diff --git a/tests/repository/test_determine_repo_dir_finds_existing_cookiecutter.py b/tests/repository/test_determine_repo_dir_finds_existing_cookiecutter.py
index ebd7df320..3810668f6 100644
--- a/tests/repository/test_determine_repo_dir_finds_existing_cookiecutter.py
+++ b/tests/repository/test_determine_repo_dir_finds_existing_cookiecutter.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def cloned_cookiecutter_path(user_config_data, template):
     cloned_template_path = os.path.join(cookiecutters_dir, template)
     os.mkdir(cloned_template_path)
 
-    Path(cloned_template_path, "cookiecutter.json").open('w')  # creates file
+    Path(cloned_template_path, "cookiecutter.json").touch()  # creates file
 
     return cloned_template_path