diff --git a/security/advancedtls/advancedtls_test.go b/security/advancedtls/advancedtls_test.go
index 4d9d0fb871a..c4122490a8b 100644
--- a/security/advancedtls/advancedtls_test.go
+++ b/security/advancedtls/advancedtls_test.go
@@ -32,11 +32,12 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/security/advancedtls/testdata"
 )
 
 func TestClientServerHandshake(t *testing.T) {
 	// ------------------Load Client Trust Cert and Peer Cert-------------------
-	clientTrustPool, err := readTrustCert("testdata/client_trust_cert_1.pem")
+	clientTrustPool, err := readTrustCert(testdata.Path("client_trust_cert_1.pem"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Client is unable to load trust certs. Error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -50,21 +51,21 @@ func TestClientServerHandshake(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		return results, fmt.Errorf("custom verification function failed")
 	}
-	clientPeerCert, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair("testdata/client_cert_1.pem",
-		"testdata/client_key_1.pem")
+	clientPeerCert, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair(testdata.Path("client_cert_1.pem"),
+		testdata.Path("client_key_1.pem"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Client is unable to parse peer certificates. Error: %v", err)
 	}
 	// ------------------Load Server Trust Cert and Peer Cert-------------------
-	serverTrustPool, err := readTrustCert("testdata/server_trust_cert_1.pem")
+	serverTrustPool, err := readTrustCert(testdata.Path("server_trust_cert_1.pem"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Server is unable to load trust certs. Error: %v", err)
 	}
 	getRootCAsForServer := func(params *GetRootCAsParams) (*GetRootCAsResults, error) {
 		return &GetRootCAsResults{TrustCerts: serverTrustPool}, nil
 	}
-	serverPeerCert, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair("testdata/server_cert_1.pem",
-		"testdata/server_key_1.pem")
+	serverPeerCert, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair(testdata.Path("server_cert_1.pem"),
+		testdata.Path("server_key_1.pem"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Server is unable to parse peer certificates. Error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -538,7 +539,7 @@ func compare(a1, a2 credentials.AuthInfo) bool {
 
 func TestAdvancedTLSOverrideServerName(t *testing.T) {
 	expectedServerName := "server.name"
-	clientTrustPool, err := readTrustCert("testdata/client_trust_cert_1.pem")
+	clientTrustPool, err := readTrustCert(testdata.Path("client_trust_cert_1.pem"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Client is unable to load trust certs. Error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -560,7 +561,7 @@ func TestAdvancedTLSOverrideServerName(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestTLSClone(t *testing.T) {
 	expectedServerName := "server.name"
-	clientTrustPool, err := readTrustCert("testdata/client_trust_cert_1.pem")
+	clientTrustPool, err := readTrustCert(testdata.Path("client_trust_cert_1.pem"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Client is unable to load trust certs. Error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -571,6 +572,9 @@ func TestTLSClone(t *testing.T) {
 		ServerNameOverride: expectedServerName,
 	}
 	c, err := NewClient(clientOptions)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create new client: %v", err)
+	}
 	cc := c.Clone()
 	if cc.Info().ServerName != expectedServerName {
 		t.Fatalf("cc.Info().ServerName = %v, want %v", cc.Info().ServerName, expectedServerName)
diff --git a/security/advancedtls/testdata/testdata.go b/security/advancedtls/testdata/testdata.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c7d2481c4a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security/advancedtls/testdata/testdata.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2017 gRPC authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ */
+
+package testdata
+
+import (
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+)
+
+// basepath is the root directory of this package.
+var basepath string
+
+func init() {
+	_, currentFile, _, _ := runtime.Caller(0)
+	basepath = filepath.Dir(currentFile)
+}
+
+// Path returns the absolute path the given relative file or directory path,
+// relative to the google.golang.org/grpc/testdata directory in the user's GOPATH.
+// If rel is already absolute, it is returned unmodified.
+func Path(rel string) string {
+	if filepath.IsAbs(rel) {
+		return rel
+	}
+
+	return filepath.Join(basepath, rel)
+}