diff --git a/pexec/executable_test.go b/pexec/executable_test.go
index 0daba3c9..20359d3f 100644
--- a/pexec/executable_test.go
+++ b/pexec/executable_test.go
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ func testPexec(t *testing.T, context spec.G, it spec.S) {
 	var (
 		Expect = NewWithT(t).Expect
 
-		fakeCLI        string
-		existingPath   string
 		tmpDir         string
 		stdout, stderr *bytes.Buffer
 
@@ -39,18 +37,10 @@ func testPexec(t *testing.T, context spec.G, it spec.S) {
 		stdout = bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
 		stderr = bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
 
-		executable = pexec.NewExecutable("some-executable")
-
-		fakeCLI, err = gexec.Build("github.com/paketo-buildpacks/packit/fakes/some-executable")
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-
-		existingPath = os.Getenv("PATH")
-		os.Setenv("PATH", filepath.Dir(fakeCLI))
+		executable = pexec.NewExecutable(filepath.Base(fakeCLI))
 	})
 
 	it.After(func() {
-		os.Setenv("PATH", existingPath)
-		gexec.CleanupBuildArtifacts()
 		Expect(os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)).To(Succeed())
 	})
 
@@ -119,12 +109,12 @@ func testPexec(t *testing.T, context spec.G, it spec.S) {
 		context("failure cases", func() {
 			context("when the executable cannot be found on the path", func() {
 				it.Before(func() {
-					Expect(os.Unsetenv("PATH")).To(Succeed())
+					executable = pexec.NewExecutable("unknown-executable")
 				})
 
 				it("returns an error", func() {
 					err := executable.Execute(pexec.Execution{})
-					Expect(err).To(MatchError("exec: \"some-executable\": executable file not found in $PATH"))
+					Expect(err).To(MatchError("exec: \"unknown-executable\": executable file not found in $PATH"))
 				})
 			})
 
diff --git a/pexec/init_test.go b/pexec/init_test.go
index aaeab9b6..c5de5924 100644
--- a/pexec/init_test.go
+++ b/pexec/init_test.go
@@ -1,14 +1,39 @@
 package pexec_test
 
 import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/onsi/gomega/gexec"
 	"github.com/sclevine/spec"
 	"github.com/sclevine/spec/report"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+)
+
+var (
+	existingPath string
+	fakeCLI      string
 )
 
 func TestUnitExec(t *testing.T) {
+	var Expect = NewWithT(t).Expect
+
 	suite := spec.New("packit/pexec", spec.Report(report.Terminal{}))
 	suite("pexec", testPexec)
+
+	var err error
+	fakeCLI, err = gexec.Build("github.com/paketo-buildpacks/packit/fakes/some-executable")
+	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+	existingPath = os.Getenv("PATH")
+	os.Setenv("PATH", filepath.Dir(fakeCLI))
+
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		os.Setenv("PATH", existingPath)
+		gexec.CleanupBuildArtifacts()
+	})
+
 	suite.Run(t)
 }