diff --git a/tests/test_workflow_import.py b/tests/test_workflow_import.py
index faeaa189d..6f13937b4 100644
--- a/tests/test_workflow_import.py
+++ b/tests/test_workflow_import.py
@@ -623,7 +623,8 @@ def test_global_timeout_trigger(pub):
     trigger.timeout = '2'
     trigger.anchor = 'creation'
 
-    wf2 = assert_import_export_works(wf, include_id=True)
+    wf2 = Workflow.import_from_xml_tree(
+        ET.fromstring(ET.tostring(wf.export_to_xml(True))), True)
     assert wf2.global_actions[0].triggers[-1].id == trigger.id
     assert wf2.global_actions[0].triggers[-1].anchor == trigger.anchor