diff --git a/tempest/cmd/init.py b/tempest/cmd/init.py
index d84f3a3345..6e93d69609 100644
--- a/tempest/cmd/init.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/init.py
@@ -44,11 +44,14 @@ def get_tempest_default_config_dir():
 
     :return: default config dir
     """
+    # NOTE: The default directory should be on a Linux box.
     global_conf_dir = '/etc/tempest'
     xdg_config = os.environ.get('XDG_CONFIG_HOME',
-                                os.path.expanduser('~/.config'))
+                                os.path.expanduser(os.path.join('~',
+                                                                '.config')))
     user_xdg_global_path = os.path.join(xdg_config, 'tempest')
-    user_global_path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), '.tempest/etc')
+    user_global_path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'),
+                                    '.tempest', 'etc')
     if os.path.isdir(global_conf_dir):
         return global_conf_dir
     elif os.path.isdir(user_xdg_global_path):
@@ -121,7 +124,7 @@ class TempestInit(command.Command):
     def generate_sample_config(self, local_dir):
         conf_generator = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
                                       'config-generator.tempest.conf')
-        output_file = os.path.join(local_dir, 'etc/tempest.conf.sample')
+        output_file = os.path.join(local_dir, 'etc', 'tempest.conf.sample')
         if os.path.isfile(conf_generator):
             generator.main(['--config-file', conf_generator, '--output-file',
                             output_file])
diff --git a/tempest/lib/cmd/skip_tracker.py b/tempest/lib/cmd/skip_tracker.py
index 87806b7fc1..95376e3937 100755
--- a/tempest/lib/cmd/skip_tracker.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/cmd/skip_tracker.py
@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     launchpad = None
 
-LPCACHEDIR = os.path.expanduser('~/.launchpadlib/cache')
+LPCACHEDIR = os.path.expanduser(os.path.join('~', '.launchpadlib', 'cache'))
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-BASEDIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '../../..'))
+BASEDIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
+                                       '..', '..', '..'))
 TESTDIR = os.path.join(BASEDIR, 'tempest')
 
 
diff --git a/tempest/lib/common/preprov_creds.py b/tempest/lib/common/preprov_creds.py
index 10115041eb..641d7272bb 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/common/preprov_creds.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/common/preprov_creds.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class PreProvisionedCredentialProvider(cred_provider.CredentialProvider):
         return self.is_multi_user()
 
     def _create_hash_file(self, hash_string):
-        path = os.path.join(os.path.join(self.accounts_dir, hash_string))
+        path = os.path.join(self.accounts_dir, hash_string)
         if not os.path.isfile(path):
             with open(path, 'w') as fd:
                 fd.write(self.name)
@@ -194,8 +194,7 @@ class PreProvisionedCredentialProvider(cred_provider.CredentialProvider):
             if res:
                 return _hash
             else:
-                path = os.path.join(os.path.join(self.accounts_dir,
-                                                 _hash))
+                path = os.path.join(self.accounts_dir, _hash)
                 with open(path, 'r') as fd:
                     names.append(fd.read())
         msg = ('Insufficient number of users provided. %s have allocated all '
diff --git a/tempest/test_discover/test_discover.py b/tempest/test_discover/test_discover.py
index 143c6e1627..5816ab1d2d 100644
--- a/tempest/test_discover/test_discover.py
+++ b/tempest/test_discover/test_discover.py
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ def load_tests(loader, tests, pattern):
     base_path = os.path.split(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))[0]
     base_path = os.path.split(base_path)[0]
     # Load local tempest tests
-    for test_dir in ['tempest/api', 'tempest/scenario']:
-        full_test_dir = os.path.join(base_path, test_dir)
+    for test_dir in ['api', 'scenario']:
+        full_test_dir = os.path.join(base_path, 'tempest', test_dir)
         if not pattern:
             suite.addTests(loader.discover(full_test_dir,
                                            top_level_dir=base_path))
diff --git a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_tempest_init.py b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_tempest_init.py
index 9042b12f35..fce08826cc 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_tempest_init.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_tempest_init.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class TestTempestInit(base.TestCase):
 
     def test_generate_sample_config(self):
         local_dir = self.useFixture(fixtures.TempDir())
-        etc_dir_path = os.path.join(local_dir.path, 'etc/')
+        etc_dir_path = os.path.join(local_dir.path, 'etc')
         os.mkdir(etc_dir_path)
         init_cmd = init.TempestInit(None, None)
         local_sample_conf_file = os.path.join(etc_dir_path,
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class TestTempestInit(base.TestCase):
 
     def test_update_local_conf(self):
         local_dir = self.useFixture(fixtures.TempDir())
-        etc_dir_path = os.path.join(local_dir.path, 'etc/')
+        etc_dir_path = os.path.join(local_dir.path, 'etc')
         os.mkdir(etc_dir_path)
         lock_dir = os.path.join(local_dir.path, 'tempest_lock')
         config_path = os.path.join(etc_dir_path, 'tempest.conf')
diff --git a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_verify_tempest_config.py b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_verify_tempest_config.py
index 721fd76e54..277e0498f9 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_verify_tempest_config.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_verify_tempest_config.py
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ class TestDiscovery(base.TestCase):
                           os, 'fakeservice')
 
     def test_get_config_file(self):
-        conf_dir = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'etc/')
+        conf_dir = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'etc')
         conf_file = "tempest.conf.sample"
         local_sample_conf_file = os.path.join(conf_dir, conf_file)