diff --git a/test/sample_tests/assert_true.rb b/test/fixtures/assert_true.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sample_tests/assert_true.rb
rename to test/fixtures/assert_true.rb
diff --git a/test/echo_the_dolphin.rb b/test/fixtures/echo_the_dolphin.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from test/echo_the_dolphin.rb
rename to test/fixtures/echo_the_dolphin.rb
diff --git a/test/sample_tests/write_file.rb b/test/fixtures/write_file.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sample_tests/write_file.rb
rename to test/fixtures/write_file.rb
diff --git a/test/test_runner.rb b/test/test_runner.rb
index c6a9fab..e07540e 100644
--- a/test/test_runner.rb
+++ b/test/test_runner.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class TestRunner < Test::Unit::TestCase
     should "boot and run a file and shut down" do
       assert @pipe.gets.is_a?(Hydra::Messages::Runner::RequestFile)
 
-      file = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'sample_tests', 'assert_true.rb')
+      file = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'fixtures', 'assert_true.rb')
       @pipe.write(Hydra::Messages::Runner::RunFile.new(:file => file))
       response = @pipe.gets
       assert response.is_a?(Hydra::Messages::Runner::Results)
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class TestRunner < Test::Unit::TestCase
       target = File.join(Dir.tmpdir, 'hydra_test.txt')
       FileUtils.rm_f(target)
       assert !File.exists?(target)
-      file = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'sample_tests', 'write_file.rb')
+      file = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'fixtures', 'write_file.rb')
       assert @pipe.gets.is_a?(Hydra::Messages::Runner::RequestFile)
       @pipe.write(Hydra::Messages::Runner::RunFile.new(:file => file))
       response = @pipe.gets
diff --git a/test/test_ssh.rb b/test/test_ssh.rb
index be402e3..33f3bd7 100644
--- a/test/test_ssh.rb
+++ b/test/test_ssh.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class TestSSH < Test::Unit::TestCase
       @ssh = Hydra::SSH.new(
         'localhost', # connect to this machine
         File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__))), # move to the test directory
-        "ruby ./echo_the_dolphin.rb"
+        "ruby fixtures/echo_the_dolphin.rb"
       )
       @message = Hydra::Messages::TestMessage.new
     end