diff --git a/controller/suite_test.go b/controller/suite_test.go
index f199e4f4a..cd8951838 100644
--- a/controller/suite_test.go
+++ b/controller/suite_test.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 
 	By("bootstrapping test environment")
 	testEnv = &envtest.Environment{
-		CRDDirectoryPaths:     []string{filepath.Join("..", "..", "config", "crd", "bases")},
+		CRDDirectoryPaths:     []string{filepath.Join("..", "config", "crd", "bases")},
 		ErrorIfCRDPathMissing: true,
 
 		// The BinaryAssetsDirectory is only required if you want to run the tests directly