diff --git a/app/controllers/dev_utilities_controller.rb b/app/controllers/dev_utilities_controller.rb
index b2ce5e813..e8a40a4c2 100644
--- a/app/controllers/dev_utilities_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/dev_utilities_controller.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class DevUtilitiesController < ApplicationController
       bkr_info.each do |backer|
         backer_email = "#{backer['username']}@#{backer['username']}.joindiaspora.com"
         rel_hash = relationship_flow(backer_email)
-        logger.info "Zombefriending #{backer['given_name']} #{backer['family_name']}"
+        logger.info "Zombiefriending #{backer['given_name']} #{backer['family_name']}"
         logger.info "Calling send_friend_request with #{rel_hash[:friend]} and #{current_user.aspects.first}"
         current_user.send_friend_request_to(rel_hash[:friend], current_user.aspects.first)
       end
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@ class DevUtilitiesController < ApplicationController
     }
   end
 
-  def backer_info
-    config = YAML.load_file(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../config/deploy_config.yml')
-    config['servers']['backer']
-  end
-
   def set_backer_number
     render :nothing => true
     seed_num_hash = {:seed_number => params[:number]}
@@ -43,7 +38,6 @@ class DevUtilitiesController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def set_profile_photo
-
     render :nothing => true
     album = Album.create(:person => current_user.person, :name => "Profile Photos")
     current_user.raw_visible_posts << album
@@ -52,7 +46,7 @@ class DevUtilitiesController < ApplicationController
     backer_number = YAML.load_file(Rails.root.join('config','backer_number.yml'))[:seed_number].to_i
     username = backer_info[backer_number]['username'].gsub(/ /,'').downcase
 
-      @fixture_name = File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../../public/images/user/#{username}.jpg"
+      @fixture_name = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "..", "public", "images", "user", "#{username}.jpg")
 
       photo = Photo.new(:person => current_user.person, :album => album)
       photo.image.store! File.open(@fixture_name)
@@ -71,4 +65,11 @@ class DevUtilitiesController < ApplicationController
 
     render "shared/log"
   end
+
+  protected
+
+  def backer_info
+    config = YAML.load_file(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "..", "config", "deploy_config.yml"))
+    config['servers']['backer']
+  end
 end
diff --git a/db/seeds.rb b/db/seeds.rb
index de3015479..687d2622e 100644
--- a/db/seeds.rb
+++ b/db/seeds.rb
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
 #   cities = City.create([{ :name => 'Chicago' }, { :name => 'Copenhagen' }])
 #   Mayor.create(:name => 'Daley', :city => citie
 
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../config/environment'
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "..", "config", "environment")
 
diff --git a/db/seeds/backer.rb b/db/seeds/backer.rb
index 0851e7894..bc63a81a9 100644
--- a/db/seeds/backer.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/backer.rb
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 #   cities = City.create([{ :name => 'Chicago' }, { :name => 'Copenhagen' }])
 #   Mayor.create(:name => 'Daley', :city => citie
 
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../config/environment'
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "..", "config", "environment")
 
 def create
 
-  config = YAML.load_file(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../config/deploy_config.yml')
+  config = YAML.load_file(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "..", "config", "deploy_config.yml"))
   backer_info = config['servers']['backer']
 
   backer_number = YAML.load_file(Rails.root.join('config','backer_number.yml'))[:seed_number].to_i
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def create
   #set pod url
   username = backer_info[backer_number]['username'].gsub(/ /,'').downcase
   set_app_config username
-  require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../config/initializers/_load_app_config.rb'
+  require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "..", "config", "initializers", "_load_app_config.rb")
 
   # Create seed user
   user = User.instantiate!(:email => "#{username}@#{username}.joindiaspora.com",
diff --git a/db/seeds/dev.rb b/db/seeds/dev.rb
index 8a6cf271f..f10abec4f 100644
--- a/db/seeds/dev.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/dev.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3.  See
 #   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../config/environment'
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "..", "config", "environment")
 
 def set_app_config username
   current_config = YAML.load(File.read(Rails.root.join('config', 'app_config.yml.example')))
diff --git a/db/seeds/tom.rb b/db/seeds/tom.rb
index 1c7f63027..3f8c4810f 100644
--- a/db/seeds/tom.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/tom.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3.  See
 #   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../config/environment'
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "..", "config", "environment")
 
 def set_app_config username
   current_config = YAML.load(File.read(Rails.root.join('config', 'app_config.yml.example')))
diff --git a/spec/controllers/dev_utilities_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/dev_utilities_controller_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..66c07350f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/controllers/dev_utilities_controller_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#   Copyright (c) 2010, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
+#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3.  See
+#   the COPYRIGHT file.
+
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "spec_helper")
+
+describe DevUtilitiesController do
+  render_views
+
+  before do
+    @tom = Factory.create(:user, :email => "tom@tom.joindiaspora.org")
+    sign_in :user, @tom
+  end
+
+  describe "#zombiefriends" do
+    it "succeeds" do
+      get :zombiefriends
+      response.should be_success
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#set_profile_photo" do
+    # In case anyone wants their config/backer_number.yml to still exist after running specs
+    before do
+      @backer_number_file = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "..", "config", "backer_number.yml")
+      @temp_file = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "..", "config", "backer_number.yml-tmp")
+      FileUtils.mv(@backer_number_file, @temp_file, :force => true)
+    end
+    after do
+      if File.exists?(@temp_file)
+        FileUtils.mv(@temp_file, @backer_number_file, :force => true)
+      else
+        FileUtils.rm_rf(@backer_number_file)
+      end
+    end
+    it "succeeds" do
+      get :set_backer_number, 'number' => '3'
+      get :set_profile_photo
+      response.should be_success
+    end
+  end
+end