diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/context/metadata/PropertiesPersistingMetadataStoreTests.java b/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/context/metadata/PropertiesPersistingMetadataStoreTests.java
index 3098928e0a..335d2a9451 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/context/metadata/PropertiesPersistingMetadataStoreTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/context/metadata/PropertiesPersistingMetadataStoreTests.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class PropertiesPersistingMetadataStoreTests {
 		File file = new File("target/foo" + "/metadata-store.properties");
 		file.deleteOnExit();
 		PropertiesPersistingMetadataStore metadataStore = new PropertiesPersistingMetadataStore();
-		metadataStore.setBaseDirectory("foo"); 
+		metadataStore.setBaseDirectory("target/foo"); 
 		metadataStore.afterPropertiesSet();
 		metadataStore.put("foo", "bar");
 		metadataStore.destroy();