diff --git a/project/build.scala b/project/build.scala
index 7d41538..f29febf 100644
--- a/project/build.scala
+++ b/project/build.scala
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@
     EclipseKeys.withSource := true,
     javacOptions in compile ++= Seq("-target", "7", "-source", "7"),
     testOptions in Test += Tests.Argument(TestFrameworks.Specs2, "junitxml", "console"),
+    javaOptions in Test += "-Dgitbucket.home=target/gitbucket_home_for_test",
+    testOptions in Test += Tests.Setup( () => new java.io.File("target/gitbucket_home_for_test").mkdir() ),
+    fork in Test := true,
     packageOptions += Package.MainClass("JettyLauncher")
   ).enablePlugins(SbtTwirl)
 }
diff --git a/src/test/scala/util/DirectorySpec.scala b/src/test/scala/util/DirectorySpec.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d961ea1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/scala/util/DirectorySpec.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package util
+
+import org.specs2.mutable._
+
+class DirectorySpec extends Specification {
+  "GitBucketHome" should {
+    "set under target in test scope" in {
+      Directory.GitBucketHome mustEqual new java.io.File("target/gitbucket_home_for_test").getAbsolutePath
+    }
+    "exists" in {
+      new java.io.File(Directory.GitBucketHome).exists
+    }
+  }
+}