diff --git a/tests/template/template_includejs_test.php b/tests/template/template_includejs_test.php
index 632fde61d1..d80254072b 100644
--- a/tests/template/template_includejs_test.php
+++ b/tests/template/template_includejs_test.php
@@ -17,11 +17,10 @@ class phpbb_template_template_includejs_test extends phpbb_template_template_tes
 		$this->setup_engine(array('assets_version' => 1));
 
 		// Prepare correct result
-		$dir = dirname(__FILE__);
 		$scripts = array(
-			'<script src="' . $dir . '/templates/parent_and_child.html?assets_version=1"></script>',
-			'<script src="' . $dir . '/parent_templates/parent_only.html?assets_version=1"></script>',
-			'<script src="' . $dir . '/templates/child_only.html?assets_version=1"></script>'
+			'<script src="' . $this->test_path . '/templates/parent_and_child.html?assets_version=1"></script>',
+			'<script src="' . $this->test_path . '/parent_templates/parent_only.html?assets_version=1"></script>',
+			'<script src="' . $this->test_path . '/templates/child_only.html?assets_version=1"></script>'
 		);
 
 		// Run test
diff --git a/tests/template/template_locate_test.php b/tests/template/template_locate_test.php
index d6e2e82a47..be9ae06809 100644
--- a/tests/template/template_locate_test.php
+++ b/tests/template/template_locate_test.php
@@ -17,21 +17,21 @@ class phpbb_template_template_locate_test extends phpbb_template_template_test_c
 			// First element of the array is test name - keep them distinct
 			array(
 				'simple inheritance - only parent template exists',
-				dirname(__FILE__) . '/parent_templates/parent_only.html',
+				$this->test_path . '/parent_templates/parent_only.html',
 				'parent_only.html',
 				false,
 				true,
 			),
 			array(
 				'simple inheritance - only child template exists',
-				dirname(__FILE__) . '/templates/child_only.html',
+				$this->test_path . '/templates/child_only.html',
 				'child_only.html',
 				false,
 				true,
 			),
 			array(
 				'simple inheritance - both parent and child templates exist',
-				dirname(__FILE__) . '/templates/parent_and_child.html',
+				$this->test_path . '/templates/parent_and_child.html',
 				'parent_and_child.html',
 				false,
 				true,
diff --git a/tests/template/template_test.php b/tests/template/template_test.php
index 739bbe9387..f8677ed913 100644
--- a/tests/template/template_test.php
+++ b/tests/template/template_test.php
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ class phpbb_template_template_test extends phpbb_template_template_test_case
 		$this->template->set_filenames(array('test' => $filename));
 		$this->assertFileNotExists($this->template_path . '/' . $filename, 'Testing missing file, file cannot exist');
 
-		$expecting = sprintf('style resource locator: File for handle test does not exist. Could not find: %s', realpath($this->template_path . '/../') . '/templates/' . $filename);
+		$expecting = sprintf('style resource locator: File for handle test does not exist. Could not find: %s', $this->test_path . '/templates/' . $filename);
 		$this->setExpectedTriggerError(E_USER_ERROR, $expecting);
 
 		$this->display('test');
diff --git a/tests/template/template_test_case.php b/tests/template/template_test_case.php
index d660aa3f56..dd0acba6cd 100644
--- a/tests/template/template_test_case.php
+++ b/tests/template/template_test_case.php
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ class phpbb_template_template_test_case extends phpbb_test_case
 	protected $style_resource_locator;
 	protected $style_provider;
 
+	protected $test_path = 'tests/template';
+
 	// Keep the contents of the cache for debugging?
 	const PRESERVE_CACHE = true;
 
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ class phpbb_template_template_test_case extends phpbb_test_case
 		$defaults = $this->config_defaults();
 		$config = new phpbb_config(array_merge($defaults, $new_config));
 
-		$this->template_path = dirname(__FILE__) . '/templates';
+		$this->template_path = $this->test_path . '/templates';
 		$this->style_resource_locator = new phpbb_style_resource_locator();
 		$this->style_provider = new phpbb_style_path_provider();
 		$this->template = new phpbb_template($phpbb_root_path, $phpEx, $config, $user, $this->style_resource_locator);
diff --git a/tests/template/template_test_case_with_tree.php b/tests/template/template_test_case_with_tree.php
index 9522c97330..05ccb7ee55 100644
--- a/tests/template/template_test_case_with_tree.php
+++ b/tests/template/template_test_case_with_tree.php
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ class phpbb_template_template_test_case_with_tree extends phpbb_template_templat
 		$defaults = $this->config_defaults();
 		$config = new phpbb_config(array_merge($defaults, $new_config));
 
-		$this->template_path = dirname(__FILE__) . '/templates';
-		$this->parent_template_path = dirname(__FILE__) . '/parent_templates';
+		$this->template_path = $this->test_path . '/templates';
+		$this->parent_template_path = $this->test_path . '/parent_templates';
 		$this->style_resource_locator = new phpbb_style_resource_locator();
 		$this->style_provider = new phpbb_style_path_provider();
 		$this->template = new phpbb_template($phpbb_root_path, $phpEx, $config, $user, $this->style_resource_locator);