diff --git a/test/test_configuration.rb b/test/test_configuration.rb
index 76e8a812..49415de8 100644
--- a/test/test_configuration.rb
+++ b/test/test_configuration.rb
@@ -7,20 +7,20 @@ class TestConfiguration < Test::Unit::TestCase
     end
 
     should "fire warning with no _config.yml" do
-      mock(YAML).load_file(@path) { raise "No such file or directory - #{@path}" }
+      mock(YAML).safe_load_file(@path) { raise "No such file or directory - #{@path}" }
       mock($stderr).puts("WARNING: Could not read configuration. Using defaults (and options).")
       mock($stderr).puts("\tNo such file or directory - #{@path}")
       assert_equal Jekyll::DEFAULTS, Jekyll.configuration({})
     end
 
     should "load configuration as hash" do
-      mock(YAML).load_file(@path) { Hash.new }
+      mock(YAML).safe_load_file(@path) { Hash.new }
       mock($stdout).puts("Configuration from #{@path}")
       assert_equal Jekyll::DEFAULTS, Jekyll.configuration({})
     end
 
     should "fire warning with bad config" do
-      mock(YAML).load_file(@path) { Array.new }
+      mock(YAML).safe_load_file(@path) { Array.new }
       mock($stderr).puts("WARNING: Could not read configuration. Using defaults (and options).")
       mock($stderr).puts("\tInvalid configuration - #{@path}")
       assert_equal Jekyll::DEFAULTS, Jekyll.configuration({})