diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/guests/windows/cap/insert_public_key_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/guests/windows/cap/insert_public_key_test.rb
index cacd71fec..071d323b5 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/guests/windows/cap/insert_public_key_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/guests/windows/cap/insert_public_key_test.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ describe "VagrantPlugins::GuestWindows::Cap::InsertPublicKey" do
     allow(comm).to receive(:execute).with(/echo .+/, shell: "cmd").and_yield(:stdout, "TEMP\r\nHOME\r\n")
     allow(comm).to receive(:execute).with(/dir .+\.ssh/, shell: "cmd")
     allow(comm).to receive(:execute).with(/dir .+authorized_keys/, shell: "cmd", error_check: false).and_return(auth_keys_check_result)
+    allow(comm).to receive(:create_remote_directory)
   end
 
   after do
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/guests/windows/cap/remove_public_key_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/guests/windows/cap/remove_public_key_test.rb
index d693fd2d3..465236345 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/guests/windows/cap/remove_public_key_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/guests/windows/cap/remove_public_key_test.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ describe "VagrantPlugins::GuestWindows::Cap::RemovePublicKey" do
     allow(comm).to receive(:execute).with(/echo .+/, shell: "cmd").and_yield(:stdout, "TEMP\r\nHOME\r\n")
     allow(comm).to receive(:execute).with(/dir .+\.ssh/, shell: "cmd")
     allow(comm).to receive(:execute).with(/dir .+authorized_keys/, shell: "cmd", error_check: false).and_return(auth_keys_check_result)
+    allow(comm).to receive(:create_remote_directory)
   end
 
   after do