diff --git a/test/unit/toplevel.js b/test/unit/toplevel.js
index 9a1d1beb0..df01d18a9 100644
--- a/test/unit/toplevel.js
+++ b/test/unit/toplevel.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var rimraf  = require('rimraf')
 var sinopia = require('../../')
 
 var config = {
-  storage: './test-storage',
+  storage: __dirname + '/test-storage',
   packages: {
     '*': {
       allow_access: '$all',