diff --git a/libraries/azure_rg.rb b/libraries/azure_rg.rb
index 55677ffa0..48b734642 100644
--- a/libraries/azure_rg.rb
+++ b/libraries/azure_rg.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-require_relative 'common/helpers'
+require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/common/helpers')
 
 # Class to test the resources in Resource Groups
 #
diff --git a/libraries/azure_vm.rb b/libraries/azure_vm.rb
index 743ac4c1b..8ba2377af 100644
--- a/libraries/azure_vm.rb
+++ b/libraries/azure_vm.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-require_relative 'common/helpers'
+require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/common/helpers')
 
 # Class to retrieve information about the specified virtual machine
 #
diff --git a/libraries/azure_vm_datadisks.rb b/libraries/azure_vm_datadisks.rb
index fc036608e..bf96db300 100644
--- a/libraries/azure_vm_datadisks.rb
+++ b/libraries/azure_vm_datadisks.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-require_relative 'common/helpers'
+require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/common/helpers')
 require 'uri'
 
 # Class to test the data disks that are attached to the specified VM
diff --git a/libraries/common/helpers.rb b/libraries/common/helpers.rb
index 34813a742..3655e5846 100644
--- a/libraries/common/helpers.rb
+++ b/libraries/common/helpers.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 
-require_relative '../azure_conn'
+require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../azure_conn')
 
-require_relative 'resource_management'
-require_relative 'compute_management'
-require_relative 'network_management'
+require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/resource_management')
+require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/compute_management')
+require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/network_management')
 
 # Helper class to configure and give access to the various management components of Azure
 # Also provides shortcuts for certain components, such as returing the VM object and performing