diff --git a/scripts/test/fixture.sh b/scripts/test/fixture.sh
index acc239eefaf17d63ae09d62131ead09043eb1325..f0a5e970cfeb015928a9d26cc8f405bec643a14a 100755
--- a/scripts/test/fixture.sh
+++ b/scripts/test/fixture.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ create() {
         # copy flame clmc files into the root container
         echo "Copying files to rootfs"
         container_dir="/var/lib/lxc/"${service_name}"/rootfs"
-        container_vagrant_dir=${container_dir}"${repo_root}"
+        container_vagrant_dir=${container_dir}"/vagrant"
         mkdir -p ${container_vagrant_dir}
         cp -f ${repo_root}/reporc "${container_vagrant_dir}"
         cp -rf ${repo_root}/scripts ${container_vagrant_dir}
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ create() {
             influxdb_url=$(echo $SERVICE | jq -r '.influxdb_url')
             database_name=$(echo $SERVICE | jq -r '.database_name')
             report_period=$(echo $SERVICE | jq -r '.report_period')
-            cmd="${repo_root}/scripts/clmc-service/install.sh ${influxdb_url} ${database_name} ${report_period}"
-            lxc-attach -n ${service_name} -v REPO_ROOT=${repo_root} -- ${cmd}
+            cmd="/vagrant/scripts/clmc-service/install.sh ${influxdb_url} ${database_name} ${report_period}"
+            lxc-attach -n ${service_name} -v REPO_ROOT="/vagrant" -- ${cmd}
         elif [ ${service_name} == "test-runner" ]
         then
-            cmd=${repo_root}/src/test/clmctest/services/pytest/install.sh
+            cmd=/vagrant/src/test/clmctest/services/pytest/install.sh
             lxc-attach -n ${service_name} -- ${cmd}
         else
             # get container parameters
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ create() {
             database_name=$(echo $SERVICE | jq -r '.database_name')
 
             # install service function specific software
-            cmd=${repo_root}/src/test/clmctest/services/${sf_id}/install.sh
-            lxc-attach -n ${service_name} -v REPO_ROOT=${repo_root} -- ${cmd}
+            cmd=/vagrant/src/test/clmctest/services/${sf_id}/install.sh
+            lxc-attach -n ${service_name} -v REPO_ROOT="/vagrant" -- ${cmd}
 
             # install telegraf
-            cmd=${repo_root}/scripts/clmc-agent/install.sh
-            lxc-attach -n ${service_name} -v REPO_ROOT=${repo_root} -- ${cmd}
+            cmd=/vagrant/scripts/clmc-agent/install.sh
+            lxc-attach -n ${service_name} -v REPO_ROOT="/vagrant" -- ${cmd}
 
             # copy telegraf configuration templates
             cp -f ${repo_root}/scripts/clmc-agent/telegraf.conf ${container_dir}/etc/telegraf/
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ create() {
 
             # replace telegraf template with container parameters
             # @todo do we really need both scripts to do this?
-            cmd=${repo_root}/scripts/clmc-agent/configure_template.sh
+            cmd=/vagrant/scripts/clmc-agent/configure_template.sh
             lxc-attach -n ${service_name} -- ${cmd}
-            cmd="${repo_root}/scripts/clmc-agent/configure.sh ${location} ${sfc_id} ${sfc_id_instance} ${sf_id} ${sf_id_instance} ${ipendpoint_id} ${sr_id} ${influxdb_url} ${database_name}"
+            cmd="/vagrant/scripts/clmc-agent/configure.sh ${location} ${sfc_id} ${sfc_id_instance} ${sf_id} ${sf_id_instance} ${ipendpoint_id} ${sr_id} ${influxdb_url} ${database_name}"
             lxc-attach -n ${service_name} -- ${cmd}
 
             # start telegraf