diff --git a/tests/common.sh b/tests/common.sh
index d97a347..efc7785 100644
--- a/tests/common.sh
+++ b/tests/common.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 export test_dir=$(CDPATH= cd -- "$(dirname -- "$0")" && pwd)
 export repo_dir="$test_dir/.."
-export NVM_DIR="$repo_dir/.nvm"
+export NVM_DIR="$test_dir/.nvm"
 
 die () {
   echo $@
diff --git a/tests/loading/teardown b/tests/loading/teardown
index a5fa35b..cf74e0c 100755
--- a/tests/loading/teardown
+++ b/tests/loading/teardown
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-rm -rf ../../.nvm
+rm -rf ../.nvm
diff --git a/tests/options/teardown b/tests/options/teardown
index a5fa35b..cf74e0c 100755
--- a/tests/options/teardown
+++ b/tests/options/teardown
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-rm -rf ../../.nvm
+rm -rf ../.nvm
diff --git a/tests/wrapper commands/teardown b/tests/wrapper commands/teardown
index a5fa35b..cf74e0c 100755
--- a/tests/wrapper commands/teardown	
+++ b/tests/wrapper commands/teardown	
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-rm -rf ../../.nvm
+rm -rf ../.nvm