diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0ce774d9a..f2ff1814d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ ignore = [
 "test/plugins/test_ftintitle.py" = ["E501"]
 "test/test_util.py" = ["E501"]
 "test/ui/test_field_diff.py" = ["E501"]
+"test/ui/test_ui_init.py" = ["PT"]
 "test/util/test_id_extractors.py" = ["E501"]
 "test/**" = ["RUF001"] # we use Unicode characters in tests
 
diff --git a/test/ui/test_ui_init.py b/test/ui/test_ui_init.py
index 2209f32c4..1bbb0bb61 100644
--- a/test/ui/test_ui_init.py
+++ b/test/ui/test_ui_init.py
@@ -129,15 +129,19 @@ class DatabaseErrorTest(BeetsTestCase):
     def test_database_error_with_unable_to_open(self):
         """Test error message when database fails with 'unable to open' error."""
         test_config = deepcopy(config)
-        test_config["library"] = os.path.join(self.temp_dir, b"test.db")
-        
+        test_config["library"] = os.path.join(self.temp_dir, "test.db")
+
         # Mock Library to raise OperationalError with "unable to open"
         with mock.patch.object(
-            library, 'Library', side_effect=sqlite3.OperationalError("unable to open database file")
+            library,
+            "Library",
+            side_effect=sqlite3.OperationalError(
+                "unable to open database file"
+            ),
         ):
             with self.assertRaises(ui.UserError) as cm:
                 ui._open_library(test_config)
-            
+
             error_message = str(cm.exception)
             # Should mention directory permissions
             self.assertIn("directory", error_message.lower())
@@ -146,15 +150,17 @@ class DatabaseErrorTest(BeetsTestCase):
     def test_database_error_fallback(self):
         """Test fallback error message for other database errors."""
         test_config = deepcopy(config)
-        test_config["library"] = os.path.join(self.temp_dir, b"test.db")
-        
+        test_config["library"] = os.path.join(self.temp_dir, "test.db")
+
         # Mock Library to raise a different OperationalError
         with mock.patch.object(
-            library, 'Library', side_effect=sqlite3.OperationalError("disk I/O error")
+            library,
+            "Library",
+            side_effect=sqlite3.OperationalError("disk I/O error"),
         ):
             with self.assertRaises(ui.UserError) as cm:
                 ui._open_library(test_config)
-            
+
             error_message = str(cm.exception)
             # Should contain the error but not the directory writable message
             self.assertIn("could not be opened", error_message)