diff --git a/test/test_play.py b/test/test_play.py
index 99382a00a..07bf64c0d 100644
--- a/test/test_play.py
+++ b/test/test_play.py
@@ -30,23 +30,32 @@ class PlayPluginTest(unittest.TestCase, TestHelper):
 
     @patch('beetsplug.play.util.interactive_open')
     def test_args_option(self, open_mock):
-        self.config['play']['command'] = 'true'
+        self.config['play']['command'] = 'echo'
         self.run_command('play', '-A', 'foo', 'title:aNiceTitle')
 
-        open_mock.assert_called_once_with(ANY, 'true foo')
+        open_mock.assert_called_once_with(ANY, 'echo foo')
         self.assertPlaylistCorrect(open_mock)
 
     @patch('beetsplug.play.util.interactive_open')
     def test_args_option_in_middle(self, open_mock):
-        self.config['play']['command'] = 'true $args other'
+        self.config['play']['command'] = 'echo $args other'
         self.run_command('play', '-A', 'foo', 'title:aNiceTitle')
 
-        open_mock.assert_called_once_with(ANY, 'true foo other')
+        open_mock.assert_called_once_with(ANY, 'echo foo other')
         self.assertPlaylistCorrect(open_mock)
 
-    def assertPlaylistCorrect(self, open_mock):
+    @patch('beetsplug.play.util.interactive_open')
+    def test_relative_to(self, open_mock):
+        self.config['play']['command'] = 'echo'
+        self.config['play']['relative_to'] = '/something'
+        self.run_command('play', 'title:aNiceTitle')
+
+        open_mock.assert_called_once_with(ANY, 'echo')
+        self.assertPlaylistCorrect(open_mock, '..{}\n')
+
+    def assertPlaylistCorrect(self, open_mock, expected='{}\n'):
         playlist = open(open_mock.call_args[0][0][0], 'r')
-        self.assertEqual(self.item.path.decode('utf-8') + '\n',
+        self.assertEqual(expected.format(self.item.path.decode('utf-8')),
                          playlist.read().decode('utf-8'))