diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Config.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Config.pm
index a7cfde956..fb2c3d0f2 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Config.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Config.pm
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ sub new {
     my $filename = shift;
     my $noCache = shift;
     if (!File::Spec->file_name_is_absolute($filename)) {
-        Cwd::realpath($filename = File::Spec->catfile(WebGUI::Paths->configBase, $filename));
+        $filename = Cwd::realpath(File::Spec->catfile(WebGUI::Paths->configBase, $filename));
     }
     if (exists $config{$filename}) {
         return $config{$filename};
diff --git a/t/Pluggable.t b/t/Pluggable.t
index 0dfc4a0db..bd8bf280a 100644
--- a/t/Pluggable.t
+++ b/t/Pluggable.t
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ is($dumper->Dump, q|$VAR1 = {
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Test find and findAndLoad
 { # Block to localize @INC
-    local @INC  = ( File::Spec->catdir( WebGUI::Test->getTestCollateralPath, 'Pluggable', 'lib' );
+    my $lib = File::Spec->catdir( WebGUI::Test->getTestCollateralPath, 'Pluggable', 'lib' );
+    local @INC  = ( $lib );
 
     # Use the i18n files to test
     my @testFiles   = ();