1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/inspect_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/inspect_spec.rb
index 5b06ffee71..6f380a36c7 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/inspect_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/inspect_spec.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
-require File.expand_path('../../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
-require File.expand_path('../fixtures/common', __FILE__)
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/common'
 
 describe "Exception#inspect" do
   it "returns '#<Exception: Exception>' when no message given" do
     Exception.new.inspect.should == "#<Exception: Exception>"
   end
 
+  it "keeps message encoding" do
+    Exception.new('å').inspect.should == "#<Exception: å>"
+  end
+
   it "includes #to_s when the result is non-empty" do
     ExceptionSpecs::OverrideToS.new.inspect.should == "#<ExceptionSpecs::OverrideToS: this is from #to_s>"
   end