diff --git a/test-hg-bidi.sh b/test-hg-bidi.sh
index 676b1ab..1aadf35 100755
--- a/test-hg-bidi.sh
+++ b/test-hg-bidi.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fi
 
 # clone to a git repo
 git_clone () {
-	git clone -q "hg::$PWD/$1" $2
+	git clone -q "hg::$1" $2
 }
 
 # clone to an hg repo
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ hg_clone () {
 	hg init $2 &&
 	hg -R $2 bookmark -i master &&
 	cd $1 &&
-	git push -q "hg::$PWD/../$2" 'refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*' 'refs/heads/*:refs/heads/*'
+	git push -q "hg::../$2" 'refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*' 'refs/heads/*:refs/heads/*'
 	) &&
 
 	(cd $2 && hg -q update)
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ hg_push () {
 	cd $2
 	old=$(git symbolic-ref --short HEAD)
 	git checkout -q -b tmp &&
-	git fetch -q "hg::$PWD/../$1" 'refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*' 'refs/heads/*:refs/heads/*' &&
+	git fetch -q "hg::../$1" 'refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*' 'refs/heads/*:refs/heads/*' &&
 	git checkout -q $old &&
 	git branch -q -D tmp 2> /dev/null || true
 	)
diff --git a/test-hg-hg-git.sh b/test-hg-hg-git.sh
index 041041d..c2e7316 100755
--- a/test-hg-hg-git.sh
+++ b/test-hg-hg-git.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fi
 
 # clone to a git repo with git
 git_clone_git () {
-	git clone -q "hg::$PWD/$1" $2
+	git clone -q "hg::$1" $2
 }
 
 # clone to an hg repo with git
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ hg_clone_git () {
 	hg init $2 &&
 	hg -R $2 bookmark -i master &&
 	cd $1 &&
-	git push -q "hg::$PWD/../$2" 'refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*' 'refs/heads/*:refs/heads/*'
+	git push -q "hg::../$2" 'refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*' 'refs/heads/*:refs/heads/*'
 	) &&
 
 	(cd $2 && hg -q update)
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ hg_push_git () {
 	cd $2
 	old=$(git symbolic-ref --short HEAD)
 	git checkout -q -b tmp &&
-	git fetch -q "hg::$PWD/../$1" 'refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*' 'refs/heads/*:refs/heads/*' &&
+	git fetch -q "hg::../$1" 'refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*' 'refs/heads/*:refs/heads/*' &&
 	git checkout -q $old &&
 	git branch -q -D tmp 2> /dev/null || true
 	)
diff --git a/test-hg.sh b/test-hg.sh
index f986db0..c54adb6 100755
--- a/test-hg.sh
+++ b/test-hg.sh
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ test_expect_success 'cloning' '
 	hg commit -m zero
 	) &&
 
-	git clone "hg::$PWD/hgrepo" gitrepo &&
+	git clone "hg::hgrepo" gitrepo &&
 	check gitrepo zero master
 '
 
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ test_expect_success 'cloning with branches' '
 	hg commit -m next
 	) &&
 
-	git clone "hg::$PWD/hgrepo" gitrepo &&
+	git clone "hg::hgrepo" gitrepo &&
 	check gitrepo next next &&
 
 	(cd hgrepo && hg checkout default) &&
 
-	git clone "hg::$PWD/hgrepo" gitrepo2 &&
+	git clone "hg::hgrepo" gitrepo2 &&
 	check gitrepo2 zero master
 '
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ test_expect_success 'cloning with bookmarks' '
 	hg commit -m feature-a
 	) &&
 
-	git clone "hg::$PWD/hgrepo" gitrepo &&
+	git clone "hg::hgrepo" gitrepo &&
 	check gitrepo feature-a feature-a
 '
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ test_expect_success 'cloning with detached head' '
 	hg update -r 0
 	) &&
 
-	git clone "hg::$PWD/hgrepo" gitrepo &&
+	git clone "hg::hgrepo" gitrepo &&
 	check gitrepo zero master
 '
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ test_expect_success 'update bookmark' '
 	) &&
 
 	(
-	git clone "hg::$PWD/hgrepo" gitrepo &&
+	git clone "hg::hgrepo" gitrepo &&
 	cd gitrepo &&
 	git checkout --quiet devel &&
 	echo devel > content &&
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ test_expect_success 'authors' '
 	author_test kappa "test@example.com" "Unknown <test@example.com>"
 	) &&
 
-	git clone "hg::$PWD/hgrepo" gitrepo &&
+	git clone "hg::hgrepo" gitrepo &&
 	git --git-dir=gitrepo/.git log --reverse --format="%an <%ae>" > actual &&
 
 	test_cmp expected actual