diff --git a/aider/main.py b/aider/main.py
index 89767a3c0..4bf3142d2 100644
--- a/aider/main.py
+++ b/aider/main.py
@@ -265,9 +265,13 @@ def main(args=None, input=None, output=None):
             repo = git.Repo.init(os.getcwd())
             with repo.config_writer() as git_config:
                 if not git_config.has_option("user", "name"):
-                    git_config.set_value("user", "name", "Example Name")
+                    git_config.set_value("user", "name", "Your Name")
+                    io.tool_error('Update git name with: git config --global user.name "Your Name"')
                 if not git_config.has_option("user", "email"):
-                    git_config.set_value("user", "email", "example.email@example.com")
+                    git_config.set_value("user", "email", "you@example.com")
+                    io.tool_error(
+                        'Update git email with: git config --global user.email "you@example.com"'
+                    )
             io.tool_output("Git repository created in the current working directory.")
 
     if args.verbose:
diff --git a/tests/test_coder.py b/tests/test_coder.py
index b1be19eea..4affbe0aa 100644
--- a/tests/test_coder.py
+++ b/tests/test_coder.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import os
 import tempfile
 import unittest
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -38,7 +37,15 @@ class TestCoder(unittest.TestCase):
         coder.check_for_file_mentions("Please check file1.txt and file2.py")
 
         # Check if coder.abs_fnames contains both files
-        expected_files = {os.path.abspath("file1.txt"), os.path.abspath("file2.py")}
+        expected_files = set(
+            map(
+                str,
+                [
+                    Path(coder.root) / "file1.txt",
+                    Path(coder.root) / "file2.py",
+                ],
+            )
+        )
         self.assertEqual(coder.abs_fnames, expected_files)
 
     def test_check_for_filename_mentions_of_longer_paths(self):
@@ -50,14 +57,22 @@ class TestCoder(unittest.TestCase):
 
         # Mock the git repo
         mock_repo = MagicMock()
-        mock_repo.git.ls_files.return_value = "./file1.txt\n./file2.py"
+        mock_repo.git.ls_files.return_value = "file1.txt\nfile2.py"
         coder.repo = mock_repo
 
         # Call the check_for_file_mentions method
         coder.check_for_file_mentions("Please check file1.txt and file2.py")
 
         # Check if coder.abs_fnames contains both files
-        expected_files = {os.path.abspath("file1.txt"), os.path.abspath("file2.py")}
+        expected_files = set(
+            map(
+                str,
+                [
+                    Path(coder.root) / "file1.txt",
+                    Path(coder.root) / "file2.py",
+                ],
+            )
+        )
         self.assertEqual(coder.abs_fnames, expected_files)
 
     def test_check_for_ambiguous_filename_mentions_of_longer_paths(self):