diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a53507673..1b2fe8cce 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20180904193909-def12e63c512
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20180910083459-2cefa64ff137
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20181114233023-0317810137be // indirect
-	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize v1.0.11
+	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize v2.0.3+incompatible
 )
 
 replace github.com/Nvveen/Gotty => github.com/ijc/Gotty v0.0.0-20170406111628-a8b993ba6abd
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5828f270a..b8f88f6fe 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -346,8 +346,6 @@ github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.2.0 h1:T5zMGML61Wp+FlcbWjRDT7yAxhJNAiPPLOFECq181
 github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.2.0/go.mod h1:5z9KED0ma1S8pY6P1sdut58dfprrGBbd/94hg7ilaic=
 github.com/peterbourgon/diskv v2.0.1+incompatible h1:UBdAOUP5p4RWqPBg048CAvpKN+vxiaj6gdUUzhl4XmI=
 github.com/peterbourgon/diskv v2.0.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:uqqh8zWWbv1HBMNONnaR/tNboyR3/BZd58JJSHlUSCU=
-github.com/pivotal/go-ape v0.0.0-20190404203804-81ff0d7e7716 h1:2thc2e0pNH/rqWqZoHEo+Dsf4LybZ1wYyRDKYHvZR1Q=
-github.com/pivotal/go-ape v0.0.0-20190404203804-81ff0d7e7716/go.mod h1:WRTmFu8GsOA1bSwOUVchskvhrQA9gIZiZV2U+WOW2wY=
 github.com/pivotal/go-ape v0.0.0-20190405150324-756013ecae13 h1:Wg9lCEP1JL6E2Ip6wCTD1W3+8R8v9DML/xZo5pk7rpk=
 github.com/pivotal/go-ape v0.0.0-20190405150324-756013ecae13/go.mod h1:WRTmFu8GsOA1bSwOUVchskvhrQA9gIZiZV2U+WOW2wY=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.0 h1:WdK/asTD0HN+q6hsWO3/vpuAkAr+tw6aNJNDFFf0+qw=
@@ -544,5 +542,5 @@ k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20180910083459-2cefa64ff137 h1:4DIWGqvAjLME47asVwjb14H+6
 k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20180910083459-2cefa64ff137/go.mod h1:7vJpHMYJwNQCWgzmNV+VYUl1zCObLyodBc8nIyt8L5s=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20181114233023-0317810137be h1:aWEq4nbj7HRJ0mtKYjNSk/7X28Tl6TI6FeG8gKF+r7Q=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20181114233023-0317810137be/go.mod h1:BXM9ceUBTj2QnfH2MK1odQs778ajze1RxcmP6S8RVVc=
-sigs.k8s.io/kustomize v1.0.11 h1:Yb+6DDt9+aR2AvQApvUaKS/ugteeG4MPyoFeUHiPOjk=
-sigs.k8s.io/kustomize v1.0.11/go.mod h1:MkjgH3RdOWrievjo6c9T245dYlB5QeXV4WCbnt/PEpU=
+sigs.k8s.io/kustomize v2.0.3+incompatible h1:JUufWFNlI44MdtnjUqVnvh29rR37PQFzPbLXqhyOyX0=
+sigs.k8s.io/kustomize v2.0.3+incompatible/go.mod h1:MkjgH3RdOWrievjo6c9T245dYlB5QeXV4WCbnt/PEpU=
diff --git a/pkg/core/kustomize/kustomize.go b/pkg/core/kustomize/kustomize.go
index 1006adfc0..b0c885f86 100644
--- a/pkg/core/kustomize/kustomize.go
+++ b/pkg/core/kustomize/kustomize.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/url"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ type kustomizer struct {
 func MakeKustomizer(timeout time.Duration) Kustomizer {
 	return &kustomizer{
 		fs:          fs.MakeFakeFS(), // keep contents in-memory
-		fakeDir:     "/",
+		fakeDir:     filepath.FromSlash("/"),
 		httpTimeout: timeout,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/core/kustomize/kustomize_test.go b/pkg/core/kustomize/kustomize_test.go
index 2da0ba063..447e6a4ce 100644
--- a/pkg/core/kustomize/kustomize_test.go
+++ b/pkg/core/kustomize/kustomize_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/projectriff/riff/pkg/test_support"
 	"net"
 	"net/url"
-	"runtime"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -80,34 +79,29 @@ spec:
 		test_support.CleanupDirs(GinkgoT(), workDir)
 	})
 
-	// ToDo: figure out how to run the kustomize tests on Windows https://github.com/projectriff/riff/issues/1226
-	if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
-
-		It("customizes remote resources with provided labels", func() {
-			resourceListener, _ := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")
-			go func() {
-				err := test_support.Serve(resourceListener, httpResponse)
-				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			}()
-			resourceUrl := unsafeParseUrl(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s/%s", resourceListener.Addr().String(), "pvc.yaml"))
-
-			result, err := kustomizer.ApplyLabels(resourceUrl, initLabels)
-
+	It("customizes remote resources with provided labels", func() {
+		resourceListener, _ := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")
+		go func() {
+			err := test_support.Serve(resourceListener, httpResponse)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(string(result)).To(Equal(expectedResourceContent))
-		})
+		}()
+		resourceUrl := unsafeParseUrl(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s/%s", resourceListener.Addr().String(), "pvc.yaml"))
 
-		It("customizes local resources with provided labels", func() {
-			file := test_support.CreateFile(workDir, "pvc.yaml", initialResourceContent)
-			resourceUrl := unsafeParseUrl(test_support.FileURL(test_support.AbsolutePath(file)))
+		result, err := kustomizer.ApplyLabels(resourceUrl, initLabels)
 
-			result, err := kustomizer.ApplyLabels(resourceUrl, initLabels)
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(string(result)).To(Equal(expectedResourceContent))
+	})
 
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(string(result)).To(Equal(expectedResourceContent))
-		})
+	It("customizes local resources with provided labels", func() {
+		file := test_support.CreateFile(workDir, "pvc.yaml", initialResourceContent)
+		resourceUrl := unsafeParseUrl(test_support.FileURL(test_support.AbsolutePath(file)))
 
-	}
+		result, err := kustomizer.ApplyLabels(resourceUrl, initLabels)
+
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(string(result)).To(Equal(expectedResourceContent))
+	})
 
 	It("fails on unsupported scheme", func() {
 		resourceUrl := unsafeParseUrl("ftp://127.0.0.1/goodluck.yaml")