diff --git a/spec/unit/face/config_spec.rb b/spec/unit/face/config_spec.rb
index 703913a40..0cbffe2cd 100755
--- a/spec/unit/face/config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/face/config_spec.rb
@@ -1,144 +1,144 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env ruby
 require 'spec_helper'
 require 'puppet/face'
 
 describe Puppet::Face[:config, '0.0.1'] do
 
   FS = Puppet::FileSystem
 
   it "prints a single setting without the name" do
     Puppet[:trace] = true
 
     expect { subject.print("trace") }.to have_printed('true')
   end
 
   it "prints multiple settings with the names" do
     Puppet[:trace] = true
     Puppet[:syslogfacility] = "file"
 
     expect { subject.print("trace", "syslogfacility") }.to have_printed(<<-OUTPUT)
 trace = true
 syslogfacility = file
     OUTPUT
   end
 
   it "prints the setting from the selected section" do
     Puppet.settings.parse_config(<<-CONF)
     [other]
     syslogfacility = file
     CONF
 
     expect { subject.print("syslogfacility", :section => "other") }.to have_printed('file')
   end
 
   it "defaults to all when no arguments are given" do
     subject.expects(:puts).times(Puppet.settings.to_a.length)
 
     subject.print
   end
 
   it "prints out all of the settings when asked for 'all'" do
     subject.expects(:puts).times(Puppet.settings.to_a.length)
 
     subject.print('all')
   end
 
   shared_examples_for :config_printing_a_section do |section|
 
     def add_section_option(args, section)
       args << { :section => section } if section
       args
     end
 
     it "prints directory env settings for an env that exists" do
       FS.overlay(
-        FS::MemoryFile.a_directory("/dev/null/environments", [
+        FS::MemoryFile.a_directory(File.expand_path("/dev/null/environments"), [
           FS::MemoryFile.a_directory("production", [
             FS::MemoryFile.a_missing_file("environment.conf"),
           ]),
         ])
       ) do
         args = "environmentpath","manifest","modulepath","environment","basemodulepath"
         expect { subject.print(*add_section_option(args, section)) }.to have_printed(<<-OUTPUT)
-environmentpath = /dev/null/environments
-manifest = /dev/null/environments/production/manifests
-modulepath = /dev/null/environments/production/modules#{File::PATH_SEPARATOR}/some/base
+environmentpath = #{File.expand_path("/dev/null/environments")}
+manifest = #{File.expand_path("/dev/null/environments/production/manifests")}
+modulepath = #{File.expand_path("/dev/null/environments/production/modules")}#{File::PATH_SEPARATOR}#{File.expand_path("/some/base")}
 environment = production
-basemodulepath = /some/base
+basemodulepath = #{File.expand_path("/some/base")}
         OUTPUT
       end
     end
 
     it "interpolates settings in environment.conf" do
       FS.overlay(
-        FS::MemoryFile.a_directory("/dev/null/environments", [
+        FS::MemoryFile.a_directory(File.expand_path("/dev/null/environments"), [
           FS::MemoryFile.a_directory("production", [
             FS::MemoryFile.a_regular_file_containing("environment.conf", <<-CONTENT),
             modulepath=/custom/modules#{File::PATH_SEPARATOR}$basemodulepath
             CONTENT
           ]),
         ])
       ) do
         args = "environmentpath","manifest","modulepath","environment","basemodulepath"
         expect { subject.print(*add_section_option(args, section)) }.to have_printed(<<-OUTPUT)
-environmentpath = /dev/null/environments
-manifest = /dev/null/environments/production/manifests
-modulepath = /custom/modules#{File::PATH_SEPARATOR}/some/base
+environmentpath = #{File.expand_path("/dev/null/environments")}
+manifest = #{File.expand_path("/dev/null/environments/production/manifests")}
+modulepath = #{File.expand_path("/custom/modules")}#{File::PATH_SEPARATOR}#{File.expand_path("/some/base")}
 environment = production
-basemodulepath = /some/base
+basemodulepath = #{File.expand_path("/some/base")}
         OUTPUT
       end
     end
 
     it "prints the default configured env settings for an env that does not exist" do
       Puppet[:environment] = 'doesnotexist'
 
       FS.overlay(
-        FS::MemoryFile.a_directory("/dev/null/environments", [
+        FS::MemoryFile.a_directory(File.expand_path("/dev/null/environments"), [
           FS::MemoryFile.a_missing_file("doesnotexist")
         ])
       ) do
         args = "environmentpath","manifest","modulepath","environment","basemodulepath"
         expect { subject.print(*add_section_option(args, section)) }.to have_printed(<<-OUTPUT)
-environmentpath = /dev/null/environments
+environmentpath = #{File.expand_path("/dev/null/environments")}
 manifest = no_manifest
 modulepath = 
 environment = doesnotexist
-basemodulepath = /some/base
+basemodulepath = #{File.expand_path("/some/base")}
         OUTPUT
       end
     end
   end
 
   context "when printing environment settings" do
     before(:each) do
       Puppet.settings.stubs(:global_defaults_initialized?).returns(:true)
     end
 
     context "from main section" do
       before(:each) do
         Puppet.settings.parse_config(<<-CONF)
         [main]
         environmentpath=$confdir/environments
         basemodulepath=/some/base
         CONF
       end
 
       it_behaves_like :config_printing_a_section
     end
 
     context "from master section" do
 
       before(:each) do
         Puppet.settings.parse_config(<<-CONF)
         [master]
         environmentpath=$confdir/environments
         basemodulepath=/some/base
         CONF
         Puppet.settings.stubs(:global_defaults_initialized?).returns(:true)
       end
 
       it_behaves_like :config_printing_a_section, :master
     end
   end
 end