diff --git a/tests/system/src/test/java/org/nzbhydra/NzbHandlingTest.java b/tests/system/src/test/java/org/nzbhydra/NzbHandlingTest.java
index cec8ca738..2f86d287c 100644
--- a/tests/system/src/test/java/org/nzbhydra/NzbHandlingTest.java
+++ b/tests/system/src/test/java/org/nzbhydra/NzbHandlingTest.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ public class NzbHandlingTest {
     @Test
     public void shouldSaveToBlackhole() throws Exception {
         final BaseConfig config = configManager.getCurrentConfig();
-        config.getDownloading().setSaveNzbsTo(blackholeFolderNnzbhydra);
+        config.getDownloading().setSaveNzbsTo(Paths.get(blackholeFolderNnzbhydra).toAbsolutePath().toString());
         configManager.setConfig(config);
 
         final String guid = searchResultProvider.findOneGuid();