diff --git a/spring-integration-feed/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/feed/FeedEntryReaderMessageSourceTests.java b/spring-integration-feed/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/feed/FeedEntryReaderMessageSourceTests.java
index 2744dc58f8..a1226963c8 100644
--- a/spring-integration-feed/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/feed/FeedEntryReaderMessageSourceTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-feed/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/feed/FeedEntryReaderMessageSourceTests.java
@@ -26,12 +26,10 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Properties;
 
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.integration.Message;
-import org.springframework.integration.context.metadata.MetadataStore;
 
 import com.sun.syndication.feed.synd.SyndEntry;
 import com.sun.syndication.feed.synd.SyndFeed;
@@ -43,7 +41,7 @@ import com.sun.syndication.feed.synd.SyndFeed;
 public class FeedEntryReaderMessageSourceTests {
 	@Before
 	public void prepare(){
-		File persisterFile = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir") + "spring-integration/", "feedReader.last.entry");
+		File persisterFile = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir") + "/spring-integration/", "feedReader.last.entry");
 		if (persisterFile.exists()){
 			persisterFile.delete();
 		}
diff --git a/spring-integration-feed/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/feed/config/FeedMessageSourceBeanDefinitionParserTests.java b/spring-integration-feed/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/feed/config/FeedMessageSourceBeanDefinitionParserTests.java
index e35e6daff9..79a5a37f0e 100644
--- a/spring-integration-feed/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/feed/config/FeedMessageSourceBeanDefinitionParserTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-feed/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/feed/config/FeedMessageSourceBeanDefinitionParserTests.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class FeedMessageSourceBeanDefinitionParserTests {
 	private static CountDownLatch latch;
 	@Before
 	public void prepare(){
-		File persisterFile = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir") + "spring-integration/", "feedAdapter.last.entry");
+		File persisterFile = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir") + "/spring-integration/", "feedAdapter.last.entry");
 		if (persisterFile.exists()){
 			persisterFile.delete();
 		}
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class FeedMessageSourceBeanDefinitionParserTests {
 	
 	@Test
 	public void validateSuccessfullNewsRetrievalWithFileUrlAndMessageHistory() throws Exception{
-		File persisterFile = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir") + "spring-integration/", "feedAdapterUsage.last.entry");
+		File persisterFile = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir") + "/spring-integration/", "feedAdapterUsage.last.entry");
 		if (persisterFile.exists()){
 			persisterFile.delete();
 		}