diff --git a/t/t0001-init.sh b/t/t0001-init.sh
index 3235ab4d53..d479303efa 100755
--- a/t/t0001-init.sh
+++ b/t/t0001-init.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 check_config () {
-	if test -d "$1" && test -f "$1/config" && test -d "$1/refs"
+	if test_path_is_dir "$1" &&
+	   test_path_is_file "$1/config" && test_path_is_dir "$1/refs"
 	then
 		: happy
 	else