diff --git a/spec/app/syntax-spec.coffee b/spec/app/syntax-spec.coffee
index d15eb5c74..9660fcecb 100644
--- a/spec/app/syntax-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/app/syntax-spec.coffee
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ describe "the `syntax` global", ->
       expect(syntax.grammarForFilePath("/tmp/.git/config").name).toBe "Git Config"
 
     it "uses plain text if no grammar can be found", ->
-      filePath = require.resolve("this-is-not-a-real-file")
-      expect(syntax.grammarForFilePath(filePath).name).toBe "Plain Text"
+      expect(syntax.grammarForFilePath("this-is-not-a-real-file").name).toBe "Plain Text"
 
   describe ".getProperty(scopeDescriptor)", ->
     it "returns the property with the most specific scope selector", ->
diff --git a/src/packages/snippets/spec/snippets-spec.coffee b/src/packages/snippets/spec/snippets-spec.coffee
index 046807746..39cd4d4c6 100644
--- a/src/packages/snippets/spec/snippets-spec.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/snippets/spec/snippets-spec.coffee
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ describe "Snippets extension", ->
 
     it "terminates the worker when loading completes", ->
       jasmine.unspy(LoadSnippetsTask.prototype, 'loadAtomSnippets')
+      spyOn(console, "warn")
       spyOn(Worker.prototype, 'terminate').andCallThrough()
       snippets.loaded = false
       snippets.loadAll()
@@ -284,6 +285,7 @@ describe "Snippets extension", ->
       waitsFor "all snippets to load", 5000, -> snippets.loaded
 
       runs ->
+        expect(console.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Error reading snippets file '/Users/corey/github/atom/spec/fixtures/packages/package-with-snippets/snippets/junk-file'")
         expect(Worker.prototype.terminate).toHaveBeenCalled()
         expect(Worker.prototype.terminate.calls.length).toBe 1