests/test_remote.py b/tests/test_remote.py
index 2a7bb4f6d..9335cb83c 100644
--- a/tests/test_remote.py
+++ b/tests/test_remote.py
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ def test_iter_lines_timeout(self):
                     print("err:", err)
             except NotImplementedError:
                 try:
-                    pytest.skip(sys.exc_info()[1])
+                    pytest.skip(str(sys.exc_info()[1]))
                 except AttributeError:
                     return
             except ProcessTimedOut: