diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 993be9b8..e67c8177 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ $ cat ~/.fog
 ##### Setting up a new machine
 
 ```ruby
-$ bundle exec bolt --modulepath /Users/tp/workspace/git/ task run provision::abs --targets localhost action=provision platform=ubuntu-1604-x86_64 inventory=/Users/tp/workspace/git/provision
+$ bundle exec bolt --modulepath /Users/tp/workspace/git/ task run provision::abs --targets localhost action=provision platform=ubuntu-1604-x86_64 inventory=/Users/tp/workspace/git/provision/inventory.yaml
 
 Started on localhost...
 Finished on localhost:
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ Ran on 1 node in 1.44 seconds
 ##### Tearing down a finished machine
 
 ```ruby
-$ bundle exec bolt --modulepath /Users/tp/workspace/git/ task run provision::abs --targets localhost  action=tear_down inventory=/Users/tp/workspace/git/provision node_name=yh6f4djvz7o3te6.delivery.puppetlabs.net
+$ bundle exec bolt --modulepath /Users/tp/workspace/git/ task run provision::abs --targets localhost  action=tear_down inventory=/Users/tp/workspace/git/provision/inventory.yaml node_name=yh6f4djvz7o3te6.delivery.puppetlabs.net
 
 Started on localhost...
 Finished on localhost:
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ Containers by default will be managed in the current [docker context](https://do
 #### Provision
 
 ```ruby
-$ bundle exec bolt --modulepath /Users/tp/workspace/git/ task run provision::docker --targets localhost  action=provision platform=ubuntu:14.04 inventory=/Users/tp/workspace/git/provision
+$ bundle exec bolt --modulepath /Users/tp/workspace/git/ task run provision::docker --targets localhost  action=provision platform=ubuntu:14.04 inventory=/Users/tp/workspace/git/provision/inventory.yaml
 
 Started on localhost...
 Finished on localhost:
@@ -166,13 +166,13 @@ These defaults can be overriden by passing the flags with different values i.e.
 ```
 
 ```ruby
-bundle exec bolt --modulepath /Users/tp/workspace/git/ task run provision::docker --targets localhost  action=provision platform=ubuntu:14.04 inventory=/Users/tp/workspace/git/provision vars='{ "docker_run_opts": ["-p 8086:8086", "-p 3000:3000"]}'
+bundle exec bolt --modulepath /Users/tp/workspace/git/ task run provision::docker --targets localhost  action=provision platform=ubuntu:14.04 inventory=/Users/tp/workspace/git/provision/inventory.yaml vars='{ "docker_run_opts": ["-p 8086:8086", "-p 3000:3000"]}'
 ```
 
 #### Tear down
 
 ```ruby
-$ bundle exec bolt --modulepath /Users/tp/workspace/git/ task run provision::docker --targets localhost  action=tear_down inventory=/Users/tp/workspace/git/provision node_name=localhost:2222
+$ bundle exec bolt --modulepath /Users/tp/workspace/git/ task run provision::docker --targets localhost  action=tear_down inventory=/Users/tp/workspace/git/provision/inventory.yaml node_name=localhost:2222
 
 Started on localhost...
 Finished on localhost:
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ Tested with vagrant images:
 provision
 
 ```ruby
-$ bundle exec bolt --modulepath /Users/tp/workspace/git/ task run provision::vagrant --targets localhost  action=provision platform=ubuntu/xenial64 inventory=/Users/tp/workspace/git/provision
+$ bundle exec bolt --modulepath /Users/tp/workspace/git/ task run provision::vagrant --targets localhost  action=provision platform=ubuntu/xenial64 inventory=/Users/tp/workspace/git/provision/inventory.yaml
 
 Started on localhost...
 Finished on localhost:
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ Ran on 1 target in 0.84 sec
 tear_down
 
 ```ruby
-$ bundle exec bolt --modulepath /Users/tp/workspace/git/ task run provision::vagrant --targets localhost  action=tear_down inventory=/Users/tp/workspace/git/provision node_name=127.0.0.1:2222
+$ bundle exec bolt --modulepath /Users/tp/workspace/git/ task run provision::vagrant --targets localhost  action=tear_down inventory=/Users/tp/workspace/git/provision/inventory.yaml node_name=127.0.0.1:2222
 
 Started on localhost...
 Finished on localhost:
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ In the provision step you can invoke bundle exec rake 'litmus:provision_list[tes
 Manual invocation of the provision service task from a workflow can be done using:
 
 ```ruby
-bundle exec bolt --modulepath /Users/tp/workspace/git/ task run provision::provision_service --targets localhost  action=provision platform=centos-7-v20200813 inventory=/Users/tp/workspace/git/provision vars='role: puppetserver'
+bundle exec bolt --modulepath /Users/tp/workspace/git/ task run provision::provision_service --targets localhost  action=provision platform=centos-7-v20200813 inventory=/Users/tp/workspace/git/provision/inventory.yaml vars='role: puppetserver'
 ```
 
 Or using Litmus:
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ provision
 
 ```powershell
 PS> $env:LITMUS_HYPERV_VSWITCH = 'internal_nat'
-PS> bundle exec bolt --modulepath /Users/tp/workspace/git/ task run provision::vagrant --targets localhost  action=provision platform=centos/7 inventory=/Users/tp/workspace/git/provision hyperv_smb_username=tp hyperv_smb_password=notMyrealPassword
+PS> bundle exec bolt --modulepath /Users/tp/workspace/git/ task run provision::vagrant --targets localhost  action=provision platform=centos/7 inventory=/Users/tp/workspace/git/provision/inventory.yaml hyperv_smb_username=tp hyperv_smb_password=notMyrealPassword
 
 Started on localhost...
 Finished on localhost:
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ Testing/development/debugging it is better to use ruby directly, you will need t
 Testing using bolt, the second step
 
 ```ruby
-bundle exec bolt --modulepath /Users/tp/workspace/git/ task run provision::docker --targets localhost  action=provision platform=ubuntu:14.04 inventory=/Users/tp/workspace/git/provision
+bundle exec bolt --modulepath /Users/tp/workspace/git/ task run provision::docker --targets localhost  action=provision platform=ubuntu:14.04 inventory=/Users/tp/workspace/git/provision/inventory.yaml
 ```
 
 ## License
diff --git a/lib/task_helper.rb b/lib/task_helper.rb
index 3feeb127..d09d998a 100644
--- a/lib/task_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/task_helper.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 def sanitise_inventory_location(location)
-  # Inventory location is an optional task parameter. If not specified use the current directory
-  location.nil? ? Dir.pwd : location
+  # Inventory location is an optional task parameter.
+  location = location.nil? ? Dir.pwd : location
+  # If not specified use the current directory + inventory.yaml
+  if File.exist?(location) && File.directory?(location)
+    # DEPRECATED: puppet_litmus <= 1.4.0 support
+    if Gem.loaded_specs['puppet_litmus'].version <= Gem::Version.new('1.4.0')
+      File.join(location, 'spec', 'fixtures', 'litmus_inventory.yaml')
+    else
+      File.join(location, 'inventory.yaml')
+    end
+  else
+    location
+  end
 end
 
 def get_inventory_hash(inventory_full_path)
diff --git a/plans/provisioner.pp b/plans/provisioner.pp
index a0667d94..19296ac9 100644
--- a/plans/provisioner.pp
+++ b/plans/provisioner.pp
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 ) {
   # bolt command run 'touch ./inventory.yaml'
   # provision server machine, set role 
-  run_task('provision::abs', 'localhost', action => 'provision', platform => 'centos-7-x86_64', inventory => './', vars => 'role: pe')
+  run_task('provision::abs', 'localhost', action => 'provision', platform => 'centos-7-x86_64', vars => 'role: pe')
   # provision agents  agent_linux agent_windows
-  run_task('provision::abs', 'localhost', action => 'provision', platform => 'centos-6-x86_64', inventory => './', vars => 'role: agent_linux')
-  run_task('provision::abs', 'localhost', action => 'provision', platform => 'win-2016-x86_64', inventory => './', vars => 'role: agent_windows')
+  run_task('provision::abs', 'localhost', action => 'provision', platform => 'centos-6-x86_64', vars => 'role: agent_linux')
+  run_task('provision::abs', 'localhost', action => 'provision', platform => 'win-2016-x86_64', vars => 'role: agent_windows')
 }
diff --git a/plans/teardown.pp b/plans/teardown.pp
index 5dde856e..446cb173 100644
--- a/plans/teardown.pp
+++ b/plans/teardown.pp
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
   $all_nodes = get_targets('*')
   $all_node_names = $all_nodes.map |$n| { $n.name }
   $all_node_names.each |$node_name| {
-    run_task('provision::abs', 'localhost', action=> 'tear_down', node_name=> $node_name, inventory => './')
+    run_task('provision::abs', 'localhost', action=> 'tear_down', node_name=> $node_name)
   }
 }
diff --git a/spec/tasks/abs_spec.rb b/spec/tasks/abs_spec.rb
index a191aabc..b4d37425 100644
--- a/spec/tasks/abs_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/tasks/abs_spec.rb
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def with_env(env_vars)
       {
         action: 'provision',
         platform: 'redhat-8-x86_64',
-        inventory: tmpdir
+        inventory: inventory_file,
       }
     end
     let(:response_body) do
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def with_env(env_vars)
       {
         action: 'tear_down',
         node_name: 'foo-bar.test',
-        inventory: tmpdir
+        inventory: inventory_file
       }
     end
     let(:inventory_yaml) do
diff --git a/spec/tasks/vagrant_spec.rb b/spec/tasks/vagrant_spec.rb
index 5972ed5b..f339b5e9 100644
--- a/spec/tasks/vagrant_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/tasks/vagrant_spec.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       hyperv_smb_username: 'hyperv_smb_username'
     }.to_json)
     allow(Open3).to receive(:capture3).with(%r{vagrant up --provider #{provider}}, any_args).and_return(['', '', 0]).once
-    allow(File).to receive(:read).with(%r{#{Dir.pwd}/.vagrant}).and_return('some_unique_id')
+    allow(File).to receive(:read).with(%r{#{Dir.pwd}/spec/fixtures/.vagrant}).and_return('some_unique_id')
     allow(Open3).to receive(:capture3).with(%r{vagrant ssh-config}, any_args).and_return(['', '', 0]).once
     allow(Net::SSH).to receive(:start).and_return(true)
     require_relative '../../tasks/vagrant'
diff --git a/tasks/abs.rb b/tasks/abs.rb
index 3562f84e..122e8955 100755
--- a/tasks/abs.rb
+++ b/tasks/abs.rb
@@ -85,8 +85,7 @@ def provision(platform, inventory_location, vars)
 
     raise "Timeout: unable to get a 200 response in #{poll_duration} seconds" if reply.code != '200'
 
-    inventory_full_path = File.join(inventory_location, '/spec/fixtures/litmus_inventory.yaml')
-    inventory_hash = get_inventory_hash(inventory_full_path)
+    inventory_hash = get_inventory_hash(inventory_location)
     data = JSON.parse(reply.body)
     data.each do |host|
       if platform_uses_ssh(host['type'])
@@ -113,14 +112,13 @@ def provision(platform, inventory_location, vars)
       add_node_to_group(inventory_hash, node, group_name)
     end
 
-    File.open(inventory_full_path, 'w') { |f| f.write inventory_hash.to_yaml }
+    File.open(inventory_location, 'w') { |f| f.write inventory_hash.to_yaml }
     { status: 'ok', nodes: data.length }
   end
 
   def tear_down(node_name, inventory_location)
-    inventory_full_path = File.join(inventory_location, '/spec/fixtures/litmus_inventory.yaml')
-    if File.file?(inventory_full_path)
-      inventory_hash = inventory_hash_from_inventory_file(inventory_full_path)
+    if File.file?(inventory_location)
+      inventory_hash = inventory_hash_from_inventory_file(inventory_location)
       facts = facts_from_node(inventory_hash, node_name)
       platform = facts['platform']
       job_id = facts['job_id']
@@ -147,7 +145,7 @@ def tear_down(node_name, inventory_location)
     targets_to_remove.each do |target|
       remove_node(inventory_hash, target)
     end
-    File.open(inventory_full_path, 'w') { |f| f.write inventory_hash.to_yaml }
+    File.open(inventory_location, 'w') { |f| f.write inventory_hash.to_yaml }
     { status: 'ok', removed: targets_to_remove }
   end
 
diff --git a/tasks/docker.rb b/tasks/docker.rb
index 19d1f325..b4c5e862 100755
--- a/tasks/docker.rb
+++ b/tasks/docker.rb
@@ -118,8 +118,7 @@ def random_ssh_forwarding_port(start_port = 52_222, end_port = 52_999)
 
 def provision(docker_platform, inventory_location, vars)
   include PuppetLitmus::InventoryManipulation
-  inventory_full_path = File.join(inventory_location, '/spec/fixtures/litmus_inventory.yaml')
-  inventory_hash = get_inventory_hash(inventory_full_path)
+  inventory_hash = get_inventory_hash(inventory_location)
   os_release_facts = docker_image_os_release_facts(docker_platform)
   distro = os_release_facts['ID']
   version = os_release_facts['VERSION_ID']
@@ -183,7 +182,7 @@ def provision(docker_platform, inventory_location, vars)
   inventory_node['facts']['container_id'] = container_id
 
   add_node_to_group(inventory_hash, inventory_node, 'ssh_nodes')
-  File.open(inventory_full_path, 'w') { |f| f.write inventory_hash.to_yaml }
+  File.open(inventory_location, 'w') { |f| f.write inventory_hash.to_yaml }
 
   { status: 'ok', node_name: inventory_node['name'], node: inventory_node }
 end
diff --git a/tasks/docker_exp.rb b/tasks/docker_exp.rb
index b37aa25a..f7888fc0 100755
--- a/tasks/docker_exp.rb
+++ b/tasks/docker_exp.rb
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@
 
 def provision(docker_platform, inventory_location, vars)
   include PuppetLitmus::InventoryManipulation
-  inventory_full_path = File.join(inventory_location, '/spec/fixtures/litmus_inventory.yaml')
-  inventory_hash = get_inventory_hash(inventory_full_path)
+  inventory_hash = get_inventory_hash(inventory_location)
   os_release_facts = docker_image_os_release_facts(docker_platform)
 
   inventory_node = {
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ def provision(docker_platform, inventory_location, vars)
   inventory_node['facts']['container_id'] = container_id
 
   add_node_to_group(inventory_hash, inventory_node, 'docker_nodes')
-  File.open(inventory_full_path, 'w') { |f| f.write inventory_hash.to_yaml }
+  File.open(inventory_location, 'w') { |f| f.write inventory_hash.to_yaml }
 
   { status: 'ok', node_name: inventory_node['name'], node: inventory_node }
 end
diff --git a/tasks/lxd.rb b/tasks/lxd.rb
index cd762b4f..58325892 100755
--- a/tasks/lxd.rb
+++ b/tasks/lxd.rb
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def task(**params)
     @node_name = params.delete(:node_name)
     @vars = YAML.safe_load(params.delete(:vars) || '~')
 
-    @inventory_full_path = File.join(sanitise_inventory_location(params.delete(:inventory)), 'spec/fixtures/litmus_inventory.yaml')
+    @inventory_full_path = sanitise_inventory_location(params.delete(:inventory))
     raise "Unable to find '#{@inventory_full_path}'" unless (action == 'provision') || File.file?(@inventory_full_path)
 
     @inventory = get_inventory_hash(@inventory_full_path)
diff --git a/tasks/provision_service.rb b/tasks/provision_service.rb
index b0df15ba..b5690dae 100755
--- a/tasks/provision_service.rb
+++ b/tasks/provision_service.rb
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ def provision(platform, inventory_location, vars, retry_attempts)
       data = JSON.parse(vars.tr(';', ','))
       job_url = data['job_url']
     end
-    inventory_full_path = File.join(inventory_location, '/spec/fixtures/litmus_inventory.yaml')
     currnet_retry_count = 0
     begin
       params = platform_to_cloud_request_parameters(platform, cloud, region, zone)
@@ -127,17 +126,17 @@ def provision(platform, inventory_location, vars, retry_attempts)
       end
     end
 
-    if File.file?(inventory_full_path)
-      inventory_hash = inventory_hash_from_inventory_file(inventory_full_path)
+    if File.file?(inventory_location)
+      inventory_hash = inventory_hash_from_inventory_file(inventory_location)
       inventory_hash['groups'].each do |g|
         response_hash['groups'].each do |bg|
           g['targets'] = g['targets'] + bg['targets'] if g['name'] == bg['name']
         end
       end
-      File.open(inventory_full_path, 'w') { |f| f.write inventory_hash.to_yaml }
+      File.open(inventory_location, 'w') { |f| f.write inventory_hash.to_yaml }
     else
       FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.join(Dir.pwd, '/spec/fixtures'))
-      File.open(inventory_full_path, 'wb') do |f|
+      File.open(inventory_location, 'wb') do |f|
         f.write(YAML.dump(response_hash))
       end
     end
@@ -153,10 +152,9 @@ def tear_down(platform, inventory_location, _vars, retry_attempts)
     # remove all provisioned resources
     uri = URI.parse(ENV['SERVICE_URL'] || default_uri)
 
-    inventory_full_path = File.join(inventory_location, '/spec/fixtures/litmus_inventory.yaml')
     # rubocop:disable Style/GuardClause
-    if File.file?(inventory_full_path)
-      inventory_hash = inventory_hash_from_inventory_file(inventory_full_path)
+    if File.file?(inventory_location)
+      inventory_hash = inventory_hash_from_inventory_file(inventory_location)
       facts = facts_from_node(inventory_hash, platform)
       job_id = facts['uuid']
       response = invoke_cloud_request(job_id, uri, '', 'delete', retry_attempts)
diff --git a/tasks/vagrant.rb b/tasks/vagrant.rb
index 9594a863..566f9ba7 100755
--- a/tasks/vagrant.rb
+++ b/tasks/vagrant.rb
@@ -125,10 +125,9 @@ def provision(platform, inventory_location, enable_synced_folder, provider, cpus
   end
 
   include PuppetLitmus
-  inventory_full_path = File.join(inventory_location, '/spec/fixtures/litmus_inventory.yaml')
-  inventory_hash = get_inventory_hash(inventory_full_path)
-  vagrant_dirs = Dir.glob("#{File.join(inventory_location, '.vagrant')}/*/").map { |d| File.basename(d) }
-  @vagrant_env = File.expand_path(File.join(inventory_location, '.vagrant', get_vagrant_dir(platform, vagrant_dirs)))
+  inventory_hash = get_inventory_hash(inventory_location)
+  vagrant_dirs = Dir.glob("#{File.join(File.dirname(inventory_location), '.vagrant')}/*/").map { |d| File.basename(d) }
+  @vagrant_env = File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(inventory_location), '.vagrant', get_vagrant_dir(platform, vagrant_dirs)))
   FileUtils.mkdir_p @vagrant_env
   generate_vagrantfile(File.join(@vagrant_env, 'Vagrantfile'), platform, enable_synced_folder, provider, cpus, memory, hyperv_vswitch, hyperv_smb_username, hyperv_smb_password, box_url)
   command = "vagrant up --provider #{provider}"
@@ -192,23 +191,22 @@ def provision(platform, inventory_location, enable_synced_folder, provider, cpus
     node['vars'] = var_hash
   end
   add_node_to_group(inventory_hash, node, group_name)
-  File.open(inventory_full_path, 'w') { |f| f.write inventory_hash.to_yaml }
+  File.open(inventory_location, 'w') { |f| f.write inventory_hash.to_yaml }
   { status: 'ok', node_name: node_name, node: node }
 end
 
 def tear_down(node_name, inventory_location)
   include PuppetLitmus
   command = 'vagrant destroy -f'
-  inventory_full_path = File.join(inventory_location, '/spec/fixtures/litmus_inventory.yaml')
-  if File.file?(inventory_full_path)
-    inventory_hash = inventory_hash_from_inventory_file(inventory_full_path)
+  if File.file?(inventory_location)
+    inventory_hash = inventory_hash_from_inventory_file(inventory_location)
     vagrant_env = facts_from_node(inventory_hash, node_name)['vagrant_env']
     run_local_command(command, vagrant_env)
     remove_node(inventory_hash, node_name)
     FileUtils.rm_r(vagrant_env)
   end
   warn "Removed #{node_name}"
-  File.open(inventory_full_path, 'w') { |f| f.write inventory_hash.to_yaml }
+  File.open(inventory_location, 'w') { |f| f.write inventory_hash.to_yaml }
   { status: 'ok' }
 end