diff --git a/stepmania/src/tests/test_audio_readers.cpp b/stepmania/src/tests/test_audio_readers.cpp
index bf75d60e47..b7a58e2ef1 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/tests/test_audio_readers.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/tests/test_audio_readers.cpp
@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@
 #include "RageSoundReader_MP3.h"
 #include "RageTimer.h"
 #include "RageInputDevice.h"
+#include "RageFileManager.h"
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+CString InitialWorkingDirectory = ".";
+CString DirOfExecutable = ".";
+
 void ReadData( SoundReader *snd,
 	       int ms,		/* start */
 	       char *buf,	/* out */
@@ -243,6 +247,7 @@ bool test_file( const char *fn, float expected_fix )
 }
 int main()
 {
+        FILEMAN = new RageFileManager;
 	LOG			= new RageLog();
 	LOG->ShowLogOutput( true );
 	LOG->SetFlushing( true );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/tests/test_file_readers.cpp b/stepmania/src/tests/test_file_readers.cpp
index 4a9587a282..f762782d9c 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/tests/test_file_readers.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/tests/test_file_readers.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
 #include "RageLog.h"
 #include "RageFile.h"
 #include "RageUtil.h"
+#include "RageUtil_FileDB.h"
 #include "RageFileManager.h"
 
+CString InitialWorkingDirectory = ".";
+CString DirOfExecutable = ".";
+
 void CreateBinaryTestFile( FILE *out, int size )
 {
 	char c = 0;
@@ -228,11 +232,11 @@ void TestSeek( bool relative )
 
 int main()
 {
+	FILEMAN = new RageFileManager;
+
 	LOG			= new RageLog();
 	LOG->ShowLogOutput( true );
 	LOG->SetFlushing( true );
-	
-	FILEMAN = new RageFileManager;
 
 	/* Create a binary file to test with. */
 	CreateBinaryTestFile( "test.1", 4096 );