diff --git a/src/test/Journal.test.ts b/src/test/Journal.test.ts
index ad04859..5b69131 100644
--- a/src/test/Journal.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/Journal.test.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { JournalError } from "../main/JournalError";
 import type { JournalEvent } from "../main/JournalEvent";
 import { sleep } from "../main/util/async";
 
-const journalDir = join(__dirname, "../../src/test/data/journal");
+const journalDir = "src/test/data/journal";
 
 async function withTmpHome(action: (home: string) => Promise<void>): Promise<void> {
     const origHome = process.env["HOME"];
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ describe("Journal", () => {
     });
 
     it("throws error when reading broken journal", async () => {
-        const journal = await Journal.open({ directory: join(__dirname, "../../src/test/data/broken") });
+        const journal = await Journal.open({ directory: "src/test/data/broken" });
         try {
             const promise = (async () => {
                 for await (const event of journal) {
@@ -307,9 +307,9 @@ describe("Journal", () => {
             }
         });
         it("opens journal in given directory", async () => {
-            const journal = await Journal.open({ directory: __dirname });
+            const journal = await Journal.open({ directory: "src/test" });
             try {
-                expect(journal.getDirectory()).toBe(__dirname);
+                expect(journal.getDirectory()).toBe("src/test");
             } finally {
                 await journal.close();
             }
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ describe("Journal", () => {
                 { file: "Journal.2023-01-01T000000.01.log", offset: 222, line: 3 });
         });
         it("returns start position when no journal find found", async () => {
-            expect(await Journal.findEnd(__dirname)).toEqual({ file: "", offset: 0, line: 1 });
+            expect(await Journal.findEnd("src/test")).toEqual({ file: "", offset: 0, line: 1 });
         });
     });
 
diff --git a/src/test/events/carrier/CarrierStats.test.ts b/src/test/events/carrier/CarrierStats.test.ts
index b88219b..972ce1a 100644
--- a/src/test/events/carrier/CarrierStats.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/events/carrier/CarrierStats.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-import { join } from "path";
-
 import { Journal } from "../../../main/Journal";
 
-const directory = join(__dirname, "../../../../src/test/data/events/CarrierStats");
+const directory = "src/test/data/events/CarrierStats";
 
 describe("CarrierStats", () => {
     it("updates old TaxRate to new TaxRate_rearm, TaxRate_refuel and TaxRate_repair", async () => {
diff --git a/src/test/events/exploration/Scan.test.ts b/src/test/events/exploration/Scan.test.ts
index 4ab684f..fec2104 100644
--- a/src/test/events/exploration/Scan.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/events/exploration/Scan.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-import { join } from "path";
-
 import { Journal } from "../../../main/Journal";
 
-const directory = join(__dirname, "../../../../src/test/data/events/Scan");
+const directory = "src/test/data/events/Scan";
 
 describe("Scan", () => {
     it("updates Materials object to array", async () => {
diff --git a/src/test/events/odyssey/Backpack.test.ts b/src/test/events/odyssey/Backpack.test.ts
index 38910ff..028be1f 100644
--- a/src/test/events/odyssey/Backpack.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/events/odyssey/Backpack.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-import { join } from "path";
-
 import { Journal } from "../../../main/Journal";
 
-const directory = join(__dirname, "../../../../src/test/data/events/Backpack");
+const directory = "src/test/data/events/Backpack";
 
 describe("Scan", () => {
     it("rename BackPack and BackPackMaterials event to Backpack", async () => {
diff --git a/src/test/events/other/Synthesis.test.ts b/src/test/events/other/Synthesis.test.ts
index da853ce..aa5abd6 100644
--- a/src/test/events/other/Synthesis.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/events/other/Synthesis.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-import { join } from "path";
-
 import { Journal } from "../../../main/Journal";
 
-const directory = join(__dirname, "../../../../src/test/data/events/Synthesis");
+const directory = "src/test/data/events/Synthesis";
 
 describe("Synthesis", () => {
     it("updates Materials object to array", async () => {
diff --git a/src/test/events/startup/Statistics.test.ts b/src/test/events/startup/Statistics.test.ts
index 6e37764..8d06b21 100644
--- a/src/test/events/startup/Statistics.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/events/startup/Statistics.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-import { join } from "path";
-
 import { Journal } from "../../../main/Journal";
 
-const directory = join(__dirname, "../../../../src/test/data/events/Statistics");
+const directory = "src/test/data/events/Statistics";
 
 describe("Statistics", () => {
     it("updates fleet carrier distance travelled from LY string to number", async () => {
diff --git a/src/test/events/station/EngineerCraft.test.ts b/src/test/events/station/EngineerCraft.test.ts
index eccb6ad..540fe67 100644
--- a/src/test/events/station/EngineerCraft.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/events/station/EngineerCraft.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-import { join } from "path";
-
 import { Journal } from "../../../main/Journal";
 
-const directory = join(__dirname, "../../../../src/test/data/events/EngineerCraft");
+const directory = "src/test/data/events/EngineerCraft";
 
 describe("EngineerCraft", () => {
     it("updates Ingredients object to array", async () => {
diff --git a/src/test/events/travel/Docked.test.ts b/src/test/events/travel/Docked.test.ts
index 8ac6cbd..6c9d708 100644
--- a/src/test/events/travel/Docked.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/events/travel/Docked.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-import { join } from "path";
-
 import { Journal } from "../../../main/Journal";
 
-const directory = join(__dirname, "../../../../src/test/data/events/Docked");
+const directory = "src/test/data/events/Docked";
 
 describe("Docked", () => {
     it("updates old properties to new properties", async () => {
diff --git a/src/test/events/travel/FSDJump.test.ts b/src/test/events/travel/FSDJump.test.ts
index 750293b..f5f2a37 100644
--- a/src/test/events/travel/FSDJump.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/events/travel/FSDJump.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-import { join } from "path";
-
 import { Journal } from "../../../main/Journal";
 
-const directory = join(__dirname, "../../../../src/test/data/events/FSDJump");
+const directory = "src/test/data/events/FSDJump";
 
 describe("FSDJump", () => {
     it("updates old properties to new properties", async () => {
diff --git a/src/test/events/travel/Location.test.ts b/src/test/events/travel/Location.test.ts
index cfcc878..0d508bb 100644
--- a/src/test/events/travel/Location.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/events/travel/Location.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-import { join } from "path";
-
 import { Journal } from "../../../main/Journal";
 
-const directory = join(__dirname, "../../../../src/test/data/events/Location");
+const directory = "src/test/data/events/Location";
 
 describe("Location", () => {
     it("updates old properties to new properties", async () => {
diff --git a/src/test/index.test.ts b/src/test/index.test.ts
index 9d2397e..f079737 100644
--- a/src/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/index.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-import { join } from "path";
-
 import * as edj from "../main/index";
 
-const journalDir = join(__dirname, "../../src/test/data/journal");
+const journalDir = "src/test/data/journal";
 
 describe("ed-journal", () => {
     it("exports the Journal class", async () => {
diff --git a/src/test/util/LineReader.test.ts b/src/test/util/LineReader.test.ts
index abbd4c6..19aa895 100644
--- a/src/test/util/LineReader.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/util/LineReader.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { join } from "path";
 
 import { LineReader } from "../../main/util/LineReader";
 
-const textsDir = join(__dirname, "../../../src/test/data/texts");
+const textsDir = "src/test/data/texts";
 const testTxt = join(textsDir, "test.txt");
 const smallTxt = join(textsDir, "small.txt");
 
diff --git a/src/tools/validate-file.ts b/src/tools/validate-file.ts
index ba7f5e6..a56aeba 100644
--- a/src/tools/validate-file.ts
+++ b/src/tools/validate-file.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class ValidationError extends Error {
 
 (async () => {
     const validator = new Validator();
-    const schema = JSON.parse((await readFile(join(__dirname, "..", schemaFile))).toString()) as Schema;
+    const schema = JSON.parse((await readFile(join("src", schemaFile))).toString()) as Schema;
 
     const journal = await Journal.open();
     process.on("SIGINT", () => {
diff --git a/src/tools/validate-journal.ts b/src/tools/validate-journal.ts
index 7d3dd3f..0a36596 100644
--- a/src/tools/validate-journal.ts
+++ b/src/tools/validate-journal.ts
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ class ValidationError extends Error {
 
 (async () => {
     const validator = new Validator();
-    const schema = JSON.parse((await readFile(join(__dirname, "..",
-        "journal-event.schema.json"))).toString()) as Schema;
+    const schema = JSON.parse((await readFile(join("src", "journal-event.schema.json"))).toString()) as Schema;
     const narrowedSchemas = new Map<string, Schema>();
 
     const journal = await Journal.open({ position, watch: true });