diff --git a/curriculum/getChallenges.js b/curriculum/getChallenges.js
index ff62305906..0c5d8e76be 100644
--- a/curriculum/getChallenges.js
+++ b/curriculum/getChallenges.js
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ async function parseTranslation(engPath, transPath, dict, lang) {
 function createChallengeCreator(basePath, lang) {
   const hasEnglishSource = hasEnglishSourceCreator(basePath);
   return async function createChallenge(filePath, maybeMeta) {
+    function getFullPath(pathLang) {
+      return path.resolve(__dirname, basePath, pathLang, filePath);
+    }
     let meta;
     if (maybeMeta) {
       meta = maybeMeta;
@@ -149,17 +152,17 @@ function createChallengeCreator(basePath, lang) {
       throw Error(`Missing English challenge for
 ${filePath}
 It should be in
-${path.resolve(basePath, 'english', filePath)}
+${getFullPath('english')}
 `);
     // assumes superblock names are unique
     // while the auditing is ongoing, we default to English for un-audited certs
     // once that's complete, we can revert to using isEnglishChallenge(fullPath)
     const useEnglish = lang === 'english' || !isAuditedCert(lang, superBlock);
     const challenge = await (useEnglish
-      ? parseMarkdown(path.resolve(basePath, 'english', filePath))
+      ? parseMarkdown(getFullPath('english'))
       : parseTranslation(
-          path.resolve(basePath, 'english', filePath),
-          path.resolve(basePath, lang, filePath),
+          getFullPath('english'),
+          getFullPath(lang),
           COMMENT_TRANSLATIONS,
           lang
         ));
diff --git a/curriculum/getChallenges.test.js b/curriculum/getChallenges.test.js
index 81dfda55f3..83228fa00a 100644
--- a/curriculum/getChallenges.test.js
+++ b/curriculum/getChallenges.test.js
@@ -1,19 +1,11 @@
 /* global expect beforeAll */
 const {
-  challengesDir,
   createChallengeCreator,
   hasEnglishSourceCreator
 } = require('./getChallenges');
 
-/* eslint-disable max-len */
-const REAL_PATH =
-  '01-responsive-web-design/applied-accessibility/add-a-text-alternative-to-images-for-visually-impaired-accessibility.english.md';
-const REAL_MISSING_PATH =
-  '01-responsive-web-design/applied-accessibility/add-a-text-alternative-to-images-for-visually-impaired.md';
-
 const EXISTING_CHALLENGE_PATH = 'challenge.md';
 const MISSING_CHALLENGE_PATH = 'no/challenge.md';
-/* eslint-enable max-len */
 
 let hasEnglishSource;
 let createChallenge;
@@ -23,15 +15,15 @@ describe('create non-English challenge', () => {
   describe('createChallenge', () => {
     it('throws if lang is an invalid language', async () => {
       createChallenge = createChallengeCreator(basePath, 'notlang');
-      await expect(createChallenge(REAL_PATH)).rejects.toThrow(
-        'notlang is not a accepted language'
-      );
+      await expect(
+        createChallenge(EXISTING_CHALLENGE_PATH, {})
+      ).rejects.toThrow('notlang is not a accepted language');
     });
     it('throws an error if the source challenge is missing', async () => {
-      createChallenge = createChallengeCreator(challengesDir, 'chinese');
-      await expect(createChallenge(REAL_MISSING_PATH)).rejects.toThrow(
+      createChallenge = createChallengeCreator(basePath, 'chinese');
+      await expect(createChallenge(MISSING_CHALLENGE_PATH, {})).rejects.toThrow(
         `Missing English challenge for
-${REAL_MISSING_PATH}
+${MISSING_CHALLENGE_PATH}
 It should be in
 `
       );