diff --git a/pkg/shaman/config/testing.go b/pkg/shaman/config/testing.go
index 4da32890..61f26ee4 100644
--- a/pkg/shaman/config/testing.go
+++ b/pkg/shaman/config/testing.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ package config
 import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -35,6 +36,11 @@ func CreateTestConfig() (conf Config, cleanup func()) {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	tempDir, err = filepath.EvalSymlinks(tempDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
 	conf = Config{
 		TestTempDir: tempDir,
 		Enabled:     true,