diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/NonVisual/CustomDataDirectoryTest.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/NonVisual/CustomDataDirectoryTest.cs
index f3d54d876a..8ea0e34214 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/NonVisual/CustomDataDirectoryTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/NonVisual/CustomDataDirectoryTest.cs
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ public void TestMigration()
                     var osu = loadOsu(host);
                     var storage = osu.Dependencies.Get<Storage>();
 
+                    // Store the current storage's path. We'll need to refer to this for assertions in the original directory after the migration completes.
+                    string originalDirectory = storage.GetFullPath(".");
+
                     // ensure we perform a save
                     host.Dependencies.Get<FrameworkConfigManager>().Save();
 
@@ -145,25 +148,25 @@ public void TestMigration()
                     Assert.That(storage.GetFullPath("."), Is.EqualTo(customPath));
 
                     // ensure cache was not moved
-                    Assert.That(host.Storage.ExistsDirectory("cache"));
+                    Assert.That(Directory.Exists(Path.Combine(originalDirectory, "cache")));
 
                     // ensure nested cache was moved
-                    Assert.That(!host.Storage.ExistsDirectory(Path.Combine("test-nested", "cache")));
+                    Assert.That(!Directory.Exists(Path.Combine(originalDirectory, "test-nested", "cache")));
                     Assert.That(storage.ExistsDirectory(Path.Combine("test-nested", "cache")));
 
                     foreach (var file in OsuStorage.IGNORE_FILES)
                     {
-                        Assert.That(host.Storage.Exists(file), Is.True);
+                        Assert.That(File.Exists(Path.Combine(originalDirectory, file)));
                         Assert.That(storage.Exists(file), Is.False);
                     }
 
                     foreach (var dir in OsuStorage.IGNORE_DIRECTORIES)
                     {
-                        Assert.That(host.Storage.ExistsDirectory(dir), Is.True);
+                        Assert.That(Directory.Exists(Path.Combine(originalDirectory, dir)));
                         Assert.That(storage.ExistsDirectory(dir), Is.False);
                     }
 
-                    Assert.That(new StreamReader(host.Storage.GetStream("storage.ini")).ReadToEnd().Contains($"FullPath = {customPath}"));
+                    Assert.That(new StreamReader(Path.Combine(originalDirectory, "storage.ini")).ReadToEnd().Contains($"FullPath = {customPath}"));
                 }
                 finally
                 {