diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 691ec7a3c..17f8eb99b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ coverage/*
 ## PROJECT::GENERAL
 rdoc
 public/uploads
+uploads
 doc
 pkg
 /.bundle
diff --git a/config/deploy.rb b/config/deploy.rb
index 3435995f0..7f83af8e1 100644
--- a/config/deploy.rb
+++ b/config/deploy.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 )
 
 # Default value for linked_dirs is []
-set :linked_dirs, %w{log config/certs config/settings tmp/pids tmp/cache tmp/sockets vendor/bundle public/system public/uploads}
+set :linked_dirs, %w{log config/certs config/settings tmp/pids tmp/cache tmp/sockets vendor/bundle public/system public/uploads uploads}
 
 # Default value for default_env is {}
 # set :default_env, { path: "/opt/ruby/bin:$PATH" }
diff --git a/spec/features/item_edit_spec.rb b/spec/features/item_edit_spec.rb
index 585fab7b0..da38b62c7 100644
--- a/spec/features/item_edit_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/item_edit_spec.rb
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@
       # Visit edit page: delete a file.
       # Make corresponding changes in the exp hash.
       i = 1
-      file_url = Hydrus::ObjectFile.find(i).url
+      object_file = Hydrus::ObjectFile.find(i)
       should_visit_edit_page(@hi)
       css_del = "delete_file_#{i}"
       click_link(css_del)
@@ -686,8 +686,8 @@
       check_file_info.call(exp)
 
       # Restore the deleted file.
-      restore_upload_file(file_url)
-      expect(File.exists?('public' + file_url)).to eq(true)
+      restore_upload_file(object_file)
+      expect(File.exists?(object_file.current_path)).to eq(true)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/features/models/object_file_spec.rb b/spec/features/models/object_file_spec.rb
index 30143ae0d..4162f093c 100644
--- a/spec/features/models/object_file_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/models/object_file_spec.rb
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@
     files = Hydrus::ObjectFile.where(pid: pid)
     expect(files.size).to eq(4)
     f = files[0]
-    exp_url = '/uploads/oo/000/oo/0001/oo000oo0001/content/pinocchio.htm'
+    exp_url = '/file/druid:oo000oo0001/pinocchio.htm'
+    exp_path = File.join(Rails.root,'uploads','oo/000/oo/0001/oo000oo0001/content/pinocchio.htm')
     expect(f.url).to eq(exp_url)
-    expect(f.current_path).to eq("#{Rails.root}/public#{exp_url}")
+    expect(f.current_path).to eq(exp_path)
     expect(files[1].filename).to eq(%q{pinocchio characters tc in file name.pdf})
     expect(files[1].size).to be > 0
   end
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@
     files = @hi.files
     expect(files.size).to eq(4)
     file = files.first
-
     file_url = file.url
     full_file_path = file.current_path
     expect(File.exists?(full_file_path)).to be_truthy
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     expect(File.exists?(full_file_path)).to be_falsey
 
     # restore original file and stream from fixtures
-    restore_upload_file(file_url)
+    restore_upload_file(file)
     expect(File.exists?(full_file_path)).to be_truthy
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/support/helpers.rb b/spec/support/helpers.rb
index c57a60c78..0541b5317 100644
--- a/spec/support/helpers.rb
+++ b/spec/support/helpers.rb
@@ -243,13 +243,11 @@ def create_new_item(opts = {})
   Hydrus::Item.find(druid)
 end
 
-# Takes the file_url of an Item's uploaded file.
+# Takes an objet_file object.
 # Helper method to restore a file to the uploads directory
 # after it was deleted in a integration test.
-def restore_upload_file(file_url)
-  parts = file_url.split /\//
-  parts[0] = 'public'
-  dst = File.join(*parts)
-  src = File.join('spec/fixtures/files', parts[-3], parts[-1])
-  FileUtils.cp(src, dst)
+def restore_upload_file(object_file)
+   src = File.join('spec/fixtures/files', DruidTools::Druid.new(object_file.pid).id, object_file.filename)
+   dst = object_file.current_path
+   FileUtils.cp(src, dst)
 end