--- a/tests/run-tests.py	Fri Jun 08 23:49:12 2007 -0300
+++ b/tests/run-tests.py	Fri Jun 08 23:49:12 2007 -0300
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@
 
     # create a fresh hgrc
     hgrc = file(HGRCPATH, 'w+')
+    hgrc.write('[ui]\n')
+    hgrc.write('slash = True\n')
     hgrc.close()
 
     err = os.path.join(TESTDIR, test+".err")