diff --git a/client/logmon/logmon_test.go b/client/logmon/logmon_test.go
index a1fb397d86b0..82b71d451051 100644
--- a/client/logmon/logmon_test.go
+++ b/client/logmon/logmon_test.go
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ import (
 
 func TestLogmon_Start_rotate(t *testing.T) {
 	require := require.New(t)
-
-	stdoutLog := "stdout"
-	stderrLog := "stderr"
-
 	var stdoutFifoPath, stderrFifoPath string
 
 	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "nomadtest")
@@ -37,9 +33,9 @@ func TestLogmon_Start_rotate(t *testing.T) {
 
 	cfg := &LogConfig{
 		LogDir:        dir,
-		StdoutLogFile: stdoutLog,
+		StdoutLogFile: "stdout",
 		StdoutFifo:    stdoutFifoPath,
-		StderrLogFile: stderrLog,
+		StderrLogFile: "stderr",
 		StderrFifo:    stderrFifoPath,
 		MaxFiles:      2,
 		MaxFileSizeMB: 1,
@@ -85,10 +81,6 @@ func TestLogmon_Start_restart_flusheslogs(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	require := require.New(t)
-
-	stdoutLog := "stdout"
-	stderrLog := "stderr"
-
 	var stdoutFifoPath, stderrFifoPath string
 
 	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "nomadtest")
@@ -105,9 +97,9 @@ func TestLogmon_Start_restart_flusheslogs(t *testing.T) {
 
 	cfg := &LogConfig{
 		LogDir:        dir,
-		StdoutLogFile: stdoutLog,
+		StdoutLogFile: "stdout",
 		StdoutFifo:    stdoutFifoPath,
-		StderrLogFile: stderrLog,
+		StderrLogFile: "stderr",
 		StderrFifo:    stderrFifoPath,
 		MaxFiles:      2,
 		MaxFileSizeMB: 1,
@@ -192,10 +184,6 @@ func TestLogmon_Start_restart_flusheslogs(t *testing.T) {
 // asserts that calling Start twice restarts the log rotator
 func TestLogmon_Start_restart(t *testing.T) {
 	require := require.New(t)
-
-	stdoutLog := "stdout"
-	stderrLog := "stderr"
-
 	var stdoutFifoPath, stderrFifoPath string
 
 	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "nomadtest")
@@ -212,9 +200,9 @@ func TestLogmon_Start_restart(t *testing.T) {
 
 	cfg := &LogConfig{
 		LogDir:        dir,
-		StdoutLogFile: stdoutLog,
+		StdoutLogFile: "stdout",
 		StdoutFifo:    stdoutFifoPath,
-		StderrLogFile: stderrLog,
+		StderrLogFile: "stderr",
 		StderrFifo:    stderrFifoPath,
 		MaxFiles:      2,
 		MaxFileSizeMB: 1,