diff --git a/test/units/configuration_test.rb b/test/units/configuration_test.rb
index 792df86d..5be7b3c2 100644
--- a/test/units/configuration_test.rb
+++ b/test/units/configuration_test.rb
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class ConfigurationTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
     plugin_opts = Compass.configuration.to_sass_plugin_options
 
-    assert load_paths.include?("/home/chris/my_compass_project/../foo")
+    assert load_paths.include?("/home/chris/foo")
     assert load_paths.include?("/path/to/my/framework"), load_paths.inspect
     assert_equal "/home/chris/my_compass_project/css/framework", plugin_opts[:template_location].find{|s,c| s == "/path/to/my/framework"}[1]
     assert_equal "/home/chris/my_compass_project/css/foo", plugin_opts[:template_location].find{|s,c| s == "/home/chris/my_compass_project/../foo"}[1]
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ EXPECTED
 
     load_paths = load_paths_as_strings(Compass.configuration.to_sass_engine_options[:load_paths])
 
-    assert load_paths.include?("/home/chris/my_compass_project/../foo")
+    assert load_paths.include?("/home/chris/foo")
     assert load_paths.include?("/path/to/my/framework"), load_paths.inspect
     assert_equal "/home/chris/my_compass_project/css/framework", Compass.configuration.to_sass_plugin_options[:template_location].find{|s,c| s == "/path/to/my/framework"}[1]
     assert_equal "/home/chris/my_compass_project/css/foo", Compass.configuration.to_sass_plugin_options[:template_location].find{|s,c| s == "/home/chris/my_compass_project/../foo"}[1]