diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index de5d64b..534acdf 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -806,8 +806,15 @@ mod test {
 
   #[test]
   fn test_parse_server_configuration() {
-    let servers = parse_server_configuration("foo:bar,.:fizz/buzz", || Ok(PathBuf::from("/test")))
-      .expect("valid server configuration");
+    //setup directory structure for test
+    let home_dir = PathBuf::from("target/test");
+    const LOCAL_SERVER_DIR: &str = "fizz/buzz";
+    fs::create_dir_all(home_dir.join(LOCAL_SERVER_DIR)).expect("failed to create server directory");
+
+    let servers = parse_server_configuration(&format!("foo:bar,.:{LOCAL_SERVER_DIR}"), || {
+      Ok(home_dir.clone())
+    })
+    .expect("valid server configuration");
     assert_eq!(
       vec![
         Server {
@@ -818,7 +825,10 @@ mod test {
         },
         Server {
           address: ServerAddress::Localhost,
-          server_directory_path: PathBuf::from("/test/fizz/buzz"),
+          server_directory_path: home_dir
+            .join(LOCAL_SERVER_DIR)
+            .canonicalize()
+            .expect("home dir exists"),
         }
       ],
       servers