diff --git a/nixos/tests/xmonad.nix b/nixos/tests/xmonad.nix
index aa55f0e3ca6..ec48c3e1127 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/xmonad.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/xmonad.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ let
     import System.Environment (getArgs)
     import System.FilePath ((</>))
 
-    main = launch $ def { startupHook = startup } `additionalKeysP` myKeys
+    main = do
+      dirs <- getDirectories
+      launch (def { startupHook = startup } `additionalKeysP` myKeys) dirs
 
     startup = isSessionStart >>= \sessInit ->
       spawn "touch /tmp/${name}"
@@ -23,14 +25,15 @@ let
 
     compiledConfig = printf "xmonad-%s-%s" arch os
 
-    compileRestart resume =
-      whenX (recompile True) $
+    compileRestart resume = do
+      dirs <- asks directories
+
+      whenX (recompile dirs True) $
         when resume writeStateToFile
           *> catchIO
             ( do
-                dir <- getXMonadDataDir
                 args <- getArgs
-                executeFile (dir </> compiledConfig) False args Nothing
+                executeFile (cacheDir dirs </> compiledConfig) False args Nothing
             )
   '';
 
@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@ in {
 
     # set up the new config
     machine.succeed("mkdir -p ${user.home}/.xmonad")
-    machine.copy_from_host("${newConfig}", "${user.home}/.xmonad/xmonad.hs")
+    machine.copy_from_host("${newConfig}", "${user.home}/.config/xmonad/xmonad.hs")
 
     # recompile xmonad using the new config
     machine.send_key("alt-ctrl-q")