diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a45131095b6d9fefd5696a31f83742e8e7c2a303..ffa2d6fabac7f29c4240933c97f5f12ef6218e23 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ test-gnu-googletest:
     - build-gnu
   script:
     - source sissopp_env/bin/activate
-    - tests/googletest/sisso_test
+    - cd tests/  
+    - googletest/sisso_test
 
 test-gnu-bin:
   stage: bin_test