diff --git a/tests/forms/RequirementsTest.php b/tests/forms/RequirementsTest.php
index 9c1ead1c2..ac588a0ba 100644
--- a/tests/forms/RequirementsTest.php
+++ b/tests/forms/RequirementsTest.php
@@ -241,7 +241,9 @@ class RequirementsTest extends SapphireTest {
 
 	function testConditionalTemplateRequire() {
 		$basePath = $this->getCurrentRelativePath();
-		
+		// we're asserting "framework", so set the relative path accordingly in case FRAMEWORK_DIR was changed to something else
+		$basePath = 'framework' . substr($basePath, strlen(FRAMEWORK_DIR));
+
 		$backend = new RequirementsTest_Backend();
 		$holder = Requirements::backend();
 		Requirements::set_backend($backend);