diff --git a/addons/gut/gui/gut_config_gui.gd b/addons/gut/gui/gut_config_gui.gd
index b280e0f..bf4c1ec 100644
--- a/addons/gut/gui/gut_config_gui.gd
+++ b/addons/gut/gui/gut_config_gui.gd
@@ -273,7 +273,8 @@ func get_config_issues():
 		var path = _cfg_ctrls[key].text
 		if path != null and path != "":
 			has_directory = true
-			if !DirAccess.dir_exists(path):
+			var dir = DirAccess.open(".")
+			if !dir.dir_exists(path):
 				to_return.append(str("Test directory ", path, " does not exist."))
 
 	if !has_directory: