diff --git a/tests/test_main.py b/tests/test_main.py
index d6d8e2dc..cd3900e9 100644
--- a/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/test_main.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def test_cli_analyze_correct_arguments_nothing_to_analyze_not_looking(tmpdir):
     project_name = "testing"
     # create a reference to the internal
     # .chasten directory that supports testing
-    configuration_directory = test_one + str(Path("/.chasten"))
+    configuration_directory = test_one / Path(".chasten")
     configuration_directory_path = Path(configuration_directory)
     configuration_directory_path.mkdir()
     configuration_file = configuration_directory_path / "config.yml"
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def test_cli_analyze_correct_arguments_analyze_chasten_codebase(cwd):
     project_name = "testing"
     # create a reference to the internal
     # .chasten directory that supports testing
-    configuration_directory = str(cwd) + str(Path("/.chasten"))
+    configuration_directory = cwd / Path(".chasten")
     result = runner.invoke(
         main.cli,
         [
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ def test_cli_analyze_incorrect_arguments_no_project(cwd, tmpdir):
     test_one = tmpdir.mkdir("test_one")
     # create a reference to the internal
     # .chasten directory that supports testing
-    configuration_directory = str(cwd) + str(Path("/.chasten"))
+    configuration_directory = cwd / Path(".chasten")
     # call the analyze command
     result = runner.invoke(
         main.cli,
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ def test_fuzz_cli_analyze_single_directory(cwd, directory):
     project_name = "testing"
     # create a reference to the internal
     # .chasten directory that supports testing
-    configuration_directory = str(cwd) + str(Path("/.chasten"))
+    configuration_directory = cwd / Path(".chasten")
     result = runner.invoke(
         main.cli,
         [