--- t/basic.t.orig	Wed Mar  7 04:01:01 2007
+++ t/basic.t	Sun Nov  6 09:25:20 2011
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ $SIG{__DIE__} = \&Carp::confess;
     my $moose = bless {}, "Foodiness";
     sub moose { $moose }
 
-    my %config;
+    my %config = ( root => '/var/empty' );
     sub config { \%config }
 
     sub debug { 0 }