diff --git a/reduction/test/test_reduction.py b/reduction/test/test_reduction.py
index c651450..83a0e2d 100644
--- a/reduction/test/test_reduction.py
+++ b/reduction/test/test_reduction.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import mantid
 import mantid.simpleapi as mtd_api
 import numpy as np
-mtd_api.config.appendDataSearchDir(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), '../tests/data/liquidsreflectometer-data/nexus/')))
+mtd_api.config.appendDataSearchDir('tests/data/liquidsreflectometer-data/nexus/')
 mtd_api.config["default.facility"] = "SNS"
 mtd_api.config["default.instrument"] = "REF_L"