diff --git a/tests/rsrc/config/resource/manager.properties b/tests/rsrc/config/resource/manager.properties
index 24105d1d0..ae7a40c4e 100644
--- a/tests/rsrc/config/resource/manager.properties
+++ b/tests/rsrc/config/resource/manager.properties
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 #
-# $Id: manager.properties,v 1.4 2001/11/29 23:14:36 mdb Exp $
+# $Id: manager.properties,v 1.5 2002/01/16 03:01:24 mdb Exp $
 #
 # Test resource manager configuration
 
 # configure the BundledTileSetRepository
-resource.set.tilesets = rsrc/bundles/tiles/ground/bundle.jar:\
-	rsrc/bundles/tiles/objects/bundle.jar
+resource.set.tilesets = bundles/tiles/ground/bundle.jar:\
+	bundles/tiles/objects/bundle.jar
 
 # configure the BundledComponentRepository
-resource.set.components = rsrc/bundles/components/pirate/metadata.jar:\
-	rsrc/bundles/components/pirate/components.jar
+resource.set.components = bundles/components/pirate/metadata.jar:\
+	bundles/components/pirate/components.jar
 
 # used to test the BundledTileSetRepository
-resource.set.bundle_test = rsrc/media/tools/tile/bundle/bundle.jar
+resource.set.bundle_test = media/tools/tile/bundle/bundle.jar
diff --git a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/cast/builder/TestApp.java b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/cast/builder/TestApp.java
index 938ec72f3..da5d131c9 100644
--- a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/cast/builder/TestApp.java
+++ b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/cast/builder/TestApp.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: TestApp.java,v 1.10 2001/12/07 01:33:29 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: TestApp.java,v 1.11 2002/01/16 03:01:24 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.cast.builder;
 
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ public class TestApp
         _config = new Config();
         MisoUtil.bindProperties(_config);
 
-        ResourceManager rmgr = new ResourceManager(null, "rsrc");
+        ResourceManager rmgr = new ResourceManager(
+            "rsrc", null, "config/resource/manager.properties");
         ImageManager imgr = new ImageManager(rmgr, _frame);
 
         ComponentRepository crepo =
diff --git a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/cast/bundle/BundledComponentRepositoryTest.java b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/cast/bundle/BundledComponentRepositoryTest.java
index 52a8a6ead..ae4877b1b 100644
--- a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/cast/bundle/BundledComponentRepositoryTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/cast/bundle/BundledComponentRepositoryTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: BundledComponentRepositoryTest.java,v 1.4 2001/12/07 01:33:29 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: BundledComponentRepositoryTest.java,v 1.5 2002/01/16 03:01:24 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.cast.bundle;
 
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ public class BundledComponentRepositoryTest extends TestCase
     public void runTest ()
     {
         try {
-            ResourceManager rmgr = new ResourceManager(null, "rsrc");
+            ResourceManager rmgr = new ResourceManager(
+                "rsrc", null, "config/resource/manager.properties");
             ImageManager imgr = new ImageManager(rmgr, null);
             BundledComponentRepository repo =
                 new BundledComponentRepository(rmgr, imgr, "components");
diff --git a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/media/tile/bundle/BundledTileSetRepositoryTest.java b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/media/tile/bundle/BundledTileSetRepositoryTest.java
index 3ba7fca41..3243c5133 100644
--- a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/media/tile/bundle/BundledTileSetRepositoryTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/media/tile/bundle/BundledTileSetRepositoryTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: BundledTileSetRepositoryTest.java,v 1.4 2001/12/07 01:33:29 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: BundledTileSetRepositoryTest.java,v 1.5 2002/01/16 03:01:24 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.media.tile.bundle;
 
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ public class BundledTileSetRepositoryTest extends TestCase
     public void runTest ()
     {
         try {
-            ResourceManager rmgr = new ResourceManager(null, "rsrc");
+            ResourceManager rmgr = new ResourceManager(
+                "rsrc", null, "config/resource/manager.properties");
             ImageManager imgr = new ImageManager(rmgr, null);
             BundledTileSetRepository repo =
                 new BundledTileSetRepository(rmgr, imgr, "tilesets");
diff --git a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ViewerApp.java b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ViewerApp.java
index 51e91282a..8335df751 100644
--- a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ViewerApp.java
+++ b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ViewerApp.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: ViewerApp.java,v 1.23 2002/01/08 22:16:59 shaper Exp $
+// $Id: ViewerApp.java,v 1.24 2002/01/16 03:01:24 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.miso.viewer;
 
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ public class ViewerApp
 
         // we don't need to configure anything
         _config = new Config();
-        ResourceManager rmgr = new ResourceManager(null, "rsrc");
+        ResourceManager rmgr = new ResourceManager(
+            "rsrc", null, "config/resource/manager.properties");
         ImageManager imgr = new ImageManager(rmgr, _frame);
 	_tilemgr = new TileManager(imgr);
         _tilemgr.setTileSetRepository(