diff --git a/tests/cli/bait_file.txt b/tests/cli/bait_file.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/tests/cli/path_traversal/test_path_traversal_include.phpt b/tests/cli/path_traversal/test_path_traversal_include.phpt
index c608bb9e..ccb2a95d 100644
--- a/tests/cli/path_traversal/test_path_traversal_include.phpt
+++ b/tests/cli/path_traversal/test_path_traversal_include.phpt
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ AIKIDO_BLOCK=1
 --FILE--
 <?php
 
-$_SERVER['HTTP_USER'] = '../file';
+$file = '../../bait_file.txt';
 
-$file = '../file/test.txt';
+$_SERVER['HTTP_USER'] = $file;
+
+symlink("./test/cli/bait_file.txt", $file);
     
 include($file);
 
diff --git a/tests/cli/path_traversal/test_path_traversal_include_once.phpt b/tests/cli/path_traversal/test_path_traversal_include_once.phpt
index 562120f5..175fc5c7 100644
--- a/tests/cli/path_traversal/test_path_traversal_include_once.phpt
+++ b/tests/cli/path_traversal/test_path_traversal_include_once.phpt
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ AIKIDO_BLOCK=1
 --FILE--
 <?php
 
-$_SERVER['HTTP_USER'] = '../file';
+$file = '../../bait_file.txt';
 
-$file = '../file/test.txt';
+$_SERVER['HTTP_USER'] = $file;
+
+symlink("./test/cli/bait_file.txt", $file);
     
 include_once($file);
 
diff --git a/tests/cli/path_traversal/test_path_traversal_require.phpt b/tests/cli/path_traversal/test_path_traversal_require.phpt
index 717c7aff..69b2a373 100644
--- a/tests/cli/path_traversal/test_path_traversal_require.phpt
+++ b/tests/cli/path_traversal/test_path_traversal_require.phpt
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ AIKIDO_BLOCK=1
 --FILE--
 <?php
 
-$_SERVER['HTTP_USER'] = '../file';
+$file = '../../bait_file.txt';
 
-$file = '../file/test.txt';
+$_SERVER['HTTP_USER'] = $file;
+
+symlink("./test/cli/bait_file.txt", $file);
     
 require($file);
 
diff --git a/tests/cli/path_traversal/test_path_traversal_require_once.phpt b/tests/cli/path_traversal/test_path_traversal_require_once.phpt
index 05be0cc4..51c62196 100644
--- a/tests/cli/path_traversal/test_path_traversal_require_once.phpt
+++ b/tests/cli/path_traversal/test_path_traversal_require_once.phpt
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ AIKIDO_BLOCK=1
 --FILE--
 <?php
 
-$_SERVER['HTTP_USER'] = '../file';
+$file = '../../bait_file.txt';
 
-$file = '../file/test.txt';
+$_SERVER['HTTP_USER'] = $file;
+
+symlink("./test/cli/bait_file.txt", $file);
     
 require_once($file);