diff --git a/config.yml.example b/config.yml.example
index f0ed36d..b4e3ac3 100644
--- a/config.yml.example
+++ b/config.yml.example
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ test:
       cs_binaries: rs.binaries.test
       authorizations: rs_authorizations_test
       opslog: rs_opslog_test
+  swift:
+    host: "https://swift.example.com"
+  redis:
+    host: localhost
+    port: 6379
 
 staging:
   <<: *defaults
diff --git a/spec/riak/directories_spec.rb b/spec/riak/directories_spec.rb
index 6551a7f..eea4f82 100644
--- a/spec/riak/directories_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/riak/directories_spec.rb
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ describe "Directories" do
         context "charset given in content-type header" do
           before do
             header "Content-Type", "image/jpeg; charset=binary"
-            filename = File.join(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)), "fixtures", "rockrule.jpeg")
+            filename = File.join(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)), "..", "fixtures", "rockrule.jpeg")
             @image = File.open(filename, "r").read
             put "/jimmy/tasks/jaypeg.jpg", @image
           end
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ describe "Directories" do
         context "no charset in content-type header" do
           before do
             header "Content-Type", "image/jpeg"
-            filename = File.join(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)), "fixtures", "rockrule.jpeg")
+            filename = File.join(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)), "..", "fixtures", "rockrule.jpeg")
             @image = File.open(filename, "r").read
             put "/jimmy/tasks/jaypeg.jpg", @image
           end
diff --git a/spec/riak/riak_spec.rb b/spec/riak/riak_spec.rb
index 40a457a..19c2d69 100644
--- a/spec/riak/riak_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/riak/riak_spec.rb
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ describe "App with Riak backend" do
           context "binary charset in content-type header" do
             before do
               header "Content-Type", "image/jpeg; charset=binary"
-              filename = File.join(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)), "fixtures", "rockrule.jpeg")
+              filename = File.join(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)), "..", "fixtures", "rockrule.jpeg")
               @image = File.open(filename, "r").read
               put "/jimmy/documents/jaypeg", @image
             end
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ describe "App with Riak backend" do
             context "overwriting existing file with same file" do
               before do
                 header "Content-Type", "image/jpeg; charset=binary"
-                filename = File.join(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)), "fixtures", "rockrule.jpeg")
+                filename = File.join(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)), "..", "fixtures", "rockrule.jpeg")
                 @image = File.open(filename, "r").read
                 put "/jimmy/documents/jaypeg", @image
               end
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ describe "App with Riak backend" do
             context "overwriting existing file with different file" do
               before do
                 header "Content-Type", "image/jpeg; charset=binary"
-                filename = File.join(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)), "fixtures", "rockrule.jpeg")
+                filename = File.join(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)), "..", "fixtures", "rockrule.jpeg")
                 @image = File.open(filename, "r").read
                 put "/jimmy/documents/jaypeg", @image+"foo"
               end
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ describe "App with Riak backend" do
           context "no binary charset in content-type header" do
             before do
               header "Content-Type", "image/jpeg"
-              filename = File.join(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)), "fixtures", "rockrule.jpeg")
+              filename = File.join(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)), "..", "fixtures", "rockrule.jpeg")
               @image = File.open(filename, "r").read
               put "/jimmy/documents/jaypeg", @image
             end
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ describe "App with Riak backend" do
         context "binary data" do
           before do
             header "Content-Type", "image/jpeg; charset=binary"
-            filename = File.join(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)), "fixtures", "rockrule.jpeg")
+            filename = File.join(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)), "..", "fixtures", "rockrule.jpeg")
             @image = File.open(filename, "r").read
             put "/jimmy/documents/jaypeg", @image
 
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 8cec109..4975f52 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -33,13 +33,15 @@ end
 
 alias context describe
 
-def redis
-  @redis ||= Redis.new(host: app.settings.redis["host"], port: app.settings.redis["port"])
-end
+if app.settings.respond_to? :redis
+  def redis
+    @redis ||= Redis.new(host: app.settings.redis["host"], port: app.settings.redis["port"])
+  end
 
-def purge_redis
-  redis.keys("rs_*").each do |key|
-    redis.del key
+  def purge_redis
+    redis.keys("rs_*").each do |key|
+      redis.del key
+    end
   end
 end