diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a966102e7..b8edc0414 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 zombie.js-changelog(7) -- Changelog
 ===================================
 
+### Version 0.9.6  2011-07-28
+
+Implements file:// requests using node.js' native fs module rather than
+leaning on its http module (Ryan Petrello)
+
 
 ### Version 0.9.5  2011-04-11
 
diff --git a/spec/history-spec.coffee b/spec/history-spec.coffee
index f860fee8f..43fa3f496 100644
--- a/spec/history-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/history-spec.coffee
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ brains.get "/history/redirect", (req, res)->
 brains.get "/history/redirect_back", (req, res)->
   res.redirect req.headers['referer']
 
-readmefile = ['file://', process.cwd(), '/', 'README.md'].join('')
+readmefile = "file://#{process.cwd()}/README.md"
+
 
 vows.describe("History").addBatch(
   "new window":
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ vows.describe("History").addBatch(
           "should not fire popstate event": (window)-> assert.isUndefined window.popstate
 
   "location":
+      
     "open page":
       zombie.wants "http://localhost:3003/"
         "should add page to history": (browser)-> assert.length browser.window.history, 1
@@ -88,10 +90,10 @@ vows.describe("History").addBatch(
     "open from file system":
       zombie.wants `readmefile`
         "should add page to history": (browser)-> assert.length browser.window.history, 1
-        "should change location URL": (browser)-> assert.equal browser.location, `readmefile`
+        "should change location URL": (browser)-> assert.equal browser.location, readmefile
         "should load document": (browser)-> assert.include browser.html(), "zombie.js(1) -- Insanely fast, headless full-stack testing using Node.js"
-        "should set window location": (browser)-> assert.equal browser.window.location.href, `readmefile`
-        "should set document location": (browser)-> assert.equal browser.document.location.href, `readmefile`
+        "should set window location": (browser)-> assert.equal browser.window.location.href, readmefile
+        "should set document location": (browser)-> assert.equal browser.document.location.href, readmefile
     "change pathname":
       zombie.wants "http://localhost:3003/"
         topic: (browser)->