diff --git a/spec/config_spec.rb b/spec/config_spec.rb
index e8f3a76..ead6cce 100644
--- a/spec/config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/config_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 describe Gitolite::Config do
 
   conf_dir   = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'fixtures', 'configs')
-  output_dir = File.join(File.dirname(File.dirname(__FILE__)), 'tmp')
+  output_dir = '/tmp'
+  # output_dir = File.join(File.dirname(File.dirname(__FILE__)), 'tmp')
 
   describe "#new" do
     it 'should read a simple configuration' do
diff --git a/spec/gitolite_admin_spec.rb b/spec/gitolite_admin_spec.rb
index 495b8f4..8030bf1 100644
--- a/spec/gitolite_admin_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/gitolite_admin_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 describe Gitolite::GitoliteAdmin do
 
-  output_dir = File.join(File.dirname(File.dirname(__FILE__)), 'tmp')
+  output_dir = '/tmp'
+  # output_dir = File.join(File.dirname(File.dirname(__FILE__)), 'tmp')
 
   describe '#bootstrap' do
     it 'should bootstrap a gitolite-admin repository' do
diff --git a/spec/ssh_key_spec.rb b/spec/ssh_key_spec.rb
index 5910500..06868a2 100644
--- a/spec/ssh_key_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ssh_key_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 describe Gitolite::SSHKey do
 
   key_dir    = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'fixtures', 'keys')
-  output_dir = File.join(File.dirname(File.dirname(__FILE__)), 'tmp')
+  output_dir = '/tmp'
+  # output_dir = File.join(File.dirname(File.dirname(__FILE__)), 'tmp')
 
   describe "#from_string" do
     it 'should construct an SSH key from a string' do