diff --git a/spec/spec-helper.coffee b/spec/spec-helper.coffee
index ef2fa60a0..61cdec1ab 100644
--- a/spec/spec-helper.coffee
+++ b/spec/spec-helper.coffee
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ if specPackagePath = FindParentDir.sync(testPaths[0], 'package.json')
 
 if specDirectory = FindParentDir.sync(testPaths[0], 'fixtures')
   specProjectPath = path.join(specDirectory, 'fixtures')
+else
+  specProjectPath = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures')
 
 beforeEach ->
   documentTitle = null