diff --git a/keystoneclient/middleware/test.py b/keystoneclient/middleware/test.py
index e5c117120..77511412c 100644
--- a/keystoneclient/middleware/test.py
+++ b/keystoneclient/middleware/test.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 
 
-ROOTDIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(os.curdir))
+ROOTDIR = os.path.abspath(os.curdir)
 
 
 def rootdir(*p):
diff --git a/tests/test_auth_token_middleware.py b/tests/test_auth_token_middleware.py
index 94a739cc4..58be41da8 100644
--- a/tests/test_auth_token_middleware.py
+++ b/tests/test_auth_token_middleware.py
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ from keystoneclient.openstack.common import timeutils
 from keystoneclient.middleware import test
 
 
-CERTDIR = test.rootdir("python-keystoneclient/examples/pki/certs")
-KEYDIR = test.rootdir("python-keystoneclient/examples/pki/private")
-CMSDIR = test.rootdir("python-keystoneclient/examples/pki/cms")
+CERTDIR = test.rootdir('examples', 'pki', 'certs')
+KEYDIR = test.rootdir('examples', 'pki', 'private')
+CMSDIR = test.rootdir('examples', 'pki', 'cms')
 SIGNING_CERT = os.path.join(CERTDIR, 'signing_cert.pem')
 SIGNING_KEY = os.path.join(KEYDIR, 'signing_key.pem')
 CA = os.path.join(CERTDIR, 'ca.pem')