diff --git a/tests/new_scopes_compat/test_new_scopes_compat_event.py b/tests/new_scopes_compat/test_new_scopes_compat_event.py
index db1e5fec4b..606d3f4535 100644
--- a/tests/new_scopes_compat/test_new_scopes_compat_event.py
+++ b/tests/new_scopes_compat/test_new_scopes_compat_event.py
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ def create_expected_error_event(trx, span):
                 "integrations": integrations,
             },
             "platform": "python",
+            "debug_meta": {"project_root": mock.ANY},
             "_meta": {
                 "user": {"ip_address": {"": {"rem": [["!config", "s"]]}}},
                 "extra": {