diff --git a/pkg/v1/ytbx/getting_test.go b/pkg/v1/ytbx/getting_test.go
index c3acc72..c26c5fd 100644
--- a/pkg/v1/ytbx/getting_test.go
+++ b/pkg/v1/ytbx/getting_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 var _ = Describe("getting stuff test cases", func() {
 	Context("Grabing values by path", func() {
 		It("should return the value referenced by the path", func() {
-			example := yml("../../../assets/examples/types.yml")
+			example := yml(assets("examples", "types.yml"))
 			Expect(grab(example, "/yaml/map/before")).To(BeEquivalentTo("after"))
 			Expect(grab(example, "/yaml/map/intA")).To(BeEquivalentTo(42))
 			Expect(grab(example, "/yaml/map/mapA")).To(BeEquivalentTo(yml(`{ key0: A, key1: A }`)))
@@ -39,18 +39,18 @@ var _ = Describe("getting stuff test cases", func() {
 			Expect(grab(example, "/yaml/simple-list/1")).To(BeEquivalentTo("B"))
 			Expect(grab(example, "/yaml/named-entry-list-using-key/3")).To(BeEquivalentTo(yml(`{ key: X }`)))
 
-			example = yml("../../../assets/bosh-yaml/manifest.yml")
+			example = yml(assets("bosh-yaml", "manifest.yml"))
 			Expect(grab(example, "/instance_groups/name=web/networks/name=concourse/static_ips/0")).To(BeEquivalentTo("XX.XX.XX.XX"))
 			Expect(grab(example, "/instance_groups/name=worker/jobs/name=baggageclaim/properties")).To(BeEquivalentTo(yml(`{}`)))
 		})
 
 		It("should return the whole tree if root is referenced", func() {
-			example := yml("../../../assets/examples/types.yml")
+			example := yml(assets("examples", "types.yml"))
 			Expect(grab(example, "/")).To(BeEquivalentTo(example))
 		})
 
 		It("should return useful error messages", func() {
-			example := yml("../../../assets/examples/types.yml")
+			example := yml(assets("examples", "types.yml"))
 			Expect(grabError(example, "/yaml/simple-list/-1")).To(BeEquivalentTo("failed to traverse tree, provided list index -1 is not in range: 0..4"))
 			Expect(grabError(example, "/yaml/does-not-exist")).To(BeEquivalentTo("no key 'does-not-exist' found in map, available keys: map, simple-list, named-entry-list-using-name, named-entry-list-using-key, named-entry-list-using-id"))
 			Expect(grabError(example, "/yaml/0")).To(BeEquivalentTo("failed to traverse tree, expected a list but found type map at /yaml"))
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ var _ = Describe("getting stuff test cases", func() {
 	})
 	Context("Trying to get values by path in an empty file", func() {
 		It("should return a not found key error", func() {
-			emptyFile := yml("../../../assets/examples/empty.yml")
+			emptyFile := yml(assets("examples", "empty.yml"))
 			Expect(grabError(emptyFile, "does-not-exist")).To(BeEquivalentTo("no key 'does-not-exist' found in map, available keys: "))
 		})
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/v1/ytbx/input_test.go b/pkg/v1/ytbx/input_test.go
index a1a96ab..16f1e8b 100644
--- a/pkg/v1/ytbx/input_test.go
+++ b/pkg/v1/ytbx/input_test.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Input test cases", func() {
 				directory := vars["directory"]
 				filename := vars["filename"]
 
-				location := "../../../assets/" + directory + "/" + filename
+				location := assets(directory, filename)
 				if _, err := os.Stat(location); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 					w.WriteHeader(404)
 					fmt.Fprintf(w, "File not found: %s/%s", directory, filename)
diff --git a/pkg/v1/ytbx/path_test.go b/pkg/v1/ytbx/path_test.go
index ba37af4..9f6d412 100644
--- a/pkg/v1/ytbx/path_test.go
+++ b/pkg/v1/ytbx/path_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func getExampleDocument() interface{} {
-	input, err := LoadFile(assetsDirectory + "/testbed/example.yml")
+	input, err := LoadFile(assets("testbed", "example.yml"))
 	Expect(err).To(BeNil())
 	Expect(len(input.Documents)).To(BeIdenticalTo(1))
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ var _ = Describe("path tests", func() {
 
 	Context("compare paths between two files", func() {
 		It("should find only duplicate paths", func() {
-			list, err := ComparePaths(assetsDirectory+"/testbed/sample_a.yml", assetsDirectory+"/testbed/sample_b.yml", GoPatchStyle, false)
+			list, err := ComparePaths(assets("testbed", "sample_a.yml"), assets("testbed", "sample_b.yml"), GoPatchStyle, false)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 
 			listOfPaths := []Path{
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ var _ = Describe("path tests", func() {
 		})
 
 		It("should find only paths with the same value", func() {
-			list, err := ComparePaths(assetsDirectory+"/testbed/sample_a.yml", assetsDirectory+"/testbed/sample_b.yml", GoPatchStyle, true)
+			list, err := ComparePaths(assets("testbed", "sample_a.yml"), assets("testbed", "sample_b.yml"), GoPatchStyle, true)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 
 			listOfPathsWithSameValue := []Path{
diff --git a/pkg/v1/ytbx/ytbx_suite_test.go b/pkg/v1/ytbx/ytbx_suite_test.go
index bbaafc5..51bbdcb 100644
--- a/pkg/v1/ytbx/ytbx_suite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/v1/ytbx/ytbx_suite_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
-	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
@@ -37,8 +36,6 @@ import (
 	yaml "gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 )
 
-var assetsDirectory string
-
 var exampleTOML = `
 required = ["gopkg.in/fsnotify.v1"]
 
@@ -80,15 +77,25 @@ func TestYtbx(t *testing.T) {
 
 var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 	bunt.ColorSetting = bunt.OFF
+	bunt.TrueColorSetting = bunt.OFF
+})
+
+var _ = AfterSuite(func() {
+	bunt.ColorSetting = bunt.AUTO
+	bunt.TrueColorSetting = bunt.AUTO
+})
 
-	_, file, _, ok := runtime.Caller(0)
-	Expect(ok).To(BeTrue())
+func assets(pathElement ...string) string {
+	targetPath := filepath.Join(append(
+		[]string{"..", "..", "..", "assets"},
+		pathElement...,
+	)...)
 
-	dir, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Dir(file) + "/../../../assets")
-	Expect(err).To(BeNil())
+	abs, err := filepath.Abs(targetPath)
+	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 
-	assetsDirectory = dir
-})
+	return abs
+}
 
 func yml(input string) yaml.MapSlice {
 	// If input is a file loacation, load this as YAML