diff --git a/tests/test-run-variants.t b/tests/test-run-variants.t
index d6fee0cbd77a168ff668bb483dbefd684b4170dc_dGVzdHMvdGVzdC1ydW4tdmFyaWFudHMudA==..eb886650bc252b146d3f9df5ef3fedb2ae4c5132_dGVzdHMvdGVzdC1ydW4tdmFyaWFudHMudA== 100644
--- a/tests/test-run-variants.t
+++ b/tests/test-run-variants.t
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
   $ env-desc set black-tiny-bad.pbd simple-command.command "black --check {file}"
   $ env-desc set black-tiny-bad.pbd simple-command.accept-failure "1"
   $ env-desc set black-tiny-bad.pbd simple-command.variables.file DATA-VARS:black.check.tiny.bad
-  $ env-desc set black-tiny-bad.pbd simple-command.cwd DATA-VARS:.
+  $ env-desc set black-tiny-bad.pbd simple-command.cwd .
   $ env-desc set --bool black-tiny-bad.pbd simple-command.variants.dimensions.string-normalization.yes.default 1
   $ env-desc set black-tiny-bad.pbd simple-command.variants.dimensions.string-normalization.no.extend-command " --skip-string-normalization"
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
   simple-command:
     accept-failure = 1
     command = black --check {file}
-    cwd = DATA-VARS:.
+    cwd = .
     variables:
       file = DATA-VARS:black.check.tiny.bad
     variants:
diff --git a/tests/test-simple-run.t b/tests/test-simple-run.t
index d6fee0cbd77a168ff668bb483dbefd684b4170dc_dGVzdHMvdGVzdC1zaW1wbGUtcnVuLnQ=..eb886650bc252b146d3f9df5ef3fedb2ae4c5132_dGVzdHMvdGVzdC1zaW1wbGUtcnVuLnQ= 100644
--- a/tests/test-simple-run.t
+++ b/tests/test-simple-run.t
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
   $ env-desc set black-tiny-bad.pbd simple-command.command "black --check {file}"
   $ env-desc set black-tiny-bad.pbd simple-command.accept-failure "1"
   $ env-desc set black-tiny-bad.pbd simple-command.variables.file DATA-VARS:black.check.tiny.bad
-  $ env-desc set black-tiny-bad.pbd simple-command.cwd DATA-VARS:.
+  $ env-desc set black-tiny-bad.pbd simple-command.cwd .
 
   $ env-desc show black-tiny-bad.pbd
   meta:
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
   simple-command:
     accept-failure = 1
     command = black --check {file}
-    cwd = DATA-VARS:.
+    cwd = .
     variables:
       file = DATA-VARS:black.check.tiny.bad
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
   simple-command:
     accept-failure = 1
     command = black --check {file}
-    cwd = DATA-VARS:.
+    cwd = .
     variables:
       file = DATA-VARS:black.check.tiny.good