diff --git a/org.springframework.integration.file/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/file/FileOutboundGatewayIntegrationTests-context.xml b/org.springframework.integration.file/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/file/FileOutboundGatewayIntegrationTests-context.xml
index aa5dab6101..ba6d8f44f9 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration.file/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/file/FileOutboundGatewayIntegrationTests-context.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.integration.file/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/file/FileOutboundGatewayIntegrationTests-context.xml
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
 	<outbound-gateway id="copier"
 		request-channel="copyInput"
 		reply-channel="output"
-		directory="${java.io.tmpdir}anyDir" />
+		directory="${java.io.tmpdir}/anyDir" />
 
 	<outbound-gateway id="mover"
 		request-channel="moveInput" 
 		reply-channel="output"
-		directory="${java.io.tmpdir}anyDir" 
+		directory="${java.io.tmpdir}/anyDir" 
 		delete-source-files="true"/>
 
 	<!--suppress SpringModelInspection -->