diff --git a/lib/puppet_litmus/rake_helper.rb b/lib/puppet_litmus/rake_helper.rb
index 09c08dc..02df69d 100644
--- a/lib/puppet_litmus/rake_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet_litmus/rake_helper.rb
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def provision(provisioner, platform, inventory_vars)
     raise "the provision module was not found in #{DEFAULT_CONFIG_DATA['modulepath']}, please amend the .fixtures.yml file" unless
       File.directory?(File.join(DEFAULT_CONFIG_DATA['modulepath'], 'provision'))
 
-    params = { 'action' => 'provision', 'platform' => platform, 'inventory' => Dir.pwd }
+    params = { 'action' => 'provision', 'platform' => platform, 'inventory' => File.join(Dir.pwd, 'spec', 'fixtures', 'litmus_inventory.yaml') }
     params['vars'] = inventory_vars unless inventory_vars.nil?
 
     task_name = provisioner_task(provisioner)
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def tear_down(node_name, inventory_hash)
     # how do we know what provisioner to use
     add_platform_field(inventory_hash, node_name)
 
-    params = { 'action' => 'tear_down', 'node_name' => node_name, 'inventory' => Dir.pwd }
+    params = { 'action' => 'tear_down', 'node_name' => node_name, 'inventory' => File.join(Dir.pwd, 'spec', 'fixtures', 'litmus_inventory.yaml') }
     node_facts = facts_from_node(inventory_hash, node_name)
     bolt_result = run_task(provisioner_task(node_facts['provisioner']), 'localhost', params, config: DEFAULT_CONFIG_DATA, inventory: nil)
     raise_bolt_errors(bolt_result, "tear_down of #{node_name} failed.")
diff --git a/spec/lib/puppet_litmus/rake_helper_spec.rb b/spec/lib/puppet_litmus/rake_helper_spec.rb
index cbe6893..efc426b 100644
--- a/spec/lib/puppet_litmus/rake_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/puppet_litmus/rake_helper_spec.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 end
 
 RSpec.describe PuppetLitmus::RakeHelper do
+  inventory_file = File.join(Dir.pwd, 'spec', 'fixtures', 'litmus_inventory.yaml')
+  let(:inventory_file) { inventory_file }
+
   context 'with provision_list' do
     let(:provision_hash) { { 'default' => { 'provisioner' => 'docker', 'images' => ['waffleimage/centos7'] } } }
     let(:results) { [] }
@@ -42,7 +45,7 @@
         inventory_vars: nil,
         provision_hash: { 'default' => { 'provisioner' => 'docker', 'images' => ['waffleimage/centos7'] } },
         results: [],
-        params: { 'action' => 'provision', 'platform' => 'waffleimage/centos7', 'inventory' => Dir.pwd }
+        params: { 'action' => 'provision', 'platform' => 'waffleimage/centos7', 'inventory' => inventory_file }
       },
       {
         provisioner: 'vagrant',
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@
         inventory_vars: nil,
         provision_hash: { 'default' => { 'provisioner' => 'vagrant', 'images' => ['centos7'] } },
         results: [],
-        params: { 'action' => 'provision', 'platform' => 'centos7', 'inventory' => Dir.pwd }
+        params: { 'action' => 'provision', 'platform' => 'centos7', 'inventory' => inventory_file }
       }
     ].freeze
 
@@ -68,7 +71,7 @@
           [{ 'uri' => 'some.host', 'facts' => { 'provisioner' => 'docker', 'container_name' => 'foo', 'platform' => 'some.host' } }] }] }
     end
     let(:targets) { ['some.host'] }
-    let(:params) { { 'action' => 'tear_down', 'node_name' => 'some.host', 'inventory' => Dir.pwd } }
+    let(:params) { { 'action' => 'tear_down', 'node_name' => 'some.host', 'inventory' => inventory_file } }
 
     it 'calls function' do
       allow(File).to receive(:directory?).with(File.join(described_class::DEFAULT_CONFIG_DATA['modulepath'], 'provision')).and_return(true)
@@ -89,7 +92,7 @@
           ] }] }
     end
     let(:targets) { ['one.host'] }
-    let(:params) { { 'action' => 'tear_down', 'node_name' => 'one.host', 'inventory' => Dir.pwd } }
+    let(:params) { { 'action' => 'tear_down', 'node_name' => 'one.host', 'inventory' => inventory_file } }
 
     it 'calls function' do
       allow(File).to receive(:directory?).with(File.join(described_class::DEFAULT_CONFIG_DATA['modulepath'], 'provision')).and_return(true)