diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 98f1ec8208..1aafc9adaf 100755
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
-import getProjectRootPaths from './util/getProjectRootPaths'
-import isMeteorProject from './util/isMeteorProject'
-import getMeteorMeta from './util/getMeteorMeta'
-
-const rootPaths = getProjectRootPaths(process.cwd(), isMeteorProject)
-const getMeta = getMeteorMeta.bind(null, rootPaths)
+import getMeta from './util/getMeta'
 
 function unpack (rule) {
   const packedRule = require(rule)
diff --git a/lib/util/getMeta.js b/lib/util/getMeta.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55e0516455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/util/getMeta.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import getMeteorMeta from './internal/getMeteorMeta'
+var getRelativePath = require('./internal/getRelativePath')
+
+export default function (filename) {
+  return getMeteorMeta(getRelativePath(filename))
+}
diff --git a/lib/util/getProjectRootPaths.js b/lib/util/getProjectRootPaths.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e903b67bad..0000000000
--- a/lib/util/getProjectRootPaths.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-import path from 'path'
-var walk = require('walkdir')
-
-function findOneUpwards (currentDirectory, matcher, attempts = 0) {
-
-  // No folder with '.meteor/release' in it found
-  if (attempts > 50 || currentDirectory === path.sep) {
-    return false
-  }
-
-  if (matcher(currentDirectory)) {
-    return currentDirectory
-  }
-
-  return findOneUpwards(path.join(currentDirectory, '..'), matcher, attempts + 1)
-}
-
-
-function findAllDownwards (startPath, matcher) {
-  const matchedPaths = []
-  const options = {follow_symlinks: false, no_recurse: false, max_depth: 20}
-  walk.sync(
-    startPath,
-    options,
-    function (currentPath) {
-      if (matcher(currentPath)) {
-        matchedPaths.push(currentPath)
-        this.ignore(currentPath)
-      }
-    }
-  )
-  return matchedPaths
-}
-
-
-export default function getProjectRootPaths (currentDirectory, matcher) {
-
-  if (matcher(currentDirectory)) {
-    return [currentDirectory]
-  }
-
-  const upwards = findOneUpwards(currentDirectory, matcher)
-  if (upwards) {
-    return [upwards]
-  }
-
-  return findAllDownwards(currentDirectory, matcher)
-}
diff --git a/lib/util/internal/findOneUpwards.js b/lib/util/internal/findOneUpwards.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..589e59e10e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/util/internal/findOneUpwards.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import path from 'path'
+
+export default function findOneUpwards (currentDirectory, matcher) {
+
+  if (matcher(currentDirectory)) {
+    return currentDirectory
+  }
+
+  // No folder with '.meteor/release' in it found
+  if (currentDirectory === path.sep) {
+    return false
+  }
+
+  return findOneUpwards(path.join(currentDirectory, '..'), matcher)
+}
diff --git a/lib/util/getMeteorMeta.js b/lib/util/internal/getMeteorMeta.js
similarity index 62%
rename from lib/util/getMeteorMeta.js
rename to lib/util/internal/getMeteorMeta.js
index af6d8db868..2284f68630 100644
--- a/lib/util/getMeteorMeta.js
+++ b/lib/util/internal/getMeteorMeta.js
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 import path from 'path'
-import invariant from 'invariant'
-import find from 'lodash.find'
-import ENVIRONMENT from './environment.js'
-import folderNames from './folderNames.js'
+import ENVIRONMENT from '../environment.js'
+import folderNames from '../folderNames.js'
 
-function matchFirst (dirs, list) {
+function matchLeft (dirs, list) {
   for (let i = 0; i < dirs.length; i++) {
     if (list.indexOf(dirs[i]) !== -1) {
       return dirs[i]
@@ -47,7 +45,7 @@ function determineEnvironment (pathInProjectList) {
 
   // remove filename
   const dirList = pathInProjectList.slice(0, -1)
-  const matchedEnvironment = matchFirst(dirList, specialFolders)
+  const matchedEnvironment = matchLeft(dirList, specialFolders)
 
   switch (matchedEnvironment) {
     case folderNames.CLIENT:
@@ -64,19 +62,6 @@ function determineEnvironment (pathInProjectList) {
 
 }
 
-function stripPathPrefix (parent, child) {
-  const normalizedParent = path.normalize(parent)
-  const normalizedChild = path.normalize(child)
-
-  invariant(
-    normalizedChild.substr(0, normalizedParent.length) === parent,
-    'Linted file is not in CWD'
-  )
-
-  // also strip the / at the end, which is not in normalizedParent
-  return normalizedChild.substr(normalizedParent.length + 1)
-}
-
 function isMobileConfig (pathInProject) {
   return pathInProject === 'mobile-config.js'
 }
@@ -93,41 +78,27 @@ function isPackageConfig (pathInProjectList) {
   return pathInProjectList[0] === folderNames.PACKAGES && pathInProjectList[2] === 'package.js'
 }
 
-function getMeteorFileInfo (rootPath, filename) {
-  const pathInProject = stripPathPrefix(rootPath, filename)
-  const pathInProjectList = pathInProject.split(path.sep)
+function getMeteorFileInfo (relativeFilename) {
+  const pathInProjectList = relativeFilename.split(path.sep)
   const environment = determineEnvironment(pathInProjectList)
 
   return {
-    path: pathInProject,
+    path: relativeFilename,
     env: environment,
     isCompatibilityFile: isCompatibilityFile(environment, pathInProjectList),
     isInMeteorProject: true,
-    isMobileConfig: isMobileConfig(pathInProject),
+    isMobileConfig: isMobileConfig(relativeFilename),
     isPackageConfig: isPackageConfig(pathInProjectList)
   }
 }
 
-function hasFile (parent, filename) {
-  return filename.substr(0, parent.length) === parent
-}
+export default function getMeteorMeta (relativeFilename) {
 
-export default function getMeteorMeta (rootPaths, filename) {
-
-  if (!Array.isArray(rootPaths)) {
-    throw new Error('rootPath must be an array')
-  }
-
-
-  const rootPath = find(rootPaths, function (currentPath) {
-    return hasFile(currentPath, filename)
-  })
-
-  if (!rootPath) {
+  if (!relativeFilename) {
 
     // not in a Meteor Project
     return {isInMeteorProject: false}
   }
 
-  return getMeteorFileInfo(rootPath, filename)
+  return getMeteorFileInfo(relativeFilename)
 }
diff --git a/lib/util/internal/getRelativePath.js b/lib/util/internal/getRelativePath.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91842d2601
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/util/internal/getRelativePath.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import stripPathPrefix from './stripPathPrefix'
+var getRootPath = require('./getRootPath')
+
+export default function (filename) {
+  return stripPathPrefix(getRootPath(filename), filename)
+}
diff --git a/lib/util/internal/getRootPath.js b/lib/util/internal/getRootPath.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f2ac0ae95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/util/internal/getRootPath.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import find from 'lodash.find'
+import isMeteorProject from './isMeteorProject'
+var findOneUpwards = require('./findOneUpwards')
+
+function hasFile (parent, filename) {
+  return filename.substr(0, parent.length) === parent
+}
+
+// cache for root paths
+const rootPaths = []
+
+export default function (filename) {
+
+  // check whether the project root is already known or not
+  let rootPath = find(rootPaths, function (currentPath) {
+    return hasFile(currentPath, filename)
+  })
+
+  if (!rootPath) {
+
+    // project root is unkown. search for it
+    rootPath = findOneUpwards(filename, isMeteorProject)
+    rootPaths.push(rootPath)
+  }
+
+  return rootPath
+}
diff --git a/lib/util/isMeteorProject.js b/lib/util/internal/isMeteorProject.js
similarity index 83%
rename from lib/util/isMeteorProject.js
rename to lib/util/internal/isMeteorProject.js
index de2d7a04d4..bc633f3a0e 100644
--- a/lib/util/isMeteorProject.js
+++ b/lib/util/internal/isMeteorProject.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import path from 'path'
-import pathExists from 'path-exists'
+var pathExists = require('path-exists')
 
 export default function isMeteorProject (currentDirectory) {
   const meteorPath = path.join(currentDirectory, '.meteor', 'release')
diff --git a/lib/util/internal/stripPathPrefix.js b/lib/util/internal/stripPathPrefix.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79f46f6bf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/util/internal/stripPathPrefix.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import path from 'path'
+import invariant from 'invariant'
+
+export default function stripPathPrefix (parent, child) {
+  const normalizedParent = path.normalize(parent)
+  const normalizedChild = path.normalize(child)
+
+  invariant(
+    normalizedChild.substr(0, normalizedParent.length) === parent,
+    'Linted file is not in parent'
+  )
+
+  // also strip the / at the end, which is not in normalizedParent
+  return normalizedChild.substr(normalizedParent.length + 1)
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3dc7c5ffa5..3597fac65b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "invariant": "2.1.1",
     "lodash.find": "3.2.1",
-    "path-exists": "2.0.0",
-    "walkdir": "0.0.10"
+    "path-exists": "2.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel": "5.8.23",
diff --git a/tests/lib/util/getMeta.js b/tests/lib/util/getMeta.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..74b29b5a32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lib/util/getMeta.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/* eslint-env mocha */
+
+import assert from 'assert'
+
+var rewire = require('rewire')
+var getMeta = rewire('../../../dist/util/getMeta')
+getMeta.__set__('getRelativePath', function (path) {
+  return path
+})
+
+describe('getMeta', function () {
+  it('returns information when a filename is set', function () {
+    var result = getMeta('client/index.js')
+    assert.equal(typeof result, 'object')
+  })
+
+  it('returns no information when a filename is set', function () {
+    var result = getMeta()
+    assert.equal(typeof result, 'object')
+    assert.equal(result.isInMeteorProject, false)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/tests/lib/util/getProjectRootPaths.js b/tests/lib/util/getProjectRootPaths.js
deleted file mode 100644
index c751122588..0000000000
--- a/tests/lib/util/getProjectRootPaths.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-/* eslint-env mocha */
-
-var assert = require('assert')
-var rewire = require('rewire')
-var getProjectRootPaths = rewire('../../../dist/util/getProjectRootPaths.js')
-
-var walkShouldFindRoot
-getProjectRootPaths.__set__('walk', {
-  sync: function (start, options, cb) {
-    var context = {ignore: function () {}}
-    if (walkShouldFindRoot) {
-      cb.call(context, '/User/anon/a/b/meteor-project')
-      cb.call(context, '/User/anon/a/b/c/meteor-project')
-    } else {
-      cb.call(context, '/User/otherguy')
-      cb.call(context, '/User/otherguy/a')
-      cb.call(context, '/User/otherguy/b')
-      cb.call(context, '/User/otherguy/a/b')
-    }
-  }
-})
-
-
-function matcher (filename) {
-  return (
-    filename === '/User/anon/a/b/meteor-project' ||
-    filename === '/User/anon/a/b/c/meteor-project'
-  )
-}
-
-describe('getProjectRootPaths', function () {
-
-  beforeEach(function () {
-    walkShouldFindRoot = true
-  })
-
-  it(`returns an empty array when no project is found`, function () {
-    walkShouldFindRoot = false
-    var result = getProjectRootPaths('/User/otherguy/', matcher)
-    assert.ok(Array.isArray(result))
-    assert.equal(result.length, 0)
-  })
-
-  it(`returns the path when it's the same directory`, function () {
-    var result = getProjectRootPaths('/User/anon/a/b/meteor-project', matcher)
-    assert.equal(result.length, 1)
-    assert.equal(result[0], '/User/anon/a/b/meteor-project')
-  })
-
-  it(`returns a parent Meteor project`, function () {
-    var result = getProjectRootPaths('/User/anon/a/b/meteor-project/a/b/c', matcher)
-
-    assert.equal(result.length, 1)
-    assert.equal(result[0], '/User/anon/a/b/meteor-project')
-  })
-
-  it(`returns all child Meteor projects`, function () {
-    var result = getProjectRootPaths('/User/anon', matcher)
-
-    assert.equal(result.length, 2)
-    assert.equal(result[0], '/User/anon/a/b/meteor-project')
-    assert.equal(result[1], '/User/anon/a/b/c/meteor-project')
-  })
-})
diff --git a/tests/lib/util/internal/findOneUpwards.js b/tests/lib/util/internal/findOneUpwards.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15e4a89e14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lib/util/internal/findOneUpwards.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/* eslint-env mocha */
+
+// Tests in this file will fail on windows, because they always use forward-slashes,
+// but the actual implementation uses slashes depending on the OS.
+// To fix the tests, use path.sep to determine correct slashes.
+
+import assert from 'assert'
+
+function matcher (filename) {
+  return (
+    filename === '/User/anon/a/b/meteor-project' ||
+    filename === '/User/anon/a/b/c/meteor-project'
+  )
+}
+
+var findOneUpwards = require('../../../../dist/util/internal/findOneUpwards.js')
+
+describe('findOneUpwards', function () {
+  it('returns false when no project is found', function () {
+    var result = findOneUpwards('/User/otherguy/', matcher)
+    assert.equal(result, false)
+  })
+
+  it('returns the path when it\'s the same directory', function () {
+    var result = findOneUpwards('/User/anon/a/b/meteor-project', matcher)
+    assert.equal(result, '/User/anon/a/b/meteor-project')
+  })
+
+  it('returns a parent Meteor project', function () {
+    var result = findOneUpwards('/User/anon/a/b/meteor-project/x/y/z', matcher)
+    assert.equal(result, '/User/anon/a/b/meteor-project')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/tests/lib/util/getMeteorMeta.js b/tests/lib/util/internal/getMeteorMeta.js
similarity index 63%
rename from tests/lib/util/getMeteorMeta.js
rename to tests/lib/util/internal/getMeteorMeta.js
index 89904b1eae..9aca260566 100644
--- a/tests/lib/util/getMeteorMeta.js
+++ b/tests/lib/util/internal/getMeteorMeta.js
@@ -1,28 +1,17 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 
-var assert = require('assert')
-var path = require('path')
+import assert from 'assert'
+import path from 'path'
 
-var ENVIRONMENT = require('../../../dist/util/environment.js')
-var getMeteorMeta = require('../../../dist/util/getMeteorMeta.js')
+import ENVIRONMENT from '../../../../dist/util/environment.js'
+import getMeteorMeta from '../../../../dist/util/internal/getMeteorMeta.js'
 
 
-const rootPath = path.join('User', 'anon', 'meteor-project')
-const rootPaths = [rootPath]
-
 describe('getMeteorMeta', function () {
 
-  it('does not accept anything that is not an array', function () {
-    assert.throws(getMeteorMeta.bind(null), Error)
-    assert.throws(getMeteorMeta.bind(null, {}), Error)
-    assert.throws(getMeteorMeta.bind(null, true), Error)
-    assert.throws(getMeteorMeta.bind(null, false), Error)
-    assert.throws(getMeteorMeta.bind(null, 2), Error)
-  })
-
-  describe('when not in Meteor project', function () {
+  describe('when no filename is given', function () {
     it('returns default env', function () {
-      var result = getMeteorMeta([], 'file.js')
+      var result = getMeteorMeta()
       assert.equal(typeof result, 'object')
       assert.equal(result.isInMeteorProject, false)
       assert.equal(Object.keys(result).length, 1)
@@ -31,8 +20,8 @@ describe('getMeteorMeta', function () {
 
   describe('in public', function () {
     it('detects the environment', function () {
-      var filename = path.join(rootPath, 'public', 'file.js')
-      var result = getMeteorMeta(rootPaths, filename)
+      var relativeFilename = path.join('public', 'file.js')
+      var result = getMeteorMeta(relativeFilename)
       assert.equal(typeof result, 'object')
       assert.equal(result.path, 'public/file.js')
       assert.equal(result.env, ENVIRONMENT.PUBLIC)
@@ -43,8 +32,8 @@ describe('getMeteorMeta', function () {
 
   describe('in private', function () {
     it('detects the environment', function () {
-      var filename = path.join(rootPath, 'private', 'file.js')
-      var result = getMeteorMeta(rootPaths, filename)
+      var relativeFilename = path.join('private', 'file.js')
+      var result = getMeteorMeta(relativeFilename)
       assert.equal(typeof result, 'object')
       assert.equal(result.path, 'private/file.js')
       assert.equal(result.env, ENVIRONMENT.PRIVATE)
@@ -55,8 +44,8 @@ describe('getMeteorMeta', function () {
 
   describe('in package', function () {
     it('detects the environment', function () {
-      var filename = path.join(rootPath, 'packages', 'awesome-pkg', 'file.js')
-      var result = getMeteorMeta(rootPaths, filename)
+      var relativeFilename = path.join('packages', 'awesome-pkg', 'file.js')
+      var result = getMeteorMeta(relativeFilename)
       assert.equal(typeof result, 'object')
       assert.equal(result.path, 'packages/awesome-pkg/file.js')
       assert.equal(result.env, ENVIRONMENT.PACKAGE)
@@ -67,8 +56,8 @@ describe('getMeteorMeta', function () {
 
   describe('on no special folder', function () {
     it('has universal environment', function () {
-      var filename = path.join(rootPath, 'file.js')
-      var result = getMeteorMeta(rootPaths, filename)
+      var relativeFilename = path.join('file.js')
+      var result = getMeteorMeta(relativeFilename)
       assert.equal(typeof result, 'object')
       assert.equal(result.path, 'file.js')
       assert.equal(result.env, ENVIRONMENT.UNIVERSAL)
@@ -80,8 +69,8 @@ describe('getMeteorMeta', function () {
   describe('on client', function () {
 
     it('returns file info', function () {
-      var filename = path.join(rootPath, 'client', 'lib', 'file.js')
-      var result = getMeteorMeta(rootPaths, filename)
+      var relativeFilename = path.join('client', 'lib', 'file.js')
+      var result = getMeteorMeta(relativeFilename)
       assert.equal(typeof result, 'object')
       assert.equal(result.path, 'client/lib/file.js')
       assert.equal(result.env, ENVIRONMENT.CLIENT)
@@ -90,8 +79,8 @@ describe('getMeteorMeta', function () {
     })
 
     it('does not detect compatibility when directly in client-folder ', function () {
-      var filename = path.join(rootPath, 'client', 'file.js')
-      var result = getMeteorMeta(rootPaths, filename)
+      var relativeFilename = path.join('client', 'file.js')
+      var result = getMeteorMeta(relativeFilename)
       assert.equal(typeof result, 'object')
       assert.equal(result.path, 'client/file.js')
       assert.equal(result.env, ENVIRONMENT.CLIENT)
@@ -100,8 +89,8 @@ describe('getMeteorMeta', function () {
     })
 
     it('detects compatibility mode', function () {
-      var filename = path.join(rootPath, 'client', 'compatibility', 'file.js')
-      var result = getMeteorMeta(rootPaths, filename)
+      var relativeFilename = path.join('client', 'compatibility', 'file.js')
+      var result = getMeteorMeta(relativeFilename)
       assert.equal(typeof result, 'object')
       assert.equal(result.path, 'client/compatibility/file.js')
       assert.equal(result.env, ENVIRONMENT.CLIENT)
@@ -112,8 +101,8 @@ describe('getMeteorMeta', function () {
 
   describe('on server', function () {
     it('detects the environment', function () {
-      var filename = path.join(rootPath, 'server', 'file.js')
-      var result = getMeteorMeta(rootPaths, filename)
+      var relativeFilename = path.join('server', 'file.js')
+      var result = getMeteorMeta(relativeFilename)
       assert.equal(typeof result, 'object')
       assert.equal(result.path, 'server/file.js')
       assert.equal(result.env, ENVIRONMENT.SERVER)
@@ -123,8 +112,8 @@ describe('getMeteorMeta', function () {
 
     describe('that is nested', function () {
       it('detects the environment', function () {
-        var filename = path.join(rootPath, 'lib', 'server', 'file.js')
-        var result = getMeteorMeta(rootPaths, filename)
+        var relativeFilename = path.join('lib', 'server', 'file.js')
+        var result = getMeteorMeta(relativeFilename)
         assert.equal(typeof result, 'object')
         assert.equal(result.path, 'lib/server/file.js')
         assert.equal(result.env, ENVIRONMENT.SERVER)
@@ -135,8 +124,8 @@ describe('getMeteorMeta', function () {
   })
 
   describe('in tests', function () {
-    var filename = path.join(rootPath, 'tests', 'file.js')
-    var result = getMeteorMeta(rootPaths, filename)
+    var relativeFilename = path.join('tests', 'file.js')
+    var result = getMeteorMeta(relativeFilename)
     assert.equal(typeof result, 'object')
     assert.equal(result.path, 'tests/file.js')
     assert.equal(result.env, ENVIRONMENT.TEST)
@@ -145,8 +134,8 @@ describe('getMeteorMeta', function () {
   })
 
   describe('in node_modules', function () {
-    var filename = path.join(rootPath, 'node_modules', 'my-module', 'file.js')
-    var result = getMeteorMeta(rootPaths, filename)
+    var relativeFilename = path.join('node_modules', 'my-module', 'file.js')
+    var result = getMeteorMeta(relativeFilename)
     assert.equal(typeof result, 'object')
     assert.equal(result.path, 'node_modules/my-module/file.js')
     assert.equal(result.env, ENVIRONMENT.NODE_MODULE)
@@ -156,15 +145,15 @@ describe('getMeteorMeta', function () {
 
   describe('mobile-config.js', function () {
     it('is detected', function () {
-      var filename = path.join(rootPath, 'mobile-config.js')
-      var result = getMeteorMeta(rootPaths, filename)
+      var relativeFilename = path.join('mobile-config.js')
+      var result = getMeteorMeta(relativeFilename)
 
       assert.equal(result.isMobileConfig, true)
     })
 
     it('is not detected', function () {
-      var filename = path.join(rootPath, 'sub', 'mobile-config.js')
-      var result = getMeteorMeta(rootPaths, filename)
+      var relativeFilename = path.join('sub', 'mobile-config.js')
+      var result = getMeteorMeta(relativeFilename)
 
       assert.equal(result.isMobileConfig, false)
     })
@@ -172,15 +161,15 @@ describe('getMeteorMeta', function () {
 
   describe('package.js', function () {
     it('is detected', function () {
-      var filename = path.join(rootPath, 'packages', 'my-module', 'package.js')
-      var result = getMeteorMeta(rootPaths, filename)
+      var relativeFilename = path.join('packages', 'my-module', 'package.js')
+      var result = getMeteorMeta(relativeFilename)
 
       assert.equal(result.isPackageConfig, true)
     })
 
     it('is not detected', function () {
-      var filename = path.join(rootPath, 'packages', 'package.js')
-      var result = getMeteorMeta(rootPaths, filename)
+      var relativeFilename = path.join('packages', 'package.js')
+      var result = getMeteorMeta(relativeFilename)
 
       assert.equal(result.isPackageConfig, false)
     })
diff --git a/tests/lib/util/internal/getRelativePath.js b/tests/lib/util/internal/getRelativePath.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..700dd4d6da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lib/util/internal/getRelativePath.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/* eslint-env mocha */
+
+import assert from 'assert'
+var rewire = require('rewire')
+var getRelativePath = rewire('../../../../dist/util/internal/getRelativePath.js')
+
+getRelativePath.__set__('getRootPath', function (filename) {
+  if (filename === '/Users/anon/git/meteor-project/client/file.js') {
+    return '/Users/anon/git/meteor-project'
+  }
+})
+
+describe('getRelativePath', function () {
+  it('gets the correct relative path', function () {
+    var result = getRelativePath('/Users/anon/git/meteor-project/client/file.js')
+    assert.equal(result, 'client/file.js')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/tests/lib/util/internal/getRootPath.js b/tests/lib/util/internal/getRootPath.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c72a9f6262
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lib/util/internal/getRootPath.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/* eslint-env mocha */
+
+import assert from 'assert'
+var rewire = require('rewire')
+var getRootPath = rewire('../../../../dist/util/internal/getRootPath.js')
+
+getRootPath.__set__('findOneUpwards', function (filename) {
+  if (filename === '/Users/anon/git/meteor-project/file.js') {
+    return '/Users/anon/git/meteor-project'
+  }
+})
+
+describe('getRootPath', function () {
+  it('finds the root path the first time', function () {
+    var result = getRootPath('/Users/anon/git/meteor-project/file.js')
+    assert.equal(result, '/Users/anon/git/meteor-project')
+  })
+
+  it('finds the root path on subsequent calls', function () {
+    var result1 = getRootPath('/Users/anon/git/meteor-project/file.js')
+    var result2 = getRootPath('/Users/anon/git/meteor-project/file.js')
+    assert.equal(result1, '/Users/anon/git/meteor-project')
+    assert.equal(result2, '/Users/anon/git/meteor-project')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/tests/lib/util/internal/isMeteorProject.js b/tests/lib/util/internal/isMeteorProject.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f45ea27bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lib/util/internal/isMeteorProject.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/* eslint-env mocha */
+
+import assert from 'assert'
+var rewire = require('rewire')
+var isMeteorProject = rewire('../../../../dist/util/internal/isMeteorProject')
+
+isMeteorProject.__set__('pathExists', {
+  sync: function (path) {
+    return path === '/Users/anon/git/meteor-project/.meteor/release'
+  }
+})
+
+describe('isMeteorProject', function () {
+  it('detects a Meteor project', function () {
+    var result = isMeteorProject('/Users/anon/git/meteor-project')
+    assert.ok(result)
+  })
+
+  it('does not detect a non-Meteor project', function () {
+    var result = isMeteorProject('/Users/anon/git/non-meteor-project')
+    assert.equal(result, false)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/tests/lib/util/internal/stripPathPrefix.js b/tests/lib/util/internal/stripPathPrefix.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb89fd0d55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lib/util/internal/stripPathPrefix.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/* eslint-env mocha */
+
+import assert from 'assert'
+import stripPathPrefix from '../../../../dist/util/internal/stripPathPrefix.js'
+
+describe('stripPathPrefix', function () {
+  it('strips path correctly', function () {
+    var parent = '/Users/anon/git/meteor-project'
+    var child = '/Users/anon/git/meteor-project/folder/file.js'
+    var result = stripPathPrefix(parent, child)
+    assert.equal(result, 'folder/file.js')
+  })
+})