diff --git a/test/compass_test.rb b/test/compass_test.rb
index 1530b513..8b728c83 100644
--- a/test/compass_test.rb
+++ b/test/compass_test.rb
@@ -82,7 +82,11 @@ class CompassTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   end
   def with_templates(folder)
     old_template_loc = Sass::Plugin.options[:template_location]
-    Sass::Plugin.options[:template_location] = old_template_loc.dup
+    Sass::Plugin.options[:template_location] = if old_template_loc.is_a?(Hash)
+      old_template_loc.dup
+    else
+      Hash.new
+    end
     @current_template_folder = folder
     begin
       Sass::Plugin.options[:template_location][template_loc(folder)] = tempfile_loc(folder)
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index d7db925b..38c5e5b2 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,3 @@ require 'sass/plugin'
 
 
 require 'test/unit'
-
-Sass::Plugin.options[:template_location] = {
-  "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/../src" => "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/tmp/blueprint"
-}