diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 0b0783ec..ead7dac2 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ gem "rspec", "~>2.0.0"
 gem "rails", "~>3.0.0.rc"
 gem "compass-validator", "3.0.0"
 gem "css_parser", "~> 1.0.1"
-gem "sass", "3.1.0.alpha.249"
+gem "sass", "3.1.0.alpha.263"
 gem "haml", "~> 3.1.0.alpha"
 gem "rcov"
 gem "rubyzip"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index af131166..f329954b 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ GIT
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    compass (0.11.beta.7.613753e)
+    compass (0.11.beta.7.a997fa2)
       chunky_png (~> 1.1.1)
       fssm (>= 0.2.7)
       sass (>= 3.1.0.alpha.249)
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ GEM
     ruby-json (1.1.2)
     ruby-prof (0.10.5)
     rubyzip (0.9.4)
-    sass (3.1.0.alpha.249)
+    sass (3.1.0.alpha.263)
     term-ansicolor (1.0.5)
     thor (0.14.6)
     timecop (0.3.5)
@@ -145,5 +145,5 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rspec (~> 2.0.0)
   ruby-prof
   rubyzip
-  sass (= 3.1.0.alpha.249)
+  sass (= 3.1.0.alpha.263)
   timecop
diff --git a/test/configuration_test.rb b/test/configuration_test.rb
index 6e75a032..419e5b27 100644
--- a/test/configuration_test.rb
+++ b/test/configuration_test.rb
@@ -87,10 +87,16 @@ class ConfigurationTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
     Compass.add_configuration(contents, "test_additional_import_paths")
 
-    assert Compass.configuration.to_sass_engine_options[:load_paths].include?("/home/chris/my_compass_project/../foo")
-    assert Compass.configuration.to_sass_engine_options[:load_paths].include?("/path/to/my/framework"), Compass.configuration.to_sass_engine_options[: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]
+    engine_opts = Compass.configuration.to_sass_engine_options
+
+    load_paths = load_paths_as_strings(engine_opts[:load_paths])
+
+    plugin_opts = Compass.configuration.to_sass_plugin_options
+
+    assert load_paths.include?("/home/chris/my_compass_project/../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]
 
     expected_serialization = <<EXPECTED
 # Require any additional compass plugins here.
@@ -121,8 +127,10 @@ EXPECTED
 
     Compass.add_configuration(contents, "test_additional_import_paths")
 
-    assert Compass.configuration.to_sass_engine_options[:load_paths].include?("/home/chris/my_compass_project/../foo")
-    assert Compass.configuration.to_sass_engine_options[:load_paths].include?("/path/to/my/framework"), Compass.configuration.to_sass_engine_options[:load_paths].inspect
+    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?("/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]
 
@@ -235,4 +243,17 @@ EXPECTED
   ensure
     Compass::Configuration.remove_configuration_property :foobar
   end
+
+  def load_paths_as_strings(load_paths)
+    load_paths.map do |path|
+      case path
+      when Sass::Importers::Filesystem
+        path.root
+      when String, Pathname
+        path.to_s
+      end
+    end.compact
+  end
+
+
 end