diff --git a/tests/data/test1499 b/tests/data/test1499
index 262e9b7aaf..9d79e1a38c 100644
--- a/tests/data/test1499
+++ b/tests/data/test1499
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ http
 HTTP chunked encoding and chunked trailer, twice
  </name>
  <command>
-http://%HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT/%TESTNUMBER http://%HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT/%TESTNUMBER -D log/heads%TESTNUMBER
+http://%HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT/%TESTNUMBER http://%HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT/%TESTNUMBER -D %LOGDIR/heads%TESTNUMBER
 </command>
 </client>
 
diff --git a/tests/data/test1599 b/tests/data/test1599
index 60d5338f63..a2dd504444 100644
--- a/tests/data/test1599
+++ b/tests/data/test1599
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ ftp
 FTP with netrc using no user but control code in password
 </name>
 <command>
-ftp://%HOSTIP:%FTPPORT/%TESTNUMBER log/netrc%TESTNUMBER
+ftp://%HOSTIP:%FTPPORT/%TESTNUMBER %LOGDIR/netrc%TESTNUMBER
 </command>
 <tool>
 lib%TESTNUMBER
 </tool>
-<file name="log/netrc%TESTNUMBER" nonewline="yes">
+<file name="%LOGDIR/netrc%TESTNUMBER" nonewline="yes">
 default   passwor?dlogin anonymou\ ' password login anonymous       passwor?d.'macdef
 </file>
 </client>