diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2536b8d8..b236c5dc 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ python:
   - "3.6-dev"
   - "3.7-dev"
 install:
-  - "pip install nose coverage coveralls"
+  - "pip install nose coverage coveralls mock"
   - "pip install git+https://github.com/landscapeio/pylint-plugin-utils.git@develop"
   - "pip install git+https://github.com/landscapeio/pylint-common.git@develop"
   - "pip install git+https://github.com/landscapeio/pylint-celery.git@develop"
diff --git a/tests/tools/__init__.py b/tests/tools/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/tests/tools/pylint/__init__.py b/tests/tools/pylint/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/tests/tools/pylint/test_pylint_tool.py b/tests/tools/pylint/test_pylint_tool.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aabf5776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tools/pylint/test_pylint_tool.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import os
+import sys
+from unittest import TestCase
+
+from prospector.config import ProspectorConfig
+from prospector.finder import find_python
+from prospector.tools.pylint import PylintTool
+
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 0):
+    from unittest.mock import patch
+else:
+    from mock import patch
+
+
+class TestPylintTool(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        with patch('sys.argv', ['']):
+            self.config = ProspectorConfig()
+        self.pylint_tool = PylintTool()
+
+    def test_absolute_path_is_computed_correctly(self):
+        root = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'testpath', 'test.py')
+        root_sep_split = root.split(os.path.sep)
+        root_os_split = os.path.split(root)
+        found_files = find_python([], [root], explicit_file_mode=True)
+        self.pylint_tool.configure(self.config, found_files)
+        self.assertNotEqual(self.pylint_tool._args,
+                            [os.path.join(*root_sep_split)])
+        self.assertEqual(self.pylint_tool._args,
+                         [os.path.join(*root_os_split)])
diff --git a/tests/tools/pylint/testpath/__init__.py b/tests/tools/pylint/testpath/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/tests/tools/pylint/testpath/testfile.py b/tests/tools/pylint/testpath/testfile.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 30b5feb9..8a0f3795 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ skip_missing_interpreters = true
 [testenv]
 deps =
     nose
+    py27: mock
 commands = nosetests tests