diff --git a/src/test/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/AllChecksTest.java b/src/test/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/AllChecksTest.java
index dae6cd46f..348d5d01c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/AllChecksTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/AllChecksTest.java
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ public class AllChecksTest extends BaseCheckTestSupport {
     public void testAllChecksWithDefaultConfiguration() throws Exception {
 
         final Set<Class<?>> checkstyleChecks = getCheckstyleChecks();
-        final String inputFilePath = "src/test/resources-noncompilable/"
-            + "com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputDefaultConfig.java";
+        final String inputFilePath = getNonCompilablePath("InputDefaultConfig.java");
         final String[] expected = ArrayUtils.EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY;
 
         for (Class<?> check : checkstyleChecks) {
@@ -69,8 +68,7 @@ public class AllChecksTest extends BaseCheckTestSupport {
                 // Checks which have Check as a parent.
                 if (check.equals(ImportControlCheck.class)) {
                     // ImportControlCheck must have the import control configuration file to avoid violation.
-                    checkConfig.addAttribute("file",
-                        "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/imports/import-control_complete.xml");
+                    checkConfig.addAttribute("file", getPath("import-control_complete.xml"));
                 }
                 checker = createChecker(checkConfig);
             }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/ConfigurationLoaderTest.java b/src/test/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/ConfigurationLoaderTest.java
index cfa387349..c30edb7ee 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/ConfigurationLoaderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/ConfigurationLoaderTest.java
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ import com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.Configuration;
  * @author lkuehne
  */
 public class ConfigurationLoaderTest {
+    private static String getConfigPath(String filename) {
+        return "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/configs/" + filename;
+    }
 
     private static Configuration loadConfiguration(String name)
         throws CheckstyleException {
@@ -52,8 +55,7 @@ public class ConfigurationLoaderTest {
 
     private static Configuration loadConfiguration(
         String name, Properties props) throws CheckstyleException {
-        final String fName =
-            "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/configs/" + name;
+        final String fName = getConfigPath(name);
 
         return ConfigurationLoader.loadConfiguration(
                 fName, new PropertiesExpander(props));
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ public class ConfigurationLoaderTest {
 
         // load config that's only found in the classpath
         final DefaultConfiguration config = (DefaultConfiguration) ConfigurationLoader.loadConfiguration(
-            "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/configs/checkstyle_checks.xml", new PropertiesExpander(props));
+                getConfigPath("checkstyle_checks.xml"), new PropertiesExpander(props));
 
         //verify the root, and property substitution
         final Properties attributes = new Properties();
@@ -334,8 +336,7 @@ public class ConfigurationLoaderTest {
         final Properties props = new Properties();
         props.setProperty("checkstyle.basedir", "basedir");
 
-        final File file = new File(
-                "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/configs/subdir/including.xml");
+        final File file = new File(getConfigPath("subdir/including.xml"));
         final DefaultConfiguration config =
             (DefaultConfiguration) ConfigurationLoader.loadConfiguration(
                     file.toURI().toString(), new PropertiesExpander(props));
@@ -403,8 +404,7 @@ public class ConfigurationLoaderTest {
 
         final DefaultConfiguration config =
                 (DefaultConfiguration) ConfigurationLoader.loadConfiguration(
-                        "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/configs/"
-                                + "config_with_ignore.xml",
+                        getConfigPath("config_with_ignore.xml"),
                         new PropertiesExpander(new Properties()), true);
 
         final Configuration[] children = config.getChildren();
@@ -416,8 +416,7 @@ public class ConfigurationLoaderTest {
 
         final DefaultConfiguration config =
                 (DefaultConfiguration) ConfigurationLoader.loadConfiguration(new InputSource(
-                        new File("src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/configs/"
-                                + "config_with_ignore.xml").toURI().toString()),
+                        new File(getConfigPath("config_with_ignore.xml")).toURI().toString()),
                         new PropertiesExpander(new Properties()), true);
 
         final Configuration[] children = config.getChildren();
@@ -429,8 +428,7 @@ public class ConfigurationLoaderTest {
 
         final DefaultConfiguration config =
                 (DefaultConfiguration) ConfigurationLoader.loadConfiguration(
-                        "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/configs/"
-                                + "config_with_checker_ignore.xml",
+                        getConfigPath("config_with_checker_ignore.xml"),
                         new PropertiesExpander(new Properties()), true);
 
         final Configuration[] children = config.getChildren();
@@ -460,9 +458,7 @@ public class ConfigurationLoaderTest {
             @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
             final DefaultConfiguration config =
                     (DefaultConfiguration) ConfigurationLoader.loadConfiguration(
-                            new FileInputStream(
-                                    "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/configs/"
-                                    + "config_with_ignore.xml"),
+                            new FileInputStream(getConfigPath("config_with_ignore.xml")),
                             new PropertiesExpander(new Properties()), true);
 
             final Configuration[] children = config.getChildren();
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/MainTest.java b/src/test/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/MainTest.java
index 806a1c11b..3b7bf2928 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/MainTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/MainTest.java
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@ public class MainTest {
     @Rule
     public final SystemOutRule systemOut = new SystemOutRule().enableLog().mute();
 
+    private static String getPath(String filename) {
+        return "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/" + filename;
+    }
+
+    private static String getFilePath(String filename) throws IOException {
+        return new File(getPath(filename)).getCanonicalPath();
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testIsProperUtilsClass() throws ReflectiveOperationException {
         assertUtilsClassHasPrivateConstructor(Main.class);
@@ -110,7 +118,7 @@ public class MainTest {
                 assertEquals("", systemErr.getLog());
             }
         });
-        Main.main("src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputMain.java");
+        Main.main(getPath("InputMain.java"));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -143,7 +151,7 @@ public class MainTest {
             }
         });
         Main.main("-c", "src/main/resources/non_existing_config.xml",
-                "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputMain.java");
+                getPath("InputMain.java"));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -158,7 +166,7 @@ public class MainTest {
             }
         });
         Main.main("-c", "/google_checks.xml", "-f", "xmlp",
-                "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputMain.java");
+                getPath("InputMain.java"));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -198,8 +206,8 @@ public class MainTest {
             }
         });
 
-        Main.main("-c", "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/config-non-existing-classname.xml",
-            "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputMain.java");
+        Main.main("-c", getPath("config-non-existing-classname.xml"),
+            getPath("InputMain.java"));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -213,8 +221,8 @@ public class MainTest {
                 assertEquals("", systemErr.getLog());
             }
         });
-        Main.main("-c", "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/config-classname.xml",
-                "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputMain.java");
+        Main.main("-c", getPath("config-classname.xml"),
+                getPath("InputMain.java"));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -223,10 +231,7 @@ public class MainTest {
         exit.checkAssertionAfterwards(new Assertion() {
             @Override
             public void checkAssertion() throws IOException {
-                String currentPath = new File(".").getCanonicalPath();
-                String expectedPath = currentPath
-                        + "/src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputMain.java"
-                        .replace("/", File.separator);
+                String expectedPath = getFilePath("InputMain.java");
                 final ResourceBundle compilationProperties =
                         ResourceBundle.getBundle("checkstylecompilation");
                 String version = compilationProperties.getString("checkstyle.compile.version");
@@ -239,9 +244,9 @@ public class MainTest {
                 assertEquals("", systemErr.getLog());
             }
         });
-        Main.main("-c", "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/config-classname.xml",
+        Main.main("-c", getPath("config-classname.xml"),
                 "-f", "xml",
-                "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputMain.java");
+                getPath("InputMain.java"));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -255,9 +260,9 @@ public class MainTest {
                 assertEquals("", systemErr.getLog());
             }
         });
-        Main.main("-c", "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/config-classname.xml",
+        Main.main("-c", getPath("config-classname.xml"),
                 "-f", "plain",
-                "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputMain.java");
+                getPath("InputMain.java"));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -266,10 +271,7 @@ public class MainTest {
         exit.checkAssertionAfterwards(new Assertion() {
             @Override
             public void checkAssertion() throws IOException {
-                String currentPath = new File(".").getCanonicalPath();
-                String expectedPath = currentPath
-                    + "/src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputMain.java"
-                    .replace("/", File.separator);
+                String expectedPath = getFilePath("InputMain.java");
                 assertEquals(String.format(Locale.ROOT, "Starting audit...%n"
                                 + "%1$s:3:14: "
                                 + "warning: Name 'InputMain' must match pattern '^[a-z0-9]*$'.%n"
@@ -280,8 +282,8 @@ public class MainTest {
                 assertEquals("", systemErr.getLog());
             }
         });
-        Main.main("-c", "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/config-classname2.xml",
-                "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputMain.java");
+        Main.main("-c", getPath("config-classname2.xml"),
+                getPath("InputMain.java"));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -291,10 +293,7 @@ public class MainTest {
         exit.checkAssertionAfterwards(new Assertion() {
             @Override
             public void checkAssertion() throws IOException {
-                String currentPath = new File(".").getCanonicalPath();
-                String expectedPath = currentPath
-                    + "/src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputMain.java"
-                    .replace("/", File.separator);
+                String expectedPath = getFilePath("InputMain.java");
                 assertEquals(String.format(Locale.ROOT, "Starting audit...%n"
                         + "%1$s:3:14: error: "
                         + "Name 'InputMain' must match pattern '^[a-z0-9]*$'.%n"
@@ -306,8 +305,8 @@ public class MainTest {
             }
         });
         Main.main("-c",
-                "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/config-classname2-error.xml",
-                "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputMain.java");
+                getPath("config-classname2-error.xml"),
+                getPath("InputMain.java"));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -321,10 +320,10 @@ public class MainTest {
                 assertEquals("", systemErr.getLog());
             }
         });
-        Main.main("-c", "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/config-classname.xml",
+        Main.main("-c", getPath("config-classname.xml"),
                 "-f", "plain",
                 "-o", temporaryFolder.getRoot() + "/output.txt",
-                "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputMain.java");
+                getPath("InputMain.java"));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -338,10 +337,10 @@ public class MainTest {
                 assertEquals("", systemErr.getLog());
             }
         });
-        Main.main("-c", "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/config-classname.xml",
+        Main.main("-c", getPath("config-classname.xml"),
                 "-f", "plain",
                 "-o", file.getCanonicalPath(),
-                "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputMain.java");
+                getPath("InputMain.java"));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -359,10 +358,10 @@ public class MainTest {
                 assertEquals("", systemErr.getLog());
             }
         });
-        Main.main("-c", "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/config-classname.xml",
+        Main.main("-c", getPath("config-classname.xml"),
                 "-f", "plain",
                 "-o", file.getCanonicalPath(),
-                "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputMain.java");
+                getPath("InputMain.java"));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -384,10 +383,10 @@ public class MainTest {
                 assertEquals("", systemErr.getLog());
             }
         });
-        Main.main("-c", "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/config-classname.xml",
+        Main.main("-c", getPath("config-classname.xml"),
                 "-f", "plain",
                 "-o", file.getCanonicalPath(),
-                "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputMain.java");
+                getPath("InputMain.java"));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -402,10 +401,9 @@ public class MainTest {
                 assertEquals("", systemErr.getLog());
             }
         });
-        Main.main("-c", "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/"
-                + "config-classname-prop.xml",
-                "-p", "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/mycheckstyle.properties",
-                "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputMain.java");
+        Main.main("-c", getPath("config-classname-prop.xml"),
+                "-p", getPath("mycheckstyle.properties"),
+                getPath("InputMain.java"));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -420,10 +418,9 @@ public class MainTest {
                 assertEquals("", systemErr.getLog());
             }
         });
-        Main.main("-c", "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/"
-                + "config-classname-prop.xml",
+        Main.main("-c", getPath("config-classname-prop.xml"),
                 "-p", "nonexisting.properties",
-                "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputMain.java");
+                getPath("InputMain.java"));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -443,9 +440,8 @@ public class MainTest {
                 assertEquals("", systemErr.getLog());
             }
         });
-        Main.main("-c", "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/"
-                + "config-Incorrect.xml",
-            "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputMain.java");
+        Main.main("-c", getPath("config-Incorrect.xml"),
+            getPath("InputMain.java"));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -522,10 +518,7 @@ public class MainTest {
 
         exit.checkAssertionAfterwards(new Assertion() {
             @Override public void checkAssertion() throws IOException {
-                String currentPath = new File(".").getCanonicalPath();
-                String expectedPath = currentPath
-                        + "/src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/metrics/"
-                        .replace("/", File.separator);
+                String expectedPath = getFilePath("checks/metrics") + File.separator;
                 StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
                 sb.append("Starting audit...").append(System.getProperty("line.separator"));
                 String format = "%s.java:%s: warning: File length is %s lines (max allowed is 170).";
@@ -541,8 +534,8 @@ public class MainTest {
             }
         });
 
-        Main.main("-c", "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/config-filelength.xml",
-            "src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/metrics/");
+        Main.main("-c", getPath("config-filelength.xml"),
+            getPath("checks/metrics"));
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/import-control_complete.xml b/src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/import-control_complete.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3bdfcad3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/import-control_complete.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE import-control PUBLIC
+    "-//Puppy Crawl//DTD Import Control 1.0//EN"
+    "http://www.puppycrawl.com/dtds/import_control_1_0.dtd">
+
+<import-control pkg="com">
+  <allow class="some.class"/>
+  <disallow class="another.class" local-only="true"/>
+  <allow pkg="some.pkg"/>
+  <disallow pkg="another.pkg" local-only="true"/>
+  <disallow pkg="and.another.pkg" exact-match="true"/>
+  <subpackage name="puppycrawl">
+    <disallow pkg="some.pkg"/>
+    <disallow class="some.class"/>
+  </subpackage>
+</import-control>
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