diff --git a/src/base/configs.lua b/src/base/configs.lua
index 9fcf1cac..8e38967c 100644
--- a/src/base/configs.lua
+++ b/src/base/configs.lua
@@ -327,7 +327,12 @@
 
 
 --
--- Computes a unique objects directory for every configuration.
+-- Computes a unique objects directory for every configuration, using the
+-- following choices:
+--   [1] -> the objects directory as set in the project of config
+--   [2] -> [1] + the platform name
+--   [3] -> [2] + the configuration name
+--   [4] -> [3] + the project name
 --
 
 	local function builduniquedirs()
@@ -349,13 +354,12 @@
 					dirs[4] = path.join(dirs[3], cfg.project.name)
 					cfg_dirs[cfg] = dirs
 					
-					for v = 1, num_variations do
+					-- configurations other than the root should bias toward a more
+					-- description path, including the platform or config name
+					local start = iif(cfg.name, 2, 1)
+					for v = start, num_variations do
 						local d = dirs[v]
-						if hit_counts[d] then
-							hit_counts[d] = hit_counts[d] + 1
-						else
-							hit_counts[d] = 1
-						end
+						hit_counts[d] = (hit_counts[d] or 0) + 1
 					end
 
 				end
@@ -369,12 +373,12 @@
 				for _, cfg in pairs(prj.__configs) do
 
 					local dir
-					for v = 1, num_variations do
+					local start = iif(cfg.name, 2, 1)
+					for v = start, num_variations do
 						dir = cfg_dirs[cfg][v]
 						if hit_counts[dir] == 1 then break end
 					end
 					cfg.objectsdir = path.getrelative(cfg.location, dir)
-
 				end
 			end
 		end		
diff --git a/tests/actions/test_clean.lua b/tests/actions/test_clean.lua
index b536310c..88033ed6 100644
--- a/tests/actions/test_clean.lua
+++ b/tests/actions/test_clean.lua
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
 		language "C++"
 		kind "ConsoleApp"
 		prepare()
+		test.contains(removed, "obj")
 		test.contains(removed, "obj/Debug")
 		test.contains(removed, "obj/Release")
 	end
@@ -160,7 +161,6 @@
 		language "C++"
 		kind "ConsoleApp"
 		prepare()
-		for _,v in ipairs(removed) do if v:startswith("obj/") then print(v) end end
 		test.contains(removed, "obj/Debug")
 		test.contains(removed, "obj/Release")
 		test.contains(removed, "obj/x32/Debug")
diff --git a/tests/test_configs.lua b/tests/test_configs.lua
index bd167321..db3963f5 100644
--- a/tests/test_configs.lua
+++ b/tests/test_configs.lua
@@ -52,69 +52,85 @@
 	end
 	
 
+--
+-- Tests
+--
+
 	function T.configs.SolutionFields()
 		prepare()
 		test.isequal("Debug:Release", table.concat(cfg.configurations,":"))
 	end
+
 	
 	function T.configs.ProjectFields()
 		prepare()
 		test.isequal("C", cfg.language)
 	end
+
 	
 	function T.configs.ProjectWideSettings()
 		prepare()
 		test.isequal("SOLUTION:PROJECT:NATIVE", table.concat(prj.defines,":"))
 	end
+
 	
 	function T.configs.BuildCfgSettings()
 		prepare()
 		test.isequal("SOLUTION:SOLUTION_DEBUG:PROJECT:DEBUG:NATIVE", table.concat(cfg.defines,":"))
 	end
 
+
 	function T.configs.PlatformSettings()
 		prepare()
 		local cfg = premake.getconfig(prj, "Debug", "x32")
 		test.isequal("SOLUTION:SOLUTION_DEBUG:PROJECT:DEBUG:X86_32", table.concat(cfg.defines,":"))
 	end
+
 			
 	function T.configs.SetsConfigName()
 		prepare()
 		local cfg = premake.getconfig(prj, "Debug", "x32")
 		test.isequal("Debug", cfg.name)
 	end
+
 	
 	function T.configs.SetsPlatformName()
 		prepare()
 		local cfg = premake.getconfig(prj, "Debug", "x32")
 		test.isequal("x32", cfg.platform)
 	end
+
 	
 	function T.configs.SetsPlatformNativeName()
 		test.isequal("Native", cfg.platform)
 	end
+
 	
 	function T.configs.SetsShortName()
 		prepare()
 		local cfg = premake.getconfig(prj, "Debug", "x32")
 		test.isequal("debug32", cfg.shortname)
 	end
+
 	
 	function T.configs.SetsNativeShortName()
 		prepare()
 		test.isequal("debug", cfg.shortname)
 	end
+
 	
 	function T.configs.SetsLongName()
 		prepare()
 		local cfg = premake.getconfig(prj, "Debug", "x32")
 		test.isequal("Debug|x32", cfg.longname)
 	end
+
 	
 	function T.configs.SetsNativeLongName()
 		prepare()
 		test.isequal("Debug", cfg.longname)
 	end
+
 	
 	function T.configs.SetsProject()
 		prepare()