diff --git a/posts/2025-06-22-test-nginx-conf-directives.md b/posts/2025-06-22-test-nginx-conf-directives.md
index 7cdbbcc..940dab4 100644
--- a/posts/2025-06-22-test-nginx-conf-directives.md
+++ b/posts/2025-06-22-test-nginx-conf-directives.md
@@ -372,19 +372,19 @@ Add a spec:
 
 ```moonscript
 describe "https://git.domain.abc", ->
-  it "reverse-proxies request to a gitea unix socket", ->
-    Path = require "sitegen.path"
-    socket_fname = "unixstreamsrvr.moon"
-    socket_dir = "/run/gitea"
-    socket_owner = "nobody"
-    basepath = Path.basepath debug.getinfo(1).short_src
+  it "reverse-proxy's request to a gitea unix socket", ->
+    socket = fname: "unixstreamsrvr.moon", dir: "/run/gitea", owner: "nobody"
+    basepath = debug.getinfo(1).short_src\match"^(.*)/[^/]*$" or "."
+    seconds = 0.1
 
-    Path.exec "install", "-o", socket_owner, "-d", socket_dir
+    os.execute "install -o #{socket.owner} -d #{socket.dir}"
     cmd = "su -s /bin/bash -c 'moon %s' %s"
-    server = io.popen cmd\format Path.join(basepath, socket_fname), socket_owner
-    Path.exec "sleep", "0.1"
-    result = Path.read_exec "find", socket_dir, "-type", "s", "-ls"
-    assert.truthy result\match "nobody%s+nogroup.+" .. Path.join(socket_dir, "gitea.socket")
+    server = io.popen cmd\format "#{basepath}/#{socket.fname}", socket.owner
+    os.execute "sleep #{seconds}"
+    f = io.popen "find #{socket.dir} -type s -ls", "r"
+    result = with f\read "*a"
+      f\close!
+    assert.truthy result\match "nobody%s+nogroup.+#{socket.dir}/gitea.socket"
 
     req "https://git.domain.abc"