diff --git a/test/tap/configuration-validation-test.js b/test/tap/configuration-validation-test.js
index 6a0a6aa..39c7789 100644
--- a/test/tap/configuration-validation-test.js
+++ b/test/tap/configuration-validation-test.js
@@ -297,6 +297,11 @@ test('log4js configuration validation', (batch) => {
     sandboxConfig.requires[
       `${path.join(mainPath, '../../node_modules/nyc/bin/cheese')}`
     ] = testAppender('correct', result);
+    // in node v6, there's an extra layer of node modules for some reason, so add this one to work around it
+    sandboxConfig.requires[
+      `${path.join(mainPath, '../../node_modules/tap/node_modules/nyc/bin/cheese')}`
+    ] = testAppender('correct', result);
+
     const sandboxedLog4js = sandbox.require('../../lib/log4js', sandboxConfig);
 
     sandboxedLog4js.configure({