diff --git a/commands/changed/__tests__/changed-command.test.js b/commands/changed/__tests__/changed-command.test.js
index 6355ed1b82..abf3e4746c 100644
--- a/commands/changed/__tests__/changed-command.test.js
+++ b/commands/changed/__tests__/changed-command.test.js
@@ -156,11 +156,11 @@ package-4
       await lernaChanged(testDir)("-alp");
 
       expect(output.logged()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/package-1:package-1:1.0.0
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/package-2:package-2:1.0.0
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/package-3:package-3:1.0.0
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/package-4:package-4:1.0.0
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/package-5:package-5:1.0.0:PRIVATE
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/package-1:package-1:1.0.0
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/package-2:package-2:1.0.0
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/package-3:package-3:1.0.0
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/package-4:package-4:1.0.0
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/package-5:package-5:1.0.0:PRIVATE
 `);
     });
   });
@@ -258,13 +258,13 @@ package-4
       expect(jsonOutput).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
 Array [
   Object {
-    "location": "<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/package-2",
+    "location": "__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/package-2",
     "name": "package-2",
     "private": false,
     "version": "1.0.0",
   },
   Object {
-    "location": "<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/package-3",
+    "location": "__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/package-3",
     "name": "package-3",
     "private": false,
     "version": "1.0.0",
diff --git a/commands/list/__tests__/list-command.test.js b/commands/list/__tests__/list-command.test.js
index a032d9f675..8fd05c7066 100644
--- a/commands/list/__tests__/list-command.test.js
+++ b/commands/list/__tests__/list-command.test.js
@@ -77,42 +77,42 @@ package-5 v1.0.0 packages/package-5 (PRIVATE)
     it("lists public package locations with --parseable", async () => {
       await lernaLs(testDir)("--parseable");
       expect(output.logged()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/package-1
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/package-2
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/package-3
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/package-4
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/package-1
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/package-2
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/package-3
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/package-4
 `);
     });
 
     it("lists all package locations with --parseable --all", async () => {
       await lernaLs(testDir)("-pa");
       expect(output.logged()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/package-1
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/package-2
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/package-3
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/package-4
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/package-5
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/package-1
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/package-2
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/package-3
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/package-4
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/package-5
 `);
     });
 
     it("lists public package locations with --parseable --long", async () => {
       await lernaLs(testDir)("--parseable", "--long");
       expect(output.logged()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/package-1:package-1:1.0.0
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/package-2:package-2:1.0.0
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/package-3:package-3:1.0.0
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/package-4:package-4:1.0.0
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/package-1:package-1:1.0.0
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/package-2:package-2:1.0.0
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/package-3:package-3:1.0.0
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/package-4:package-4:1.0.0
 `);
     });
 
     it("lists all package locations with --parseable --long --all", async () => {
       await lernaLs(testDir)("-pal");
       expect(output.logged()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/package-1:package-1:1.0.0
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/package-2:package-2:1.0.0
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/package-3:package-3:1.0.0
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/package-4:package-4:1.0.0
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/package-5:package-5:1.0.0:PRIVATE
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/package-1:package-1:1.0.0
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/package-2:package-2:1.0.0
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/package-3:package-3:1.0.0
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/package-4:package-4:1.0.0
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/package-5:package-5:1.0.0:PRIVATE
 `);
     });
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ package-2
     it("appends MISSING flag to long parseable output", async () => {
       const testDir = await initFixture("undefined-version");
       await lernaLs(testDir)("--long", "--parseable");
-      expect(output.logged()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/package-1:package-1:MISSING`);
+      expect(output.logged()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/package-1:package-1:MISSING`);
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/helpers/serialize-tempdir/index.js b/helpers/serialize-tempdir/index.js
index 771e6355d7..c95e1a4af4 100644
--- a/helpers/serialize-tempdir/index.js
+++ b/helpers/serialize-tempdir/index.js
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ module.exports = {
 };
 
 function serializeProjectRoot(match, cwd, subPath) {
-  return normalizePath(path.join("<PROJECT_ROOT>", subPath));
+  return normalizePath(path.join("__TEST_ROOTDIR__", subPath));
 }
diff --git a/integration/lerna-ls.test.js b/integration/lerna-ls.test.js
index 138c22b205..2f6a6abe10 100644
--- a/integration/lerna-ls.test.js
+++ b/integration/lerna-ls.test.js
@@ -56,19 +56,19 @@ package-3       MISSING packages/pkg-3
 test("lerna ls --parseable", async () => {
   const { stdout } = await lerna("ls", "--parseable");
   expect(stdout).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/pkg-1
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/pkg-2
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/pkg-3
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/pkg-1
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/pkg-2
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/pkg-3
 `);
 });
 
 test("lerna ls --all --long --parseable", async () => {
   const { stdout } = await lerna("ls", "-alp");
   expect(stdout).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/pkg-1:package-1:1.0.0
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/pkg-2:@test/package-2:2.0.0
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/pkg-3:package-3:MISSING
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/pkg-4:package-4:4.0.0:PRIVATE
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/pkg-1:package-1:1.0.0
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/pkg-2:@test/package-2:2.0.0
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/pkg-3:package-3:MISSING
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/packages/pkg-4:package-4:4.0.0:PRIVATE
 `);
 });
 
diff --git a/utils/listable/__tests__/listable-format.test.js b/utils/listable/__tests__/listable-format.test.js
index 5952180b3b..5dbdf1c76a 100644
--- a/utils/listable/__tests__/listable-format.test.js
+++ b/utils/listable/__tests__/listable-format.test.js
@@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ pkg-3  v3.0.0 pkgs/pkg-3 (PRIVATE)
     "name": "pkg-1",
     "version": "1.0.0",
     "private": false,
-    "location": "<PROJECT_ROOT>/pkgs/pkg-1"
+    "location": "__TEST_ROOTDIR__/pkgs/pkg-1"
   },
   {
     "name": "pkg-2",
     "private": false,
-    "location": "<PROJECT_ROOT>/pkgs/pkg-2"
+    "location": "__TEST_ROOTDIR__/pkgs/pkg-2"
   }
 ]
 `);
@@ -101,18 +101,18 @@ pkg-3  v3.0.0 pkgs/pkg-3 (PRIVATE)
     "name": "pkg-1",
     "version": "1.0.0",
     "private": false,
-    "location": "<PROJECT_ROOT>/pkgs/pkg-1"
+    "location": "__TEST_ROOTDIR__/pkgs/pkg-1"
   },
   {
     "name": "pkg-2",
     "private": false,
-    "location": "<PROJECT_ROOT>/pkgs/pkg-2"
+    "location": "__TEST_ROOTDIR__/pkgs/pkg-2"
   },
   {
     "name": "pkg-3",
     "version": "3.0.0",
     "private": true,
-    "location": "<PROJECT_ROOT>/pkgs/pkg-3"
+    "location": "__TEST_ROOTDIR__/pkgs/pkg-3"
   }
 ]
 `);
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ pkg-3  v3.0.0 pkgs/pkg-3 (PRIVATE)
       const { text } = formatWithOptions({ parseable: true });
 
       expect(text).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/pkgs/pkg-1
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/pkgs/pkg-2
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/pkgs/pkg-1
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/pkgs/pkg-2
 `);
     });
 
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ pkg-3  v3.0.0 pkgs/pkg-3 (PRIVATE)
       const { text } = formatWithOptions({ parseable: true, all: true });
 
       expect(text).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/pkgs/pkg-1
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/pkgs/pkg-2
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/pkgs/pkg-3
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/pkgs/pkg-1
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/pkgs/pkg-2
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/pkgs/pkg-3
 `);
     });
 
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ pkg-3  v3.0.0 pkgs/pkg-3 (PRIVATE)
       const { text } = formatWithOptions({ parseable: true, long: true });
 
       expect(text).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/pkgs/pkg-1:pkg-1:1.0.0
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/pkgs/pkg-2:pkg-2:MISSING
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/pkgs/pkg-1:pkg-1:1.0.0
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/pkgs/pkg-2:pkg-2:MISSING
 `);
     });
 
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ pkg-3  v3.0.0 pkgs/pkg-3 (PRIVATE)
       const { text } = formatWithOptions({ parseable: true, all: true, long: true });
 
       expect(text).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/pkgs/pkg-1:pkg-1:1.0.0
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/pkgs/pkg-2:pkg-2:MISSING
-<PROJECT_ROOT>/pkgs/pkg-3:pkg-3:3.0.0:PRIVATE
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/pkgs/pkg-1:pkg-1:1.0.0
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/pkgs/pkg-2:pkg-2:MISSING
+__TEST_ROOTDIR__/pkgs/pkg-3:pkg-3:3.0.0:PRIVATE
 `);
     });
   });