diff --git a/querydsl-jdo/src/test/resources/datanucleus.properties b/querydsl-jdo/src/test/resources/datanucleus.properties
index 44813ad81..10f1352a1 100644
--- a/querydsl-jdo/src/test/resources/datanucleus.properties
+++ b/querydsl-jdo/src/test/resources/datanucleus.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 javax.jdo.PersistenceManagerFactoryClass=org.datanucleus.api.jdo.JDOPersistenceManagerFactory
 
 javax.jdo.option.ConnectionDriverName=org.h2.Driver
-javax.jdo.option.ConnectionURL=jdbc:h2:~/dbs/test
+javax.jdo.option.ConnectionURL=jdbc:h2:./target/test
 javax.jdo.option.ConnectionUserName=sa
 javax.jdo.option.ConnectionPassword=
 #javax.jdo.option.Mapping=h2
diff --git a/querydsl-jpa/src/test/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml b/querydsl-jpa/src/test/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml
index e83cbcdbd..3be82791a 100644
--- a/querydsl-jpa/src/test/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml
+++ b/querydsl-jpa/src/test/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
             <property name="hibernate.archive.autodetection" value="class" />
             <property name="hibernate.dialect" value="org.hibernate.dialect.H2Dialect" />
             <property name="hibernate.connection.driver_class" value="org.h2.Driver" />
-            <property name="hibernate.connection.url" value="jdbc:h2:~/dbs/h2-hibernate" />
+            <property name="hibernate.connection.url" value="jdbc:h2:./target/h2-hibernate" />
             <property name="hibernate.connection.user" value="sa" />
             <property name="hibernate.show_sql" value="false"/>
             <property name="hibernate.flushMode" value="FLUSH_AUTO" />
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
             <property name="hibernate.archive.autodetection" value="class" />
             <property name="hibernate.dialect" value="org.hibernate.dialect.H2Dialect" />
             <property name="hibernate.connection.driver_class" value="org.h2.Driver" />
-            <property name="hibernate.connection.url" value="jdbc:h2:~/dbs/h2-hibernate-perf" />
+            <property name="hibernate.connection.url" value="jdbc:h2:./target/h2-hibernate-perf" />
             <property name="hibernate.connection.user" value="sa" />
             <property name="hibernate.show_sql" value="false"/>
             <property name="hibernate.flushMode" value="FLUSH_AUTO" />
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
         <exclude-unlisted-classes>false</exclude-unlisted-classes>
         <properties>
             <property name="javax.persistence.jdbc.driver" value="org.h2.Driver" />
-            <property name="javax.persistence.jdbc.url" value="jdbc:h2:~/dbs/h2-eclipselink" />
+            <property name="javax.persistence.jdbc.url" value="jdbc:h2:./target/h2-eclipselink" />
             <property name="javax.persistence.jdbc.user" value="sa" />
             <property name="eclipselink.ddl-generation" value="drop-and-create-tables" />
             <property name="eclipselink.ddl-generation.output-mode" value="database" />
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
         <class>com.querydsl.jpa.domain4.Library</class>
         <properties>
             <property name="javax.persistence.jdbc.driver" value="org.h2.Driver" />
-            <property name="javax.persistence.jdbc.url" value="jdbc:h2:~/dbs/h2-batoo" />
+            <property name="javax.persistence.jdbc.url" value="jdbc:h2:./target/h2-batoo" />
             <property name="javax.persistence.jdbc.user" value="sa" />
             <property name="org.batoo.jpa.sql_logging" value="NONE"/>
             <property name="org.batoo.jpa.ddl" value="DROP" />
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
         <provider>org.apache.openjpa.persistence.PersistenceProviderImpl</provider>
         <properties>
             <property name="javax.persistence.jdbc.driver" value="org.h2.Driver" />
-            <property name="javax.persistence.jdbc.url" value="jdbc:h2:~/dbs/h2-openjpa" />
+            <property name="javax.persistence.jdbc.url" value="jdbc:h2:./target/h2-openjpa" />
             <property name="javax.persistence.jdbc.user" value="sa" />
             <property name="openjpa.jdbc.SynchronizeMappings" value="buildSchema(ForeignKeys=true)"/>
             <property name="openjpa.RuntimeUnenhancedClasses" value="supported" />
diff --git a/querydsl-jpa/src/test/resources/com/querydsl/jpa/testutil/h2.properties b/querydsl-jpa/src/test/resources/com/querydsl/jpa/testutil/h2.properties
index 6aa4f0d5b..dbaee29bb 100644
--- a/querydsl-jpa/src/test/resources/com/querydsl/jpa/testutil/h2.properties
+++ b/querydsl-jpa/src/test/resources/com/querydsl/jpa/testutil/h2.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 hibernate.dialect=org.hibernate.dialect.H2Dialect
 hibernate.connection.driver_class=org.h2.Driver
-hibernate.connection.url=jdbc:h2:~/dbs/h2-jpa1
+hibernate.connection.url=jdbc:h2:./target/h2-jpa1
 hibernate.connection.username=sa
 hibernate.connection.password=
 
diff --git a/querydsl-sql-codegen/src/test/java/com/querydsl/sql/codegen/ant/AntMetaDataExporterTest.java b/querydsl-sql-codegen/src/test/java/com/querydsl/sql/codegen/ant/AntMetaDataExporterTest.java
index ad8d04412..f1cd7b554 100644
--- a/querydsl-sql-codegen/src/test/java/com/querydsl/sql/codegen/ant/AntMetaDataExporterTest.java
+++ b/querydsl-sql-codegen/src/test/java/com/querydsl/sql/codegen/ant/AntMetaDataExporterTest.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 public class AntMetaDataExporterTest {
 
 //    private final String url = "jdbc:h2:mem:testdb" + System.currentTimeMillis();
-    private final String url = "jdbc:h2:~/dbs/h2" + System.currentTimeMillis();
+    private final String url = "jdbc:h2:./target/h2" + System.currentTimeMillis();
 
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws SQLException {
diff --git a/querydsl-sql/src/test/java/com/querydsl/sql/Connections.java b/querydsl-sql/src/test/java/com/querydsl/sql/Connections.java
index d0beffa2e..fd41e71ac 100644
--- a/querydsl-sql/src/test/java/com/querydsl/sql/Connections.java
+++ b/querydsl-sql/src/test/java/com/querydsl/sql/Connections.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public final class Connections {
 
     private static Connection getH2() throws SQLException, ClassNotFoundException {
         Class.forName("org.h2.Driver");
-        String url = "jdbc:h2:~/dbs/h2-test;LOCK_MODE=0";
+        String url = "jdbc:h2:./target/h2-test;LOCK_MODE=0";
         return DriverManager.getConnection(url, "sa", "");
     }
 
diff --git a/querydsl-sql/src/test/java/com/querydsl/sql/h2/GeneratedKeysH2Test.java b/querydsl-sql/src/test/java/com/querydsl/sql/h2/GeneratedKeysH2Test.java
index 7714c6dc8..f4fbb04d2 100644
--- a/querydsl-sql/src/test/java/com/querydsl/sql/h2/GeneratedKeysH2Test.java
+++ b/querydsl-sql/src/test/java/com/querydsl/sql/h2/GeneratedKeysH2Test.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class GeneratedKeysH2Test {
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws ClassNotFoundException, SQLException {
         Class.forName("org.h2.Driver");
-        String url = "jdbc:h2:~/dbs/h2-gen";
+        String url = "jdbc:h2:./target/h2-gen";
         conn = DriverManager.getConnection(url, "sa", "");
         stmt = conn.createStatement();
     }